Insights from 2/1/07

Today in class we discussed some of Steven Covey's methods. We talked about the line of maturity and how their is interdependance, independance, dependance, counter dependance, and codependance. The part of this line that our class will be participating in is the dependance to independance. In this area there are three things that need to be accomplished. First we have to be proactive. I liked how even though Bro. Adams was late to class on thursday, we got class started and began teaching each other. That is a good example of being proactive and acting rather than being acted upon. This is an important concept in a organization because if everybody just waits around for someone else to act, then nobody will act and the organization or business will not progress, but instead begin to digress. The second thing we have to do is begin with the end in mind. We need to figure out what we want as an ending result for this class and start doing what we need to get there with that goal in mind. And the third thing is putting first things first. I think by following these three things we will be well on our way to making the progress and achieving the goals we have for this class.