The Other Half of

Habit 3

Habit 3- Two Parts

Time Management– Learning to put first things first– Prioritize items to fulfill mission and meet goals

Learn to overcome fear and peer pressure– It takes courage and guts to stay true to

your first things like your values and standards

The Comfort Zone

Relaxation Freedom from risk Things you are used to doing Things you enjoy doing

The Courage Zone

Things you have never tried before Hard moments Opportunity Bravery Risk

Why Enter the Courage Zone?

Adventure, risk and challenge is included Everything that makes you feel

uncomfortable is here A place for opportunity Because you miss 100% of the shots you

never take

Never Let Fears Make Your Decisions

Many people let fear make their decisions They don’t try anything new for fear of failure There may be teams you never tried out for,

clubs you never joined, someone you never spoke to for fear of being uncomfortable

Don’t let fear make your decisions, you make your decisions!

Below are the events in the life history of a man who failed many times but kept trying

Failed in business at 22 Lost for the state legislature

at 23 Failed in business at 25 Coped with the death of his

sweetheart at 26 Had a nervous breakdown

at 27 Was defeated for speaker at

29

Was defeated for a congressional nomination at 34

Was elected to Congress at 37

Lost re-nomination for Congress at 39

Was defeated for Senate at 46

Was defeated for vice-pres of the US at 47

Who is this person?

He was elected President of the United States when he was 51 years old

Abraham Lincoln Where would our country be if he gave up

and never became President? He rose every time he fell until he reached

his destination

Be Strong in Hard Moments

Small hard moments-occur often– Doing your homework– Getting up when you alarm goes off

Larger hard moments-occur occasionally throughout your life– Getting cut from a team– Being dumped by a long-time boy/girl friend– Death in the family

How to handle Hard Moments

Be Strong Don’t do something stupid that will affect you

for the rest of your life– Don’t give in to one night of pleasure– A weekend of excitement– Thrilling moment of revenge

Overcoming Peer Pressure

Saying NO when all your friends are saying yes, takes raw courage

Use your “Won’t Power” Enter a large deposit into your personal bank

account * Not all peer pressure is bad-sometimes the

pressure you get it to be your best

The Common Ingredient of Success

Discipline– To manage your time– To overcome peer pressure– To overcome your fears– To be strong in the hard moments

All successful people have the habit of doing the things failures don’t like to do. They don’t like doing them either necessarily. But their disliking is subordinated to the strength of their purpose

- Albert E Gray

Hardest Habit to Live?

Habit 3 Take baby steps (handout)