Habit 2 - 7 habits of happy children

Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mindis about having a plan. If we don’t make a conscious effort to visualize who we are and what we want in life, then we empower other people and circumstances to shape us instead. This habit is about identifying where we want to go and who we want to be. It means defining the personal, moral, and ethical guidelines that represent the life we want to live.

One of the best ways to incorporateHabit 2: Begin With the End in Mindinto our lives is to develop a Personal Mission Statement. It’s like writing our own personal constitution. It reaffirms who we are, puts our goals in focus, and moves our ideas into the real world.


Developing a personal mission statement means living by design rather than default.