ReadOasis Step 2 (Part 2) Habit 1: Be Proactive. With Habit 1, we learn to make things happen instead of reacting after they happen. We learn to act more than react. We learn to control a situation instead of letting a situation control us. Now this may sound simple,... Read more

ReadOasis Step 2 (Part 3) Habit 3: Put First Things First. According to Dr. Covey, Habit 1 means you are in charge as a creator, creating ideas and actions. Habit 2, then, is your mental creation. With Habit 2, you mentally create and imagine the end and the goal.... Read more

ReadOasis Step 2 (Part 4) Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, then to Be Understood. Habit 5 is about good communication. We usually think that good communicators are good speakers or writers. But Habit 5 says that good communicators are good listeners. (And good writers are good readers.) They... Read more

ReadOasis Step 2 (Part 5) Habit 6: Synergize. Synergy is about working together. It is a special kind of cooperation. Habit 6 says, “Two heads are better than one.” But it is more than that. For example, after a school lunch, student workers need to wash 1,000 plates. One... Read more