The daily private victory – a minimum of one hour per day in renewal of the physical, spiritual and mental dimensions – is the key to the development of the 7 Habits, and it’s completely within your circle of influence.
It’s the Quadrant II focus time necessary to integrate these habits into your life, to become principle-centred. It’s also the foundation for the public victory. It’s the source of intrinsic security you need to sharpen the saw in the social/emotional dimension.
It gives you the personal strength to focus on your Circle of Influence in interdependent situations – to look at others through the abundance mentality paradigm, to genuinely value their differences and to be happy for their success.