7 habits of highly effective teens

7 Habits of Highly 7 Habits of Highly Effective TeensEffective Teens

By DonovanBy Donovan

Effective teens Effective teens

1. Be proactive 1. Be proactive

• Being proactive means taking responsibility for your actions of your actions

• Also taking actions for what happens in your life

• Ex. When your friends gets in trouble when you know you did it so you go and tell your teacher/parent that you did it

2. Being with the end in mind 2. Being with the end in mind

Means like defining the mission in your lifeMeans like defining the mission in your lifeAlso defining all your goals in life Also defining all your goals in life Ex.Ex.

.3 putting first things first

• You must be able to the most important things first.

• So prioritizing is a very good thing to do.

• Ex. Be organized

4. Think win win Thinking that you can win and everybody

around you can win Ex. Everybody around me can win when

there is a game to win or loose in my eyes everyone is a winner

5. Seek first to understand, then to be understood

Listen to people intently Ex. One bad thing is to not listen to whose

talking.

6. Synergize 6. Synergize

Ex. If you work together with someone Ex. If you work together with someone you can achieve more than you would by you can achieve more than you would by your self.your self.

Bad Ex. Is to work by your self and you Bad Ex. Is to work by your self and you can’t get much done.can’t get much done.

7. Sharpen the saw

• Ex. you musty renew your by relaxing and getting some rest.

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Defective teens Defective teens

1. React 1. React

Ex. I don’t like my parents there the Ex. I don’t like my parents there the reason I didn’t go to to a good reason I didn’t go to to a good collage collage

2. Begin with no end 2. Begin with no end

Ex. We have no plan we don’t care what Ex. We have no plan we don’t care what happens tomorrow if the cops come all happens tomorrow if the cops come all well… WE JUST DON’T CARE!!!!well… WE JUST DON’T CARE!!!!

3. Put first things last 3. Put first things last

• Ex. I have homework to do but I am Ex. I have homework to do but I am going to do it like after I am done going to do it like after I am done eating.eating.

4. Think win - lose4. Think win - lose

• Ex. I can win but nobody else can.Ex. I can win but nobody else can.

5. Seek first to talk, then 5. Seek first to talk, then pretend to listen pretend to listen

• Ex. I have a big mouth so I use it I Ex. I have a big mouth so I use it I voice my opinion all the time.voice my opinion all the time.

6. Don’t cooperate 6. Don’t cooperate

• Ex. I don’t get along with my partner Ex. I don’t get along with my partner and don’t want to work with him. and don’t want to work with him.

7. Wear yourself out 7. Wear yourself out

• Ex. I don’t want top go to sleep I Ex. I don’t want top go to sleep I work all night and go to school all work all night and go to school all day.day.