7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

Habit 6

Habit 6: Synergize

Synergy is achieved when two or more people work together to create something better than either could alone. Through this habit, teens learn it doesn’t have to be “your way” or “my way” but rather a better way, a higher way. Synergy is the reward, the delicious fruit you’ll taste as you get better living the other habits, especially at thinking Win-Win and seeking first to understand. Learning to synergize is like learning to form V formations with others instead of trying to fly through life solo. You’ll be amazed at how much faster and farther you’ll go. Synergy doesn’t just happen. It’s a process. You have to get there. And the foundation of getting there is this: Learn to celebrate differences.

A good band is a great example of synergy: it’s not just the drums, or the guitar, or the sax, or the vocalist, it’s all of them together that make up the “sound”. Each member brings his or her strengths to the table to create something better than each could alone. No instrument is more important than another, just different.

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Student Success Statement

“So often, in our quest to be more popular and to be part of the “in-group,” we lose sight of the things that are far more important.”

Sean Covey

Reflection: This statement is really true. Many people to become popular choose the wrong. By doing that you forget about the important things In life. For example many teens today drink and do drugs just to look” cool and popular.” These teens forget about the important things like education, family, health, etc. many people mess up their lives in order to become popular and choose nothing but the wrong. Stick to who you are and choose the right! Don’t just choose the wrong to become “popular”, it actually makes you less of a person.

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens Habit 5

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

Habit 5

5. Seek first to Understand, and then to be Understood

Because most people don’t listen very well, one of the great frustrations in life is that many don’t feel understood. Thus habit will ensure your teen learns the most important communication skill there is: active listening.

Why is this habit the key to communication? It’s because the deepest need of the human heart is to be understood. Everyone wants to be respected and valued for who they are—a unique, one-of-a-kind, never-to-be-cloned individual. People won’t expose their soft middles unless they feel genuine love and understanding. Once they feel it, however, they will tell you more than you may want to hear. People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.

Listen with your eyes, heart, and ears. 7 percent of communication is contained in the words we use. The rest comes from body language (53 percent) and how we say words, or the tone and feelings reflected in our voice (40 percent). Most people are eager to talk and had rather talk than listen. We have one mouth and two ears. This means should listen twice as much as we talk. Learn to listen and listen to learn. Listen, really listen, for understanding. Seek first to understand than to be understood—LISTEN.

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7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Habit 4

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

Habit 4

4. Think Win-Win

Teens can learn to foster the belief that it is possible to create an atmosphere or Win-Win in every relationship. This habit encourages the idea that in any given discussion or situation both parties can arrive at a mutually beneficial solution. Your teen will learn to celebrate the accomplishments of others instead of being threatened by them. Win-Win is a belief that everyone can win. It’s both nice and tough all at once. I won’t step on you, but I won’t be your doormat either. You care about other people and you want them to succeed as well. Win-Win is abundant. It is the belief that there’s plenty of success to go around. It’s not either you or me. It’s both of us. It’s not a matter of who gets the biggest piece of the pie. There’s more than enough food for everyone. It’s an all-you-can-eat-buffet.

Win-win always creates more perhaps surprising benefit of thinking Win-win is the good feelings brings on. The true test of whether or not you are thinking Win-Win or one of the alternatives is how you feel. Win-lose and Lose-win thinking you will cloud your judgment and fill you with negative feelings. Win-Win will fill your heart with happy and serene thoughts. It will give you confidence. Even fill you with light. Think Win-Win or no deal.  

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible”

Ezra T. Benson

Reflection: This quote has a lot meaning to it. If you do what wrong you will never feel right. If you do wrong it will always remain in your conscious and you won’t feel right. You will feel guilty or uncomfortable rather than right. For example if you steal something you won’t feel right, you will feel panicked, scared, and guilty. On the other hand if you help someone in need, you will feel awesome and right. Choose the right and avoid feeling wrong!!!

 

7 habits of highly successful teens Habit 3

7 habits of highly successful teens

Habit 3

Habit 3: Put first things first

Habit three is about will and will not power. This habit helps teens prioritize and manage their time so that they focus on and complete the most important things in their lives. Putting first things first also means learning to overcome fears and being strong during difficult times. Its living life according to what matters most. Putting first things first deals with things that are:

Important or not important, urgent or not urgent. Let’s look at the four quadrants of time management.

Quadrant 1: things that are important and Urgent

Quadrant 2: Things that are important but not urgent

Quadrant 3: Things that are not important but Urgent

Quadrant 4: Things that is not important and not urgent

1.   Important & Urgent	2.   Important but not Urgent
3.   Not Important but are Urgent	4.   Not important and not Urgent

 

Quadrant 2 is the ideal place to spend time, doing things that are important but not urgent. Here’s where priorities come into play. The results for living quadrant 2 are:

1.   Control your life

2.   Balance

3.   High Performance

 

So, in what Quadrant are you spending most of your time? The key is to shift as much time as possible in quadrant 2 and this is accomplished by planning. Spend more time planning and incorporating the most important things first, things that matter most. Keep your eyes on the prize and reach for it.

 

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Student Success Statement

“The only difference between those who have failed and those who have succeeded lies in the difference of their habits. Good habits are the key to all success. Bad habits are the unlocked door for failure. Thus the first law will obey, which precedeth all others is—‘I will for good habits and become their slaves.’”

Og Mandino

Reflection:  Og Mandino has a really good point. You habits determine whether you succeed or fail. You habits differs you form other and separates the people who succeed and those who fail. For example if you have a really bad habit of cheating, everyone will see you as a cheater and won’t trust you. On the other hand if you have a habit of studying all the time, people will see you as an intellectual person who is very studious. People who have good habits will succeed in life and those who have bad habits will fail. Choose the right and stick to your good habits!