FC Covey's 7 habits Be Proactive. Be responsible for your own choices and make them from the inside out based on principles and values. Begin with the End in Mind. Shape a vision of your future and live each day with clear purpose. Put First Things First. Organize your life around your most important priorities as defined in your Personal Mission Statement. Think "Win-Win." Work toward mutual benefit. Foster support, mutual respect, and interdependence. Seek First to Understand...Then to Be Understood. Listen to others with understanding as the intent. This builds relationships based on trust and love. Synergize. Work in a way that the whole becomes greater than the parts. Sharpen the Saw. Find opportunities for physical, social, emotional, spiritual, and mental renewal.