Habit

Private victory attributes to independence and efficiency accompanied by personal decisions and in this case, covey analyses three habits associated with the independence phase. The first habit of being proactive stresses the need to make yourself the captain of your ship. From the prose in the book, it can be deduced that every step one takes a step closer to opportunities. Proactivity advocates for planned and strategic action that gears one to success in all endeavors. Proactivity not only makes one better but initiates the process of doing things differently from other. For this habit, if people gain a sense of responsibility and the diligence of action, then appropriate decision making takes place. As a result, the nature of humanity will not be influenced by conditions but rather decisions.

The second habit of starting with the result in mind denotes the visualization of principles that will guide the result. This habit articulates the idea that creation takes place twice that is in mind and then physically which is generalized to the social, work and family life. The author gives a formula for attaining great results by urging the reader to develop a mission goal day to day to utilize time to the maximum. This is described as the daily private victory which helps one to remain focused to your goal. Covey helps people gain momentum in their lives by assisting them to control their energy and channel it to objectives thus regarding leadership as first creation and management the second.

Being the captain of your ship is the precise description of habit 3; prioritizing thing by putting the appropriate stuff first. The latter thus requires that one manages to lead an organized life by focusing one's energy on productive missions. Habit 3 seeks that one follows the order of necessity and not counter the flow and order of events. Covey addresses the reader to be assertive in decision making; saying no to projects veering off their objectives. The three habits mentioned in this part by the author conquer the independence of the reader and are fundamental to the formation of good personal ethics.