Management170

This is the class blog for Busn170 taught at FCC 2008. All students are required to make at least one meanningful post or comment per week.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

I never knew that Covey's book would bring about such a positive change in me. I was not proactive and never had the courage to take an initiative but after reading the book, I felt that I had changed a great deal!! And I must caption that Sir Manan's teaching methodology is quite effective.
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M. Umer Toor said...
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November 11, 2008 at 11:39 AM
M. Umer Toor said...

@ Komal,

I humbly think that its not Sir's teaching methods that are making you proactive, its his initiative of teaching us 7 habits, and the 'thought' you are giving to its content. And. Your application of the habits, in the first place after the understanding.
to me proactivity is just very, very natural, as covey puts it. its easy to become proactive once a person dominates himself.
now what foolish thought is this on earth: dominating over oneself? One may question, aren't we suppose to become friends of ourselves?
my question would be: is really man his friend if he thinks wrongly, (he can; he does)? follows his 'lavish' impulses, which are by nature hasty, irrational, unproductive, lazy and lethargic?
dominating is dominating this part of our existence. this 'unfriendly' part(in real terms) is a fact. frithjof schuon says this, one the greatest writers of 20th century. "a noble man is one who dominates himself," says he.
Once you've dominated your carnal soul, you've made an enemy to surrender..... and, if your vision has become clear as to what is the end of your journey..... you'll be no more a reactive person. this is my belief. nobody calls a monk proactive. its just the manipulation of terms, it has been there with man, for ever. (note on clarity of vision: you see, relying on guesses, when clarity be achieved - can be life-taking, not merely life-threatening...)

November 11, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Komal Mary said...

Excuse me, Mr. Fancy Pants, let me first rectify you that I never said that Sir's teaching methodology made me proactive. It was quite vivid from my post that I was talking about the book. Anyways, i really appreciate that at least someone bothered to comment on my text!!

November 15, 2008 at 4:09 AM
Unknown said...

@ Komal,

Thanks you for appreciating dormant spirits of criticism.

"Mr. Fancy Pants"

Well, all I can say is that: I appreciate for no one has done this much humiliation to me ever!

November 16, 2008 at 12:32 AM
Unknown said...

@Komal Mary,

Please forget what has gone. Lets take a fresh birth, and focus on learning and advancing.
Thanks.

November 16, 2008 at 12:35 AM

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