Gourmet Food and Wine Expo 2004 -

Torontos Best Party!!

November 25 - 28th 2004 At the metro Toronto Convention Centre. California is this years theme region. - See you there!

I've been listening to a lot of audio books recently during my commute back and fourth to work each day. I was very suprised at the amount of audio material my local public library had to offer. The Seven habits of Highly Effective People was queued up for this mornings ride. Incase you were wondering what the habits are...

Habit One: Be Proactive.

You are responsible for your life. Decide what you should do and get on with it. The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person.

Habit Two: Begin with the End in Mind.

Know where you are going and make sure all the steps you take are in the right direction.

Habit Three: Put First Things First.

List your priorities each day for the upcoming week and schedule time to work on them. Continually review and prioritize your goals. Say NO to doing unimportant tasks. Focus on the important tasks, the ones that will have impact if carefully thought out and planned.

Habit Four: Think Win-Win.

Know that there is enough to go around. Life isn’t a zero-sum game where the only way that I can win is if someone else loses. Make all involved in a decision feel good about the decision and committed to a plan of action.

Habit Five: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood.

Learn as much as you can about the situation. Try to see the problem from the other person’s perspective. Be willing to be adaptable in seeking to be understood. Present thing logically, not emotionally. Be credible, empathetic, and logical.

Habit Six: Synergize.

Create a solution or a design or an approach better that any one person could have produced individually. Foster open and honest communication. Help everyone bring out the best in everyone else.

Habit Seven: Sharpen the Saw.

The commitment to continuous improvement in each of the four aspects of human existence: Physical, Mental, Spiritual, and Social/Emotional.

~Steven Covey~