Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

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Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

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The trouble Mr. Dyson got into may be determined as a desperate and a gloomy one. For a weak person such problems as cancer discovering and fire destroying a store at the same time could be a final point. However we may infer that this entrepreneur was of high courage and determination.

A voluntary liquidation of a business could seem the easiest approach, but a family would stay with no resources for living and curing Mr. Dyson. If he closed down a store it would be a total defeat. The possibility of selling the business was perhaps the most reliable action. It would be safe because in a case of a successful sale an unlucky businessman could gain at least some money. On the other hand proceeding to recover his business alone could be a total failure. The other option was to leave the situation as it was and to wait for death, so his family would inherit a fledgling business with a lot of problems instead of support. However the aim of Mr. Dyson was to provide his family with income and a profitable business, therefore he had to take risk and continue his venture.

Question 1

It is hard to put myself in the place of a person having cancer and to imagine his troubles, thoughts and actions. Perhaps an overwhelming sense of despair forces you to forget about all of your positive features that may be effective and helpful in this situation. The four endowments, which are the most valuable human property, are the principles that should be applied especially in such hopelessness.

The first endowment of self-awareness or self-knowledge would be the first and important step in realizing the effective response to the circumstances. It is easy to blame yourself, the others, the medicine and the circumstances in all your troubles, but it is much harder to take responsibility for all what is happening and for the results of your own actions. Saying it is somebody's fault and looking for a reason outside is a position of a victim.

What is needed is to extend your freedom to have a right response to the circumstances, even those, which Mr. Dyson faced. No one can take serious decisions instead of you; therefore no one bears responsibility, but you only, though it is hard to take the responsibility for cancer and unexpected fire. Moreover it is important to restrain yourself from disastrous emotions such as frustration, anger, uncertainty or disappointment, which only deteriorate the situation.

The endowment of conscience can be realized with the help of questioning yourself what your goal is and what actual steps you may take. In the situation under consideration it may be examining how to deal with cancer and what should be done with the enterprise. A new course or action should be created, taking into account all of the possibilities and the chances to recover.