7 Habits of Effective Teens

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens–Sharpen the Saw

7 Habits of Highly effective teens–Sharpen the Saw The seventh habit in 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens is Sharpen the Saw. “The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.”  This quote is what sharpening the saw is all about. Habit number 7 will be a huge help if you ever feel imbalanced, empty inside or stressed-out.  This habit is specially designed to help with those feelings. Covey…
Lindsay
June 27, 2024
7 Habits of Effective Teens

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens–Synergize

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens–Synergize The sixth habit in 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens is Synergize. So what is synergy? “Synergy is achieved when two or more people work together to create a better solution than either could alone.  It’s not your way or my way but a better way, a higher way.” We can learn a lot about synergy by observing the way geese travel in a “V” formation.  Some…
Lindsay
June 25, 2024
7 Habits of Effective Teens

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens–Seek First to Understand

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens–Seek first to understand, then to be understood. The fifth habit in 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens is Seek first to understand, then to be understood. “Listen, or thy tongue will make thee deaf.” Sometimes it’s our tendency to swoop in and try and solve other people’s problems before we even understand exactly what the problem is.  Sometimes, we simply don’t listen.  We don’t make an…
Lindsay
June 23, 2024
7 Habits of Effective Teens

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens–Think Win-Win

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens–Think Win-Win The fourth habit in the 7 Habits of Highly Effective teens is to Think Win-Win. Sean Covey says “Think Win-Win is an attitude toward life, a mental frame of mind that says I can win and so can you.  It’s not me or you, it’s both of us.  Think Win-win is the foundation for getting along well with other people.  It begins with the belief that…
Lindsay
June 20, 2024
7 Habits of Effective Teens

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens–Put First Things First

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens–Put First Things First The third habit of the 7 Habits of Highly effective Teens is to Put First Things First. It’s been said that teens today aren’t faced with the same kind of hard work as teens in generations past.  The truth is, teens today are simply facing a different kind of hard.  Teens (and adults) are multi-tasking more than any other generation and time has…
Lindsay
June 18, 2024