1. Do you think these challenges are different for other teens in Utah? What about the rest of the country?

2.   Learn it:  Use The 7 habits of Highly Effective Teens book and the Success Guide. Don’t be afraid to make notes, highlight and underline those notes to emphasize your favorite ideas.  Live it:  Move out of your comfort zone and into your courage zone. Apply these habits in your personal, school, work and community life.  Give it:  Share your learning with someone else– a brother, best friend or even your parents. Make a meaningful contribution by leading the best life you can lead. How to make the most of this unit:

4.   What are some things that you would do to make yourself into what you have always wanted to be?  Prepared  Enthusiastic about learning  Less stressed  Living healthier  More time with friends and family What do you see as an ideal YOU?

5.   A Habit is something you do without thinking about it.  What are some other examples of habits? What is a habit?

6.   Effectiveness is habitually doing things that help you get great results over and over again. What is Effectiveness?

7.  What are the 7 habits ?

8.  “There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home.”  Kenneth Olsen President and founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, in 1977  “This ‘telephone’ has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us. - Western union internal memo, 1976  “For the majority of people, the use of tobacco has a beneficial effect.” - Dr. Ian MacDonald. Los Angeles Surgeon, as quoted in Newsweek Nov. 18. 1969  “Everything that will be invented has been invented.” – Charles H Duell. U.S. Commissioner of Patents in 1899 Top Stupid Quotes

9.  What do you see in the picture?

10.   “Paradigms are like glasses – when you have an incomplete paradigm about yourself or life in general, it is like wearing the wrong prescription. That lens affects how you see everything else.” Pg 13 in 7HHET  Changing how we view ourselves, will change how we treat others and change how they treat us in return! Paradigms

11.   Not just physically, but do you like what you have become at the age you are now?  Do you like what you see on the inside and the outside?  Do you like who you are? When you look in the mirror do you like what you see?

12.  When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits, I dreamed of changing the world. As I grew older and wiser I realized the world would not change. And I decided to shorten my sights somewhat and change only my country. But it too was immovable. As I entered my twilight years, in one last desperate attempt, I sought to change only my family, those closest to me, but alas they would have none of it. Often, we see the need for change differently…

13.  And now here I lie on my death bed and realize (perhaps for the first time) that if only I’d changed myself first, then by example I may have influenced my family and with their encouragement and support I may have bettered my country, and who knows I may have changed the world. The end of the poem…

14.   How you think about yourself is like a bank account.  Just like a checking or savings account, you make deposits and withdrawals from your Personal Bank Account by the things you say and do. Personal Bank Account

15.  PBA DepositsPBA Withdrawals Keep promises to yourselfBreak personal promises Do small acts of kindnessKeep to yourself Be gentle with yourselfBeat yourself up Be honestBe dishonest Renew yourselfWear yourself out Tap into your talentsNeglect your talents

16.   Until you feel in charge of your own life, nothing else is really possible. Habit 1 - Be Proactive

17.  Can-Do PeopleNo-Can-Do People Take initiative to make it happen Wait for something to happen to them. Think about the solutions and options. Think about problems and barriers. Act.Are acted upon. Proactive vs. Reactive

18.  Circle of Control

19.  PAUSE, THINK, and DO PauseLearn to pause. ThinkThink about how you want to respond DoDo the most proactive thing. Push the PAUSE button

20.   Whether I fail or succeed shall be no man’s doing but my own. - Elaine Maxwell Proactive Quote

21.   Your group has 30 seconds to put the puzzle together. I will tell you when to start. Puzzle Fun

22.  “Would you tell me which way I ought to walk from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you wan to get to.” said the Cat. “I don’t much care where-” said Alice. “Then it doesn’t matter which way to walk.” Said the Cat.  From Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Habit 2 - Begin with the End in Mind

23.   1. Close your eyes and clear your mind of everything.  2. Think of a place where you can be alone – a place without interruptions.  3. Focus, breath deeply, and open your mind. Visualization Activity

24.   One of the best ways to keep the end in mind is through a Personal Mission Statement.  A Personal Mission Statement is a motto or credo that states what your life is about.  This is a fluid expression that will change as a person reaches goals and reassess the important aspects of their lives. How to do I do it?

25.  First and foremost, I will remain faithful always to my God. I will not underestimate the power of family unity. I will not neglect a true friend, but I will set aside time for myself as well. I will cross my bridges as I come to them. (divide and conquer). I will begin all challenges with optimism, Rather than doubt. I will always maintain a positive self-image and high self- esteem, I know that all my intentions begin with self- evaluation. Examples

26.  I will live by my own policies. I will sleep with a clear conscience. I will sleep in peace. R-Religion E- Education S-SuccessKatie’s Mission Statement P-ProductiveNOTHING E- ExerciseLESS. C-Caring T- Truthful Examples

27.   We are loyal to each other.  We cooperate and work together for the greater good of our family, community and country.  We are healthy and active.  We are life-long learners with a thirst for knowledge.  We respect ourselves and others.  We are faithful missionaries.  We are sealed together forever so we enjoy each other’s company now, and look forward to our Celestial reunion.  We are Christensens! Family Mission Statement

28.   My mission is to live with integrity and to make a difference in the lives of others.  To fulfill this mission:  I have Charity: I seek out and love the one – each one- regardless of their situation.  I sacrifice: I devote my time, talents, and resources to my mission.  I Inspire: I teach by example that we are all children of a loving Heavenly Father and that every Goliath can be overcome.  I am impactful: What I do makes a difference in the lives of others. My Mission Statement.

29.  “Character is the discipline to follow through with resolutions long after the spirit in which they were made has passed.” End in Mind Quotes

30.   We all have many roles we play in our lives?  Athlete  Mother or Father  Sister or Brother  Friend  Son or Daughter  Student  Musician  Employee Habit 3 – Put 1 st things 1st

31.   Habit 1 says, “ you are the DRIVER.”  Habit 2 says, “Decide where you want to go and draw a map to get there.”  Habit 3 says “GET THERE, Don’t let roadblocks knock you off course.” Put First Things First

32.   What do the big rocks represent?  What do the small rocks represent?  Why is it difficult to put the big rocks first in our lives?  How can you ensure that you make your big rocks a priority and keep them a priority? Big Rocks

33.   On the first day of the week, identify your big rocks for the week. Make a list of these activities.  Block out time for these big-rock activities. Schedule them in your agenda (have a physical or electronic agenda to put them in)  Schedule everything else – Once big rocks are planned, add the extra tasks you know you would like to do and write them in. Steps to planning

34.  Goal is to stay Q-2

35.   All successful people have the habit of doing the things failures don’t like to do. They don’t like doing them either necessarily. But their disliking is subordinated to the strength of their purpose.  Albert E. Gray’s Common Denominator for Success Put first things first quote

36.   The first three habits focus on the private victory – what things we do in our own lives to improve ourselves.  The second three habits focus on how we can work with others to multiply the results of our success. The Public Victory

37.  RBA DepositsRBA Withdrawals Keep PromisesBreak Promises Do small acts of kindnessKeep to yourself Be loyalGossip and break confidences ListenDon’t listen Say you’re sorryBe arrogant Set clear expectationsSet false expectations Relationship Bank Account

38.   Think Win-Win is an attitude toward life, a mental frame of mind that says I can win, and so can you. It’s not me or you, it’s both of us. Think Win-Win is the foundation for getting along well with other people. It begins with the belief that we are all equal, that no one is inferior or superior to anyone else, and no one really needs to be.  Pgs 146-157 in 7HHET Habit 4 – Think Win-Win

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40.  Four Paradigms Win - Lose (The Totem Pole) Win-lose is competitive and proud. “The pie of success is only so big, and if you get a big piece, there is less for me.” Lose - Win (The Doormat) Lose-Win is weak. It says “Have your way with me. Wipe your feet on me. Everyone else does.” It’s an attitude that encourages low expectations. Lose-Lose (The downward Spiral) Lose-Lose is negative. It says “If I’m going down, then you’re going down with me.” Win-Win (The All-you-can-eat-Buffet) Win-Win is both nice and tough at once, it says, “It’s not you or me. It’s both of us. There is more than enough food for everyone.”

41.  The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat. -Lily Tomlin Think Win-Win Quote

42.   Seek First to Understand, then to be Understood. Habit 5

43.  Habit 5-Seek first to understand, then to be understood.

44.   Steps to Genuine Listening  Listen with your eyes heart and ears.  Stand in their shoes  Practice mirroring. Genuine listening Mimicking is:Mirroring is: Repeating wordsRepeating meaning Using the same wordsUsing your own words Cold and indifferentWarm and caring.

45.   “As I get it, you feel…”  “So, as I see it…”  “I can see that you’re feeling…”  “You feel that…”  “So, what you’re saying is…” Mirroring Phrases

46.   Listen, or thy tongue will make thee deaf.  Native American Proverb Habit 5 Quote

47.  Habit 6 - Synergize

48.  “Synergy isn’t new, it’s like being on a sports team or part of a band.” (It’s not your way or my way, it’s the “high way”) Synergize

49.  The High Way

50.   “When you are focused on the success of others more than or as much as your own success, it is a guaranteed success formula. You don’t claw your way to the top on the backs of others – you are carried there on their shoulders.”  James Citrin, “The Five Patterns of Extraordinary Careers” Habit 6 Quote

51.   Any Guesses on why this habit is called “Sharpen the Saw”? Habit 7 – Sharpen the Saw

52.   Imagine you are going for a walk in the forest when you come upon a guy furiously sawing down a tree. “What are you doing?” you ask. “I’m sawing down a tree,” comes the reply. “How long have you been at it?” “Four hours so far, but I’m really making progress,” he replies, sweat dripping form his chin. “Your saw looks really dull,” you say. “Why don’t you take a break and sharpen it?” I can’t, you idiot. I’m too buy sawing.” From page 206 in 7HHET

53.  Renewing the four dimensions.

54.   “You may think you don’t have time to exercise, build friendships, or get inspired. In reality, you don’t have time not to. The downtime you spend sharpening your saw will pay you back immediately, ‘cause when you resume your normal routine, you’ll cut that much faster.” Habit 7 quote

55.   Making small changes every day will bring great results quickly.  Remind yourself of your commitments often and let them inspire you! Keep Hope Alive

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