“Defective Teens – NOT!!!” Based on: “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens" by Sean Covey

“Defective Teens – NOT!!!”

Based on: “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens"

by Sean Covey

The 7 Habits of Highly Defective Teens:

• Habit 1: React.• Habit 2: Begin

with No End in Mind.

• Habit 3: Put First Things Last.

• Habit 4: Think Win-Lose.

• Habit 5: Seek First to Talk, Then Pretend to Listen.

• Habit 6: Don't Cooperate

• Habit 7: Wear Yourself Out.

• “As you can see, the habits listed above are recipes for

disaster. Yet many of us indulge in them...regularly (me included). And, given

this, it's no wonder that life in this world can really

stink at times.”--Sean Covey

Defective Teens

What are the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens?

• Habit 1: Be Proactive.

– Take responsibility for your life.

• Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind.

– Define your mission and goals in life.

• Habit 3: Put First Things First.

– Prioritize, and do the most important things

first.

• Habit 4: Think Win-Win.

– Have an everyone-can-win attitude.

• Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be

Understood.

– Listen to people sincerely.

• Habit 6: Synergize.

– Work together to achieve more.

• Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw.

– Renew yourself regularly.

Habit 1: Be Proactive

• Listen to your language

• Victimitius virus• Proactive pays• Circle of control • Setbacks to

triumphs

reactive

proactive

Be Proactive

• Rise above• Change agent• Proactive muscles• Can-do• Push pause• Tools in action

Habit 2: Begin With the End In Mind

• Crossroads• Who’s leading?

– Personal mission statement

• Your talents• Three watch outs

– Labels– All over syndrome– Wrong wall

Begin With the End In Mind

• Go for goal– Count the cost– Put it in pen– Just do it!– Use momentous

moments– Rope up

• Goals in action • Weakness to

strengths

Habit 3: Put First Things First

• Pack more into life– Procrastinator– Prioritizer– Yes-man– Slacker

• Use a planner (agenda!)– Rocks story

ProcrastinatorPrioritizer

Slacker Yes-Man

Put First Things First

• Courage zone– Vrs. Comfort zone– Fear and decisions– Rising after falling– Hard moments– Peer pressure

• Ingredient of success

Relationship Bank Account

• Keeping promises• Small acts of

kindness• Be loyal• Listen• Say you are sorry• Set clear

expectations

Habit 4: Think Win-Win

• Win-lose, – totem pole

• Lose-win, – doormat

• Lose-lose,– downward spiral

• Win-win, – all you can eat buffet

Think Win-Win

• Private victory• Avoid tumor twins

– Competing– Comparing

• Fruits of win-win spirit

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand , Then to Be Understood • 5 poor listening

styles:– Space out– Pretender– Selective – Word– Self-centered

• Judge• probe

Seek First to Understand , Then to Be Understood

• Genuine listening• Talk with parents

Habit 6: Synergize

• Synergy is everywhere

• Celebrate differences

• All a minority of one• Roadblocks• Stick up for diversity

Synergize

• Getting into synergy– Define problem

(or better – OPPORTUNITY!)

– Their way– My way– Brainstorm – High way

• Teamwork and synergy

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

• Balance is better• Take time for a time-

out

Sharpen the Saw

• Care for your body– You are what you eat– Use it or lose it– All about how you

feel– Quit whenever you

want– The refusal skill

Sharpen the Saw

• Care for your brain– Sharpen your mind– Find your niche– School in way of

education– Post high school– Mental barriers– You gotta wanna

Sharpen the Saw

• Care for your heart– Sex and

relationships– Laugh or you’ll cry

Sharpen the Saw

• Care for your soul– Back to nature– Teen’s best friend– Spiritual diet– Disturbing my sleep– Fried frogs– Get real

Keep Hope Alive

Hope

So be sure when you step

Step with care and great tact

And remember that life’s

A great Balancing Act.

And will you succeed?

(98 and ¾ percent guaranteed)

Kid, you’ll move mountains

~Dr. Seuss

We've been warned against offering

the people of this nation false hope.

But in the unlikely story that is

America, there has never been

anything false about hope

~President Obama