Habit+6-+Synergize

=**HABIT SIX!! __//SYNERGIZE//__**=

**Basically, all it means is WORKING AS A TEAM!!**

 * == **Do you like to share? Work in groups? Do you believe two heads are better than one?** ==
 * == **Do you celebrate the beauty of differences? Are you open minded?** ==

** If so, let's work on your synergy :) **
o Synergy IsEverywhere o Celebrating Differences o Shunner’s Profile o Tolerator’s Profile o Celebrator’s Profile o We are a Minority Of One o Roadblocks To Celebrating Differences o Sticking Up For Your Diversity o Finding the “High” way o Getting To Synergy(Action Plan) § Define The Problem Or Oppor Their Way § My Way Brainstorm § High Way o Teamwork And Synergy
 * Now that you all know what //SYNERGY// means lets take breath and count to 100000000**

**LEVEL ONE: SHUN DIVERSITY** **LEVEL TWO: TOLERATE DIVERSITY**
 * The world is fast becoming a great melting pot of cultures, races, religions, and ideas.**
 * Since this diversity around you is ever increasing, you've got an important decision to make regarding**
 * how you're going to handle it. There are three possible approaches you can take:**
 * LEVEL THREE: CELEBRATE DIVERSITY **

**A __shunner__ is afraid of differences. It bothers them extremely that everyone who isnt like them like different** **religions and look different. SHUNNER'S ARE BIG BABIES SCARED OF EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING THATS DIFFERENT!!** **(Keep that in mind)**
 * So what does this all mean?**

**__Tolerator__'s believe that everyone is entitled to their rights to being different as long as they DO NOT interfere with their flow.** **In other words, "you do you and I'll do me"** **They don't shun diversity but they don't embrace it either.** **WELL, YA HALF WAY THERE BUDDY!!**

**__Celebrator__'s value all differences!! They see them as a big thumbs up. Advantages, not weaknesses.** **They learned that two heads who are completely opposites work much better than one head that thinks one way.** **LOVE ALL PEOPLE AND ALL PEOPLE WILL LOVE YOU FOR ALL YOUR DIFFERENCES :)** **Don't accept differences CELEBRATE THEM!! Like a big party full of surprises.**

**__Roadblocks To Celebrating Differences__ is really about people celebrating their differences.** **Three of the largest roadblocks to synergy are ignorance, cliques, and prejudice.**

__Ignorance__ **means you're clueless. You don't know what other people believe, how they feel, or what they've been through. Ignorance often abounds when it comes to understanding people with disabilities, as Crystal Lee Helms explained in an article submitted to mirror, a Seattle-area newspaper click here to hear the storymedia type="file" key="A Blind Girl.mp3" width="216" height="17". I feel like her story opens my eyes and it tells me that you and I shouldn't look down on people, we should all see each other as equal. I know that just because someone's eye sight is missing doesn't make them any less of a person.**

__//Cliques//__ **there's nothing wrong with wanting to be with those you're comfortable with; it becomes a problem when your group of friends becomes so exclusive that they begin t reject everyone who isn't just like them. Its kind of hard to value differences in a close-kni** **t clique. Those on the outside feel like second-class citizens, and those on the inside often suffer from superiority complexes. But breaking into a clique isn't hard. All you have to do is lose your identity, be assimilated, and become oat of the Borg Collective.**

**Try a couple helpful steps**
 * //__Prejudice__//, have you ever stereotyped, labeled, or pre-judged by someone because your skins the wrong color, your accent's too heavy, or you live on the wrong side of the tracks? Haven't we all and isn't it a sick feeling. Although we are created equally, unfortunately, we are not all treated equally. It's a ad fact that minorities of all types often have additional hurdles to leap over in life because of prejudices held by so many. Racism is one of the would's most oldest problems.**
 * 1) **When you meet someone with a disability or impairment, don’t feel sorry for them or avoid them because you don’t know what to say. Instead, __go out of your way to get acquainted__.**
 * 2) **The next time you are having a disagreement, try out __Getting to Synergy Action Plan. 1. Define the problem. 2. Listen to them. 3. Share your views. 4. Brainstorm. 5. Find the best solution.__**
 * 3) **__Share a personal problem with an adult you trust__. See if the exchanging of viewpoints leads to new insights and ides about your problem.**