Today’s Learning Goal I will learn strategies for personal goal-setting and self-discovery by reading “Begin with the End in Mind” by Sean Covey and answering reflection prompts.

Habit 2: What does it mean? Having an “End in Mind” means developing a clear picture of what you want to accomplish in life. Why do we need it? We need to determine a vision now, before it is too late. It’s not about knowing every little detail, it’s about having direction. If you don’t have direction, you could end up going the “wrong way” and wasting your time.

Habit 2: “The Crossroads of Life” “Crossroads of Life” include important life-changing decisions that you should consider before making choices that could impact your development as a person Examples: Do you want to go to college? For what? What type of friends do you want to have? Will you have sex before marriage? Will you drink or do drugs? What are you looking for in a career?

Habit 2: The Great Discovery

Habit 2: Getting Started on Your Mission Statement Method #1: The Quote Collection (collect one to five of your very favorite quotes) Method #2: The Brain Dump (speed write for 15 minutes to end up with a rough draft of your mission) Method #3: The Retreat (Plan a time when you go to a place that inspirational and develop your statement) Method #4: The Big Lazy (Model after a mission statement you know)

Habit 2: Three Watch-Outs Negative Labels “If you’ve been falsely labeled, you can live with it. The real danger comes when you start to believe those labels yourself.” “It’s All Over” Syndrome Teens sometimes feel it is, but it is never over. Simply learn from your mistakes. Wrong Wall “We are often so busy climbing the ladder of success that we don’t that we never take the time to see if our ladder is leaning against the right wall.”

Count the cost Habit 2: Key No. 1 What will you have to sacrifice to accomplish your goals? How will you benefit?

Habit 2: Key No. 2 Put in Pen “A goal not written is only a wish”

Just Do It! Habit 2: Key No. 3 There is no “try.” You either do it or you don’t.

Use Momentous Moments Habit 2: Key No. 4 Harness important moments in your life to set goals. Learn from tough experiences. “Character is the discipline to follow through with resolutions long after the spirit in which they were made has passed.”

Habit 2: Key No. 5 Rope Up Connect yourself to others who either have the same goals/direction as you. Connect yourself to others who have accomplished the goals that you want to accomplish.