Leader In Me7 Habits for Student Leaders

Lead, Learn, Leave a Legacy.

Mrs. Alexander’s Class

Habit 1 Be proactive

o Be proactiveo You are responsible for your choiceso You determine your reaction to otherso You control your decisionso You can take charge of you and become a

leader

Lead yourself to greatness!

Habit 2 Begin with the End in Mind

o Live by designo Visualize your goal 1st

o Determine the path you take to reach your goals

o Work to achieve your goals

The next time your mind wonders, follow it around for a while. - Jessica Masterson

Habit 3 Put 1st things 1st

o I put important things firsto Increase organizationo Focus on the important thingso Follow your compass, not the ticking

clocko Make a plan

A planned life is a fulfilled life!

Habit 4 Think Win-Win

o Practice the Golden Ruleo Think cooperate, not competeo Let’s find a solutions that works for

everyone

You don’t have to blow out the other person’s light to let your own shine. -Bernard M. Baruch

Habit 5 Seek first to understand, Then to be understood.

o Process what others are saying before you respond

o Stop talking before you listeno Repeat what the other person has said to

youo Say your response in your own head firsto Respond with empathy

Listen, or your tongue will make you deaf. –Native American Proverb

Habit 6 Synergize

o Together we can create a better wayo Value and celebrate differenceso Use positive energyo In conflict, use the “Talking stick”

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Habit 7 Sharpen the Sawo We must create balanceo Eat right and exerciseo Stay close with your friends and familyo Read inspirational literature, enjoy

nature, provide service to others.o Read, write, learn, and study to become

great

We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.

– Stephen Covey