Habit 4: Think Win-Win

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https://www.stephencovey.com/7habits/7habits-habit4.php

This habit is a very difficult thing for people to do, because it goes against human nature. This habit requires alot from a person, mentally. However, if you can get into the mindset of having a win-win attitude you will have a far more positive outlook on life, thus achieving maturity and gaining success in a way you would otherwise not have been able to reach.
In this article Covey says, "A person or organization that approaches conflicts with a win-win attitude possesses three vital character traits:

1. Integrity: sticking with your true feelings, values, and commitments
2. Maturity: expressing your ideas and feelings with courage and consideration for the ideas and feelings of others
3. Abundance Mentality: believing there is plenty for everyone"

Whenever you start thinking about goals and your personal aspirations these are some very difficult characteristics to hold on to. It is very easy to get into the Win-Lose mentality, where your out look is: 'if you win, then that means I lose' and vise versa, 'if I win, then you are the loser'. This is our human nature, to have the desire to come out on top, to win, to achieve, to gain something the competetor could not. When we get past our human nature and that Win-Lose mentality then we can begin to grow and widen our range of posibilities.