1. Teenage Success
The
Man in the
Mirror!
Brenda’s talking notes

2. The Man in the Mirror I’m starting with the man in the mirror
I’m asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place,
Take a look yourself, and then make a change.
Brenda’s talking notes

3. Can you solve this riddle?
Constant companion
Greatest helper/Heaviest burden
At your command
Easily managed
Servant
Not a machine
Who
Am I?
Ms. Shirley’s talking notes

4. What is a habit?
Ms. Shirley’s talking notes.
We first make our habits, then our habits make us! English poet

5. 7 TEENS HABITS The of Highly Effective Aristotle
Ms. Shirley’s talking notes.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence,
then, is not an act, but a habit.
Aristotle

6. 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.)
Ms. Shirley (talking points) Activity (Brenda)

7. ??? Stupid Quotes???
“There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home.”
“[Television] won’t be able to hold on to any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night.”
“For the majority of people, the use of tobacco has a beneficial effect.”
“This ‘telephone’ has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.”
“Everything that can be invented has been invented.”
Marlow’s talking points

8. Paradigms and Principles
Better keep yourself
clean and bright;
you are the
window through
which you see the
whole world.
George Bernard Shaw
Marlow’s talking points

9. What is a paradigm? A perception A point of view A frame of reference
A belief
Paradigms are like glasses!
Marlow’s talking points and Brenda (with glasses)

10. Types of Paradigms Paradigms of Self Paradigms of Others
Paradigms of Life
Friend-Centered
Stuff-Centered
Boyfriend/Girlfriend Centered
School-Centered
Parent-Centered
Other (Sports, hobbies, heroes, enemies, work, etc.)
Principle-Centered***The Real Thing!***
Marlow’s talking points

11. Principle-Centered Paradigms
Honesty Service Love
Hard Work Respect Gratitude
Moderation Fairness Integrity
Loyalty Cooperation Responsibility
If who I am is what I have and what I have is lost, then who am I? Anonymous
Marlow’s talking points

12. Can you find yourself? “My teacher is out to get me!”
“It’s no use. My stepdad and I will never get along. We’re just too different.”
“Me? Thin? Are you kidding? My whole family is full of fat people.”
“You can’t get ahead in life unless you know the right people.”
“No one in my family has ever gone to college. I’d be crazy to think I could make it.”
Brenda’s talking notes

13. and you reap a character;
Sow a thought,
and you reap an act;
Sow an act,
and you reap a habit;
Sow a habit,
and you reap a character;
Sow a character,
Brenda’s talking notes
and you reap a destiny.
Samuel Smiles

14. Man in the Mirror I’m starting with the man in the mirror
I’m asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place,
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change.
Brenda’s talking notes

15. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
Exit Ticket
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
1. What I learned today. __________________________________________________________________
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2. What I already knew. __________________________________________________________________
3. A bad habit that I would like to change into a good habit is ____________________________________
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4. How I feel about this lesson. Mark an X on a face below. _
Evaluation form is an exit ticket. Every student gets some small happy (e. g. piece of gum) upon completion.
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