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…

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…

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 those…

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens–Personal bank accounts In the last 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 on…