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Habits created through Wisdom

Proverbs 4: 4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commands and live. During the height of my teaching career with MBI I was always on the lookout for material that could substantiate on what I was trying to convey.  Popular at that time was a guru named Stephan  Covey.  In his book the Seven Habits of Successful People, he broke his teachings into seven parts. His first message was be proactive.   I, took it to mean. Nature gave men two ends - one to set on the other to think with. Man’s success is dependence on the one he uses the most. His second message was , begin with the end in mind.  My grandson’s Peter and Jacob have grasped this at a very early stage in knowing what they want to be as adults. THAT IS COMMENDABLE. His third message was first things first.  This came into focus for me in a project management class. Where the teacher had us identify all the steps it takes to build something and write it on a s...