Phase One
Private Victory
True independence begins with self-mastery. Before you can lead others, you must be trustworthy to yourself.
01
Be Proactive
Own Your Choices
Proactivity is ownership. Our actions are products of our decisions, not our conditions.
Circle of Concern vs Circle of Influence: proactive people work where they have agency; reactive people obsess over what they cannot control.
Reactive FocusProactive Focus
Concern
Influence
EXPANDING
02
Begin with the End in Mind
Design the Blueprint
Everything is created twice: first mentally, then physically.
Your personal mission is the blueprint; it decides the architecture of your life.
First Creation: Mental
03
Put First Things First
Guard the Second Quadrant
Effective management is prioritizing the important. Live in Quadrant II—important but not urgent.
I
Urgent / Important
Crisis, Deadlines
II
Not Urgent / Important
Planning, Relationship Building
FOCUS
III
Urgent / Not Important
Interruptions, Some Calls
IV
Not Urgent / Not Important
Trivia, Time Wasters