7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

Habit 2

Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind

If teens aren’t clear about where they want to end up in life, about their values, goals, and what they stand for, they will wander, waste time, and be tossed to and fro by the opinions of others. Help your teen create a personal mission statement which will act as a road map and direct and guide his own decision-making process.

“Keep your eye on the prize.” Determine your desired prize and don’t quit until you have realized the achievement of your prize. Then set another prize, another goal or desire that you would really like to achieve. Begin with the achievement of your prize in mind. Visualize and then realize. Start by having a target mind; know where you are going.

One prize or goal you definitely need to establish for yourself is the prize of an honorable graduation from high school—that you will receive your diploma honestly and with integrity—that you earned it with perfect honesty.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Whether I fail or succeed shall be no man’s doing but my own. I am the force.”

Elaine Maxwell

Reflection: This statement is really true. It’s up to no one whether you fail or succeed; it’s only up to you. You are the force to whatever you have succeeded or failed in. You make your own decisions and all the consequences are because of what you’ve chosen either good or bad. For example if I get an A+ on my English class, it’s because I’ve worked hard, done all my work, and have studied. My force and determination determines whether I succeed or fail. Everything is up to you and no one is responsible for your failures or accomplishments. Choose the right and use your force to succeed!

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens Habit One

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

Habit 1

(By Sean Covey but modified)

Habit 1: Be Proactive

Being proactive is the key to unlocking the other habits. Help your teen take control and responsibility for her life. Proactive people understand that they are responsible for their own happiness or unhappiness. They don’t blame others for their own actions or feelings. Proactive people realize that the ball is in their court, that they are the captain of their own ship; that they are in control, control of their decisions, thoughts, choices, decisions, goals actions, and priorities. Proactive people are self-starters; they don’t wait to be told what to do, they press forward with enthusiasm toward the achievement of their assignments, their duties, their responsibilities, their obligations. Choosing to do what is right is a proactive decision. Obey the rules. Obey the law. Obey the coach. Obey the school policies. Obey your parents. Obey with exactness, and great things will come to you. Be proactive and take the initiative.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Keep your eye on the prize”

ANON

Reflection: This statement has a lot of meaning to it. You have to keep your eye on the prize in order to reach your goal. For example if you want to go to a University and graduate you have to “keep your eye” on succeeding in school and giving it your all. If you forget about your goal then everything will go downhill and you won’t succeed. You always have to stick to your goal and make sure you accomplish it. Choose the right and keep your eye on the prize!

Ten Tips for Student Success

Ten Tips for Student Success

St. Johns University

1.   Attend your classes. Remember in the words of Woody Allen ‘Seventy percent of success in life is showing up’.

2.   Know your faculty. Make sure you know who your teachers are, when their office hours are and how to contact them.

3.   Make sure the faculty knows you. Sit in front of the classroom. Participate in class discussions. Consult with your teachers during office hours.

4.   Use a daily planner. Note the dates of exams, assignments, term papers, etc.

5.   Be organized. Prioritize your responsibilities. Manage your time. Remember everyone has the same 168 hours a week, only some of us use them better than others.

6.   Know your campus resources. Visit academic Dean Office regularly. Become familiar with the services and programs offered by the Counseling Center, The freshmen Center, the Career Center, the Campus Ministry Office and the Student Life Office.

7.   Take care of your health. Get enough sleep. Eat well-balanced meals. Exercise regularly. Make informed and mature decisions about alcohol, sex and drugs. Visit the health office as needed.

8.   Work only as necessary. Try not the exceed 20 hours during a school week. If possible, work on campus. Apply for financial aid and loans if you need them. Manage your expenses very carefully.

9.   Get involved in campus activities. It will help you learn valuable skills, expand your social network and enhance your self-confidence.

10.               Keep your eyes on the prize. Clarify your goals. Know why you are in (high school or) college in the first place. Visualize your success on a daily basis.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“You make your habits and your habits make you”

-ANON

Reflection: This statement is totally true. You make your own habits and your habits make you. What you do or your habits make up who you are because it’s what you do most of the time. For example if you have the habit of lying a lot, then you will be recognized as a bad person who lies  and no one will trust you or believe what you say. Also if you cheat people will see you as a cheater that cheats his/her ways out of things. Your habits make you who you are. If you have nice habits then you will become a nice person, but if you have bad habits you will be a bad person. Choose the right and have nice habits!

7 habits of highly successful teens

By Sean covey

For teen, life is not a playground it’s a jungle. And, being the parent of a teenager isn’t any walk in the park, either. In his book, the 7 habits of highly effective teens, author Sean Covey attempts to provide “a compass to help teens and their parents navigate the problem they encounter daily.”

How will they deal with peer pressure? Motivation? Success or lack thereof? The life of a teenager if full of tough issues and life-changing decisions. As a parent you are responsible to make them learn the principles and ethics that will help to reach their goals and live a successful life.

While it’s all well and good to tell kids how to live their lives, “teens watch what you do more than you listen to what you say” Covey says. So practice what you preach. For example it can be very influential.

Covey himself has done well by following a parent’s example. His dad Stephen Covey wrote the book “The 7 habits of Highly Successful People” which sold over 15 million copies Sean’s a chip off “The Old Block and no slacker”. His own book has rung in a more than respectable 2 million copies sold. Here are his seven habits, and some ideas for helping your teen understand and apply them.

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