7 Habits of Effective Teens

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens--Begin with the End in Mind The second habit in 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens--Begin with the end in mind.  Imagine dumping out a puzzle of 1000 pieces but having no picture on the box to put it together.  How will you put all the pieces where they go if you have no idea what the end result should look like? The same is…

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens--Be Proactive The first and foundational habit in 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens--be proactive.  Sean Covey states that being proactive is the key to unlocking all the other habits and that's why it comes first. "...there are two types of people in this world--the proactive and the reactive--those who take responsibility for their lives and those who blame; those who make it happen and…

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens--Personal bank accounts In an earlier post, we talked about the importance of the book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens" in the Triumph program and why we're highlighting various aspects of the book.   Sean Covey states "Before you'll ever win in the public arenas of life, you must first win the private battles within yourself.  All change begins with you."  He goes…

Living a principle-centered life. Last week we talked about the importance of the book "7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens" in the Triumph program and the role paradigms play in our lives.  Whatever is most important to us (or our kids) will become our paradigm--our "life-center".  There are many different centers we can have:  friend-centered, stuff-centered, boyfriend/girlfriend-centered, school-centered, parent-centered, sports/hobbies-centered, work-centered, etc.  All of these life-centers don't give us the…

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens--paradigm shifts One of the books that plays a big role in the treatment program at Triumph Youth Services is "7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens" by Sean Covey (the son of Stephen Covey who wrote the book "7 Habits of Highly Effective People").  Over the next several weeks we'll be highlighting some of the points in the book that we teach to the boys…