7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Weekly Lessons – Week 8

Habit 3 - Put First Things First I watched the Indy 500, and I was thinking that if they left earlier they wouldn’t have to go so fast. - Steven Wright, Comedian

Mission Statement I

Habit 3 – Put First Things First Will Power and Won’t Power Say yes when you want to, and no when you want to Have a positive attitude

Habit 3 – Put First Things First QUADRANT 1 - THE PROCRASTINATOR

Habit 3 – Put First Things First QUADRANT 2 – THE PRIORITIZER

Habit 3 – Put First Things First QUADRANT 3 – THE YES-MAN

Habit 3 – Put First Things First QUADRANT 4 – THE SLACKER

Habit 3 – Put First Things First Make a list of the major things that you need to do this week (school, tests, doctor appointments, family events, practices, etc.) Now, block out the time that you need for each of those things this week. Include: Time for the actual activity Time to prepare for the activity Time to get to and from the activity

Courage and Comfort Zones Courage Zone Comfort Zone Fears Known Territory Risk No Risk Security Adventure Duty Enjoyment Safety New Things Bravery Ease Hard Moments Opportunity Things not Tried Potential Difficulty

Courage and Comfort Zones Never let your fears make your decisions Winning means rising each time that you fall Be strong in hard moments Overcome peer pressure

Common Ingredient of Success

Habits Baby Steps

Write Goals for Your Mission Identify your biggest time-wasters. Write a list of the top five. Identify ways that you can fix times where you waste time. Think of something you’ve procrastinated (put-off) for a long time but is very important to you. List at least one, and write an explanation of how you could find time to do this thing. Identify a fear that is holding you back from reaching your goals. List that thing, along with some ways that you could overcome this fear (maybe by using baby steps).