2019-03-09 The 7 Habits P102-113

Habit 2：Begin with the end in mind

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开头提到一个问题，想象你正参加你自己的葬礼，分别有家人、朋友、同事、社区组织这四个代表来为你致辞。

What would you like each of these speakers to say about you and your life?

What character would you like them to have seen in you?

What contributions, what achievements would you want them to remember?

Look carefully at the people around you. What difference would you like to have made in their lives?

这几个问题正是以生命的end为导向，提醒我们今生要怎样去生活。

想清楚什么对自己是真正重要的，再按照自己的愿景去实现生命蓝图。

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To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination.

"Begin with the end in mind" is based on the principle that all things are created twice. There's a mental or first creation, and a physical or second creation, to all things.

The extent to which you begin with the end in mind often determines whether or not you are able to create a successful enterprise.

先构思人生的终极形态（首次创造），再朝这个模样靠近（再次创造）。这样看人生还是挺值得去creating的~这也是基于习惯一中“为自己负责”的实际延展项目，我能够成为怎样的人，然后我再去这样成为，有了这个核心思想，我们的生活应该会更加主动、积极、快乐地行进。

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Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.

Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.

要区分management和leadership的不同，leadership是方向，目标，应位于首要；而management是怎样更好（有效、便捷）地在既定方向前进，达成既定目标。

文中提到实际生活中很容易因为忙碌而错把management放在首位，而没有考虑leadership是否是引导management朝向正确。领导阶层的人们也需要明确定位自己的指责范围，不用把management事项揽在身上。