7HabitsofHighlyEffectivePeople

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Whatarehabitsanyway?

•Habitsarethingswedorepeatedly,butmostofthetimewearehardlyawarethatwehavethem.They’reonautopilot.

FormingGOODhabits.ABETTERyou!• Effectivenessishabituallydoingthingsthathelpyougetresultsoverandoveragain.• Ifyouformgoodhabitsandusethem,youwillbemoreeffective.Forexample:doinghomeworkbeforeitisdue.• Ifyouformgoodhabitsasateenandusethem,youwillbemoreeffectiveasateammemberinhighschoolandintheworkforce.

GoodHabitsvs.BadHabits• Beingkindandrespectful• Exercisingregularly• Planningahead• Studying

• Blamingothers• Beingdisrespectful• Talkingnegatively

Luckily,youarestrongerthanyourhabits!

Therefore,youCANchangethem.Let’strythisexperiment:1)FirstthingIwantyoutodoiscrossyourarms.2)Afteryouhavedoneitthewayyouareusedto,trytocrossthemtheoppositeway.Feelsprettyfunnyright?That’sbecausewehaveahabitofdoingitacertainway.Ifyoufoldedthemthenewwayfor30daysinarow,itwouldn’tfeelsostrange.Youwouldgetinthehabitofdoingit!

The7HabitsCanHelpYou…

GetcontrolofyourlifeImproveyourrelationshipswithyourfriendsMakesmarterdecisionsGetalongwithyourparentsDefineyourvaluesandwhatmattersmosttoyouGetmoredoneinlesstimeIncreaseyourself-confidenceBehappyFindbalancebetweenschool,work,friends,andeverythingelse

The7Habits

1. BeProactive2. BeginWiththeEndinMind3. PutFirstThingsFirst4. ThinkWin/Win5. SeekFirsttoUnderstand,ThentoBeUnderstood6. Synergize7. SharpentheSaw

Habit1:BeProactive

WhatisthepurposeofHabit#1?• Beingproactiveisbasedontheprinciplethatyouareresponsibleforyourownchoices.• Youhavethefreedomtochooseandcaninfluenceyourownlife.

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Whichisametaphorforreactiveandwhichproactive?

Reactivevs.Proactive• Controlledbyconditionsandfeelings...• “therefereewasterrible”,“youruinedmyday”

• “It’snotmyfault...”• “Noonelikesme...”• Waitsforsomethingtohappen.“Iwilltalktomyteacheraboutmysituationthenexttime...”or“ThereisnothingIcandoabout...”

• Iseasilyoffendedorupset• Getsangryandsaythingsyoulaterregret• Example:PopCan/PopRocks

• Becomeresponsibleformychoicesandactions.

• “Icandobetterthanthat”• Thinkbeforetalkingordoingsomething.• Realizeyoucan’tcontroleverythingthathappenstoyou.

• Calm,coolandincontrol• Focusonwhatcanbechanged• Shakingupawaterbottle

CircleofControl

CircleofControlActivity:Instructions

Onaseparatepieceofpaper,drawacircleofcontrolwithenoughroomtoaddthingsyouhavecontroloverandthingsyoudonot.

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Conclusion– ThinkandThenAnswerinNotes

1)Whatdoesproactivemean?Whatdoesaproactivepersondo/say?2)Giveanexampleofaproactivechoiceyou’vemade.3)Whatdoesreactivemean?Whatdoesareactivepersondo/say?4)Whenandwheredoyoutendtobethemostreactive?