Habit Six – Synergize: I understand that synergy is the highest activity in all of life when properly understood. The other five habits before synergy were all preparing me for the habit of synergy. The highest forms of synergy focus the four unique human endowments, the motive of Win/Win, and the skills of empathic communication on the toughest challenges I face. This allows me to create new alternatives out of thin air. Synergy is the essence of principle centered leadership. It unleashes the greatest powers within me. With synergy, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The relationship between the parts is a part unto itself, and the most powerful part of all. Synergy is everywhere in nature, and comes naturally once I focus upon it and practice the other habits. The creative process that is awakened by synergy requires internal security and the spirit of adventure, discovery, and creativity. These powers are unlocked by the habits that helped me develop my strong inner core. Synergy allows me to create a new script for the next generation, one that opens the door to new levels of success and opportunity. When I communicate synergistically, I am opening my mind and heart to new possibilities. It is an unpredictable process, and being open to what develops is the key. I begin with the process that the parties involved with gain insight and the mutual learning will create momentum towards more and more insight and growth. Most creative endeavors are unpredictable, and trial and error is part of the process of synergy. However, it is through this process that greatness can be found. Synergy can be put to work in the classroom, or in business, if the person in charge is open to input from all sides, no matter how unconventional. The potential for unparalleled learning, achievement, and success is there if everyone involved is able to open their minds and embrace the process. Once people have experienced true synergy, they are never the same. They know the possibility for discovery and expansion is always there. No two synergistic experiences are the same, and each one must be discovered anew. Synergy and creativity are naturally exciting, and the possibility to truly significant gain and improvement are worth almost any risk. There are three levels of communication. The first, from a position of low trust, is defensive. The second, coming from respectful communication, is based around compromise. The third and highest kind of communication is synergistic, and this is where the win/win paradigm is reached. Even in situations where a true win/win situation cannot be achieved, the spirit of synergy will result in a better compromise. Synergy is the search for the middle way, the higher way where both sides truly, deeply understand each other and their needs. They try to find the path that will make both sides as happy and fulfilled as possible. Rather than a transaction, this process is a transformation that builds both parties’ emotional back accounts. Synergy can only truly work when there is synergy within myself as well. The principles of the first three habits give me the internal security necessary to handle the risks of being open and vulnerable. Being principle centered makes me whole and truly integrated. By uniting my right, creative brain with my left, logical brain, I am able to better see other alternatives and other perspectives. As this synergy works within my own mind, I am better suited to the reality of what life is. Valuing the differences between people is a key part of synergy. By understanding the differing ways that people see the world, I am better able to understand what my negotiating partner wants and what will make them personally fulfilled. Only by understanding others can I be truly interdependent. I have the humility and reverence to acknowledge my own perceptual limits and to appreciate the resources available by interacting with others. By being aware of others’ perspectives, I increase my own awareness and I affirm the people around me. I release the negative energy within our discussion and open myself up to new, better options. I create the ideal environment for synergy. In all situations, there are driving forces and restraining forces. Driving forces are positive, reasonable, and logical. Restraining forces are often negative, emotional, and illogical. It is not enough to increase the driving forces, I must reduce restraining forces as well. By using the motive of the fourth habit, the skill of the fifth habit, and the interaction of this sixth habit, I can break down the restraining forces and create a safe environment to talk about them. As a result, new and shared goals are created, and we move forwards in new and unpredictable ways. I understand that nature itself is synergistic, and that synergy is a correct principle. Synergy is the crowning achievement of all the previous habits. It is effectiveness in an interdependent reality. It is teamwork, team building, and the development of unity and creativity with other human beings. I can control my own internal synergy, and that is the first major step towards creating synergy with others. I can sidestep negative energy and look for the good in others at all times. I can exercise the courage to be open, to express my ideas, my feelings, and my experiences in a way that will encourage others to do the same. I am ready to approach every situation by looking for the synergistic third alternative that will create the Win/Win reality I am searching for. Synergy opens the door to better solutions for everyone involved. Success Is at Your Fingertips! 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