1. 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
Weekly Lessons – Week 8

2. 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

3. Mission Statement I

4. 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

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

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

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

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. Common Ingredient of Success

13. Habits
Baby Steps

14. 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).