The 7 Habits® Think Win-Win®:

®: Knowing that everyone’s a winner

Quarrel and
Competition 1
Sunday
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Monday

“Just think . . . we’re probably the first ones

to walk through this tunnel since the pirates
brought their treasure here!” Antonio said
with awe.
“I would have been a great pirate,” Michael 8 9
said, waving his flashlight like a sword.
“You would have been the second best pirate
around . . . second only to me of course!” Dalila bragged.
“En garde!” Michael shouted as he jumped toward Dalila.
“We must do battle for the title of best pirate.”
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“Prepare to walk the plank, matey!” Dalila returned.
“Would you guys stop!” Antonio cried. “You’d both be better
pirates than me. No good pirate could be afraid of heights.”
“Aww, c’mon Antonio,” Michael said as the flashlight dropped
to his side. “At least you’re not afraid of the dark.’
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   “Instead of making it a
competition, why
don’t we agree
that together
we would
have made
the best pirate 2 9 30
team ever!” Dalila
exclaimed. “After
all, it did take all
three of us to
get this far!” The

7
HABITS ®
Win-win isn’t a competition or comparison,
or giving in to peer pressure, or an attitude
of revenge. When you think win-win, you
think that everyone is equal and everyone
deserves to have success.
Are you thinking win-win?

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