The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens ~ Sean Covey 1.BE PROACTIVE – Take responsibility for your life. 2.BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND – Define your mission and goals in life. 3.PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST – Prioritize, and do the most important things first. 4.THINK WIN-WIN – Have an everyone-can-win attitude. 5.SEE FIRST TO UNDERSTAND, THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD – Listen to people sincerely. 6.SYNERGIZE – Work together to achieve more. 7.SHARPEN THE SAW – Renew yourself regularly. D R A F T Mission Statement

WHO ARE YOU? –The sum total of your attitude, beliefs, values, feelings, & reputation stays with you. –How will YOU be remembered? D R A F T

Mission Statement World English Dictionary (source: dictionary.com) mission statement — n an official statement of the aims and objectives of a business or other organization D R A F T

Zachary Community Schools & Zachary High School Mission Statements The mission of the Zachary Community School Board is to assist every student in reaching his or her maximum potential through high-quality instruction and good stewardship of community resources. The mission of Zachary High School is to provide each student a safe environment that fosters academic excellence, self worth, and a commitment to lifelong learning. D R A F T

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Habit 2 Begin with the end in mind. What is your mission statement? Consider your principles. –Values –Morals –Beliefs Examples The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make - Page 26 My Mission Statement is… …To be the best I can be. …To continue to be a role model to my younger cousins. …To graduate from high school and college. …To continue to help people with their situations. …To be a good student. …To be a wife and mother later in life. …To be a successful business woman/owner. …To one day save a lot of money and help the needy. …To donate my organs to someone who needs them when I die. D R A F T

Mission Statement Write a mission statement for yourself. –Microsoft Word –Must be at least 2 lines –SAVE AS First Name Last Initital MS in the Activities folder in your EFC folder Example: ChrisK MS Select pictures that represent your mission statement –View Mrs. Knight’s video Go to your Projects folder inside your EFC folder –Create a folder title MS Save your pictures in the MS folder D R A F T

Animoto Go to animoto.com Sign up –Use your Gaggle.net address Use your Novell password for the password –Using other information to set up your Animoto account will result in a grade of zero (0) –If your parent has not signed the Parent Waiver to use gaggle.net, complete the activity in PowerPoint Follow the directions D R A F T

Directions for Animoto Click Create Select a style & click Create –You MUST select a style that has Create under it Upload your pictures Select music from their selection Click Save & continue Title your video first name last initial MS –Description: my mission statement Click Create Video Animoto will save your video which will take a few minutes Animoto will you at your Gaggle account when it is ready for viewing D R A F T

Sources: Covey, Sean. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. New York: Simon and Schuster, Covery, Sean. The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make: A Guide for Teens. New York: Fireside, Henry, Erica. Freshman Success. Zachary High School. D R A F T