1. “Defective Teens – NOT!!!” Based on: “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens" by Sean Covey

2. The 7 Habits of Highly Defective Teens: Habit 1: React. Habit 2: Begin with No End in Mind. Habit 3: Put First Things Last. Habit 4: Think Win- Lose. Habit 5: Seek First to Talk, Then Pretend to Listen. Habit 6: Don't Cooperate Habit 7: Wear Yourself Out.

3. “As you can see, the habits listed above are recipes for disaster. Yet many of us indulge in them...regularly (me included). And, given this, it's no wonder that life in this world can really stink at times.” --Sean Covey Defective Teens

4. What are the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens? Habit 1: Be Proactive. –Take responsibility for your life. Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind. –Define your mission and goals in life. Habit 3: Put First Things First. –Prioritize, and do the most important things first. Habit 4: Think Win-Win. –Have an everyone-can-win attitude. Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood. –Listen to people sincerely. Habit 6: Synergize. –Work together to achieve more. Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw. –Renew yourself regularly.

5. Habit 1: Be Proactive Listen to your language Victimitis virus Proactive pays Circle of control Setbacks to triumphs reactive proactive

6. Be Proactive Rise above Change agent Proactive muscles Can-do Push pause Tools in action

7. Habit 2: Begin With the End In Mind Crossroads Who’s leading? –Personal mission statement Your talents Three watch outs –Labels –All over syndrome –Wrong wall

8. Begin With the End In Mind Go for goal –Count the cost –Put it in pen –Just do it! –Use momentous moments –Rope up Goals in action Weakness to strengths

9. Habit 3: Put First Things First Pack more into life –Procrastinator –Prioritizer –Yes-man –Slacker Use a planner (agenda!) –Rocks story Procrastinator Prioritizer SlackerYes-Man

10. Put First Things First Courage zone –Vs. Comfort zone –Fear and decisions –Rising after falling –Hard moments –Peer pressure Ingredient of success

11. Relationship Bank Account Keeping promises Small acts of kindness Be loyal Listen Say you are sorry Set clear expectations

12. Habit 4: Think Win-Win Win-lose, –totem pole Lose-win, –doormat Lose-lose, – downward spiral Win-win, –all you can eat buffet

13. Think Win-Win Private victory Avoid tumor twins –Competing –Comparing Fruits of win-win spirit

14. Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood 5 poor listening styles: –Space out –Pretender –Selective –Word –Self-centered Judge probe

15. Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood Genuine listening Talk with parents

16. Habit 6: Synergize Synergy is everywhere Celebrate differences All a minority of one Roadblocks Stick up for diversity

17. Synergize Getting into synergy –Define problem (or better – OPPORTUNITY!) –Their way –My way –Brainstorm –High way Teamwork and synergy

18. Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw Balance is better Take time for a time- out

19. Sharpen the Saw Care for your body –You are what you eat –Use it or lose it –All about how you feel –Quit whenever you want –The refusal skill

20. Sharpen the Saw Care for your brain –Sharpen your mind –Find your niche –School in way of education –Post high school –Mental barriers –You gotta wanna

21. Sharpen the Saw Care for your heart –Sex and relationships –Laugh or you’ll cry

22. Sharpen the Saw Care for your soul –Back to nature –Teen’s best friend –Spiritual diet –Disturbing my sleep –Fried frogs –Get real

23. Keep Hope Alive

24. Hope So be sure when you step Step with care and great tact And remember that life’s A great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed) Kid, you’ll move mountains ~Dr. Seuss

25. The End Bob Moawad, “You can’t make footprints in the sands of time by sitting on your butt, And who wants to leave butt prints in the sands of time?”

26. See me later for a personality quiz Are you a melon, banana, orange, or a grape?