Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

Sharpen the Saw

Synergize

Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood

Think Win-Win

Put First Things First

Begin with the End in Mind

Be Proactive

Habit 2: Habit 2: Begin with the end in mindBegin with the end in mind

Alice: Alice: Would you tell me Would you tell me please which way I ought to please which way I ought to walk from here?walk from here?

Cat: Cat: That depends a good deal That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.on where you want to get to.

Alice: Alice: I don’t much care where.I don’t much care where.

Cat: Cat: Then it doesn’t matter Then it doesn’t matter which way to walk.which way to walk.

What will people do before…What will people do before…

building a house?building a house? baking a cake?baking a cake? writing an essay?writing an essay? starting to put together a starting to put together a

1000 pieces jigsaw puzzle?1000 pieces jigsaw puzzle?

ImaginationImagination

Close your eyesClose your eyes Focus on my voiceFocus on my voice Breathe slowly and steadilyBreathe slowly and steadily Open your mind’s eyeOpen your mind’s eye


You see someone walking toward You see someone walking toward you. At first, you can’t see who it is. you. At first, you can’t see who it is. As this person gets closer and closer, As this person gets closer and closer, you suddenly realize that it is you. It you suddenly realize that it is you. It is not you today but it is you one is not you today but it is you one year from now.year from now.


Suppose you are now in Secondary 1, Suppose you are now in Secondary 1, is the ‘you’ after one year still in is the ‘you’ after one year still in Secondary 1?Secondary 1?

What are ‘you’ doing? Playing What are ‘you’ doing? Playing basketball? Playing violin? Study basketball? Playing violin? Study hard in the library? Or staying in the hard in the library? Or staying in the detention room?detention room?


Suppose you are now in Secondary 5, Suppose you are now in Secondary 5, is the ‘you’ after one year study hard is the ‘you’ after one year study hard for DSE. As ‘you’ flies over time and for DSE. As ‘you’ flies over time and gets your DSE result slip, what is it gets your DSE result slip, what is it like? Flying colour? Or just 3-3-2-2.like? Flying colour? Or just 3-3-2-2.

It is so important It is so important to have an end in mindto have an end in mind

You are at a critical You are at a critical crossroads in life, and crossroads in life, and the paths you choose the paths you choose now can affect you now can affect you forever.forever.

If you don’t decide If you don’t decide your own future, your own future, someone else will do it someone else will do it for you.for you.

The Crossroads of LifeThe Crossroads of Life

Do you want to go to college or Do you want to go to college or graduate school?graduate school?

What will your attitude toward life What will your attitude toward life be?be?

Should you try out for that team?Should you try out for that team? What type of friends do you want to What type of friends do you want to

have?have?


Will you join a gang?Will you join a gang? Who will you date?Who will you date? Will you have sex before marriage?Will you have sex before marriage? Will you drink, smoke, do drugs?Will you drink, smoke, do drugs? What values will you choose?What values will you choose?


What kind of relationships do you What kind of relationships do you want with your family?want with your family?

What will you stand for?What will you stand for? How will you contribute to your How will you contribute to your

community?community?


Remember:Remember: The paths you choose The paths you choose today can shape your future!today can shape your future!

What about FriendsWhat about Friends

You know how much powerful the You know how much powerful the influence your friends can do on your influence your friends can do on your attitude, direction and values!attitude, direction and values!

Chinese WisdomChinese Wisdom

One who stays near vermilion gets One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained blacknear ink gets stained black

近朱者赤，近墨者黑近朱者赤，近墨者黑

How do you choose friends?How do you choose friends?

Based on whoever will accept youBased on whoever will accept you

OROR Based on values and principlesBased on values and principles

It is better to have no friends for a It is better to have no friends for a time than to have the wrong friendstime than to have the wrong friends

Christian friendshipChristian friendship

That is the essence of Christian That is the essence of Christian friendship. Beyond common interests, friendship. Beyond common interests, beyond affection, beyond wit and beyond affection, beyond wit and laughter is the ultimate aim of sowing laughter is the ultimate aim of sowing in others the words of eternal life, in others the words of eternal life, leaving them with reminders of God’s leaving them with reminders of God’s wisdom, refreshing their spirit with wisdom, refreshing their spirit with words of His love, and strengthening words of His love, and strengthening their grip on God.their grip on God.

What about Sex?What about Sex?

If you wait until the ‘heat of the If you wait until the ‘heat of the moment’ to choose which path to moment’ to choose which path to take, it’s too late.take, it’s too late.

You need to decide now!You need to decide now! The path you choose will affect your The path you choose will affect your

health, your self-image, how fast you health, your self-image, how fast you grow up, whom you marry, your grow up, whom you marry, your future childrenfuture children



You are free to choose your paths, You are free to choose your paths, but you can’t choose the but you can’t choose the consequences that come with them.consequences that come with them.

Who’s in the lead?Who’s in the lead?

Control your own destiny or someone Control your own destiny or someone else will!else will!

Q: Who?Q: Who?

A: Your friends / Your parents / Your A: Your friends / Your parents / Your teachers / Mediateachers / Media

Who’s in the lead?Who’s in the lead?

Q: But I don’t want to think about the Q: But I don’t want to think about the future and just go with the flow.future and just go with the flow.

A: Where the flow goes? Usually A: Where the flow goes? Usually downhill, leading to big pile of downhill, leading to big pile of sludge.sludge.

A Personal Mission StatementA Personal Mission Statement

It is like the blueprint in your lifeIt is like the blueprint in your life Like a constitution to a country and Like a constitution to a country and

mission statements to a company.mission statements to a company.

ReflectionReflection

What are ‘you’ doing after a year. What are ‘you’ doing after a year. Share with your teacher.Share with your teacher.

Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind

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