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The 7 Habits of Highly EffectiveTeens:

The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide

By Sean Covey

Presentation by egan !ilsonPortales High School


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"Po#erful but not $arental % an im$ortantmessage delivering much more than goodadvice& it offers true direction to teensliving in a challenging& com$le' #orld(Covey offers sound& time%tested direction

#ithout sounding $reachy or$arental)($ac*aging un+uestionable#isdom into a friendly& a$$roachable boo*that #ill ins$ire trust and encourage teens

to follo# their hearts& rather than sim$lyfollo# the grou$(,

%Patric* S( -.Brien


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Get in the Habit

"!e first ma*eour habits& then

our habitsma*e us(,

%English Poet

Habit /: Be Proactive

Habit 0: Begin #ith an Endin ind

Habit 1: Put 2irst Things2irst

Habit 3: Thin* !in%!in

Habit 4: See* 2irst toUnderstand& Then to be

UnderstoodHabit 5: Synergi6e

Habit 7: Shar$en the Sa#


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2amiliar Struggles

" There.s too much to do and not enough time(8.ve got school& home#or*& 9ob& friends& $arties&and family on to$ of everything else( 8.m totally

stress out(, "y family is a disaster( 8f 8 could only get my

$arents off my bac* 8 might be able to live mylife( 8t seems they.re constantly nagging& and 8can.t ever seem to satisfy them(,

"8 feel as if my life is out of control(,


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The 7 Habits can hel$ you:

Get control of your life

8m$rove yourrelationshi$s #ith yourfriends

a*e smarter decisions

Get along #ith your$arents

-vercome addiction efine your values and

#hat matters most to you

Get more done in lesstime

8ncrease your self%confidence

Be ha$$y

2ind balance bet#eenschool& #or*& friends& andeverything else


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Paradigms and Princi$als

"Better *ee$ yourself clean andbright; you are the #indo#through #hich you see the #orld(,

%George Bernard Sha#


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Student Paradigms

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Positive Self%Paradigms Bring -utThe Best)(

% >ing ?ouis

% The Coo*ie Thief


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Paradigms of ?ife

2riend%centered

Stuff%centered

Boyfriend@Girlfriend%centered School%centered

Parent%centered

Enemy%centered Self%centered


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The Aeal Thing

Princi$al%Centered Honesty

Hard #or*

Aes$ect 8ntegrity

Aes$onsibility

?oyalty oderation

Gratitude


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Baby Ste$s

% Thin* of a limiting $aradigm you might have ofyourself& such as "8.m not outgoing(,


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The Private ictory

8.m starting #ith the man in the mirror

8.m as*ing him to change his #ays

nd no message could have been any clearer

8f you #anna ma*e the #orld a better $lace

Ta*e a loo* at yourself& and then ma*e a change

%"an 8n The irror,

By Siedah Garrett and

Glen Ballard


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The Personal Ban* ccount

>ee$ Promises to =ourself

o Small cts of >indness

Be Gentle #ith =ourself Be Honest

Aene# =ourself

Ta$ into =our Talents


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Baby Ste$s

% Sometime today& do a *ing anonymousdeed& li*e #riting a than*%you note& ta*ingout the trash& or ma*ing someone.s bed(

% The ne't time your $arents as* you about#hat you.re doing& share the com$letestory( on.t leave out information meant

to mislead or deceive(% 2or one day& try not to e'aggerate orembellish


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Habit : Be Proactive

"8 am the 2orce,

%Proactive vs( Aeactive

% The ictimitis irus

% Turn Setbac*s into Trium$hs% Becoming a Change gent

% Iust Push Pause%

Self%a#areness% Conscience

% 8magination

% !ill$o#er


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Baby Ste$s

% The ne't time someone fli$s you off& givethem the $eace sign bac*(

% o something today that you have #anted

to do but never dared( ?eave your comfort6one and go for it(

% ?isten carefully to your #ords today(

Count ho# many times you use reactivelanguage& such as "=ou ma*e me)(, "8have to), "!hy can.t they)((, "8 can.t)(,


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Habit : Begin #ith the End in ind

" Control your o#n destiny or someone else #ill,

%!riting your ission Statement

% Count the cost% Put it in $en

% Iust do it

% Use omentous oments% Ao$e U$


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Baby Ste$s

% ?oo* in the mirror and as*& "!ould 8 #ant tomarry someone li*e meF, 8f not& #or* to develo$the +ualities you.re lac*ing(

% Thin* about your goals( Have you $ut them in$en and #ritten them do#nF 8f not& ta*e time todo it( Aemember& a goal not #ritten is only a#ish(

% 8dentify a negative label others may have givenyou( Thin* u$ a fe# things you can do tochange that label(


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Habit : Put 2irst Things 2irst

"!ill Po#er and !on.t Po#er,

% The Procrastinator% The =es%man

% The Slac*er

% The Prioriti6er

"T li th l f - =


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"To reali6e the value of -ne =ear&

s* a student #ho failed his or her P e'ams(

To reali6e the value of -ne onth&

s* a mother #ho gave birth to a $remature baby(

To reali6e the value of -ne !ee*&

s* an editor of a #ee*ly maga6ine(

To reali6e the value of -ne ay&

s* a daily #age laborer #ho has si' *ids to feed(To reali6e the value of -ne Hour&

s* the lo#er #ho are #aiting to meet(

To reali6e the value of -ne inute&

s* a $erson #ho missed their train(To reali6e the value of -ne Second&

s* the $erson #ho survived an accident(

To reali6e the value of -ne illisecond&

s* the $erson #ho #on a silver medal in the -lym$ics(,


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Baby Ste$s

%8dentify your biggest time%#asters( o you reallyneed to s$end t#o hours on the $hone& surf the!eb all night& or #atch that sitcom rerunF

Thin* of something you.ve $rocrastinated for along time but that.s very im$ortant to you( Bloc*out time this #ee* to get it done(

Ho# much im$act does $eer $ressure have on

youF 8dentify the $erson or $eo$le #ho have themost influence on you( s* yourself& "m 8 doing#hat 8 #ant to do or #hat they #ant me to doF,


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Habit : Thin* !in%!in

"?ife is an ll%=ou%Can%Eat Buffet,

% !in%?ose% The Totem Pole

% ?ose%!in% The oormat

% ?ose%?ose

% The o#n#ard S$iral% !in%!in

% The ll%=ou%Can%Eat Buffet


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Baby Ste$s

% 8f you $lay s$orts& sho# s$ortsmanshi$(Com$liment someone from the o$$osingteam after the match or game(

% Pin$oint the area of your life #here youmost struggle #ith com$arisons( Perha$sit.s #ith clothes& $hysical features& friends&

or talents(% 8f someone o#es you money& don.t beafraid to mention it in a friendly #ay(


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Habit : See* 2irst to Understand&Then to be Understood

" =ou Have T#o Ears and -ne outh),

Poor ?istening Styles:

% S$acing out

% Pretend ?istening

% Selective ?istening

% !ord ?istening

% Self%centered listening

Genuine ?istening:% ?isten #ith your eyes& heart& and ears

% Stand in their shoes

% Practice irroring


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