THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE
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CHURCH: "My" church, a status symbol. Source of unfair criticism or good things in life.
SELF: Defined by the things I own. Defined by social status, recognition.
PRINCIPLES: concepts which enable you to acquire and enhance possessions.
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If your center is Pleasure...
PLEASURE: Supreme end in life.
FRIENDS: Companions in fun.
ENEMIES: Take life too seriously. Guilt trippers, destroyers.
CHURCH: Inconvenient, obstacle to recreation. Guilt trip.
SELF: Instrument for pleasure.
PRINCIPLES: Natural drives and instincts which need to be satisfied.
* * If your center is Friends... PLEASURE: Enjoyed always with friends. Primarily social events. FRIENDS: Critical to personal happiness. Belonging, acceptance, popularily is crucial. ENEMIES: Outside the social circle. Common enemies provide unity or definition for friendship. CHURCH: Place for social gathering. SELF: Socially defined. Afraid of embarrassment or rejection. PRINCIPLES: Basic laws which enable you to get along with others. * *
This is the way you may tend to perceive other areas of your life.
* * If your center is Enemies... FRIEND OR PLEASURE: Rest and relaxation time before the next battle. ENEMY OR FRIENDS: Emotional supporters and sympathizers. Possibly defined by common enemy. ENEMIES: Objects of hate. Source of personal problems. Stimuli to self-protection and self-justification. CHURCH: Source of self-justification. SELF: Victimized. Immobilized by enemy. PRINCIPLES: Justification for labeling enemies. Source of your enemy's wrongness. * * If your center is Church... FRIEND OR PLEASURE: "Innocent" pleasures as an opportunity to gather with other church members. Others as sinful or time wasters, to be self-righteously denied. ENEMY OR FRIENDS: Other members of the church. ENEMIES: Nonbelievers; those who disagree with church teachings or whose lives are in blatant opposition to them. CHURCH: Highest priority. Source of guidance. SELF: Self-worth is determined by activity in the church, contributions to the church, or performance of deeds that reflect the church ethic. PRINCIPLES: Doctrines taught by the church. Subordinate to the church. * *
If your center is Self...
FRIEND OR PLEASURE: Deserved sensate satisfactions. "My rights." "My needs.
ENEMY OR FRIENDS: Supporter, provider for "me".
ENEMIES: Source of self-definition, self-justification.
CHURCH: Vehicle to serve self-interests.