Discovering the Best-Kept Thinking,
Learning & Communicating Secrets of
Successful Teenagers
Created by: Paul Bernabei, Tom Cody, Mary
Cole and Willow Sweeney
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If you step back and observe people in life and
what they are trying to do, you will find out
that out of 100% of the people:
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20% are making 80% of the difference
The other 80% make 20% of the difference.
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20% of Girl Scouts in any troop sell 80% of the
cookies.
20% of the students in class answer 80% of the
questions.
20% of the forwards on any soccer team score
80% of the goals each season.
What do the top 20 have that the bottom 80
don’t?
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What’s really going on in people is that they’re
either developing their potential or they’re not.
Check out these three phases and consider
where you are:
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They’re developing very little of their potential.
Their negativity and false beliefs result in
accomplishing far less than what they are
capable of.
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They’re doing ok.
They’re pretty much meeting expectations
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Their potential is exploding.
Because they have developed their potential
They are able to achieve far more in their
relationships and experiences.
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Every person is capable of being in the Top 20
(last stage) or Bottom 80 (first two stages).
In every situation we decide or choose to be in
the Top 20 or Bottom 80.
In fact, we might be operating in a Top 20 way
in one area of our life and in a Bottom 80 way
in another area
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The cornerstones of becoming a Top 80 are TLC
T-Thinking
L- Learning
C- Communicating
This is all about becoming a better YOU!
YOU developing your own personal potential
so you are more successful in every aspect of
your life (school, relationships, work, extra
curriculars, etc.)
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Each of us is
responsible for
making his or her
own life.
What do you think
makes the Top 20
different from the
bottom 80?
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Creative- inventive, full of
ideas
Self-Confident- belief in
oneself
Organized- able to keep
your life in order
Outgoing- friendly,
sociable
Self-Motivated- selfstarting
Persistent- sticking with it.
Enthusiastic- eager
interest.
Emotionally Aware- in
touch with feelings and
thoughts
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Self-Disciplined- having
self-control
Focused- staying fixed on
a goal or task
Optimistic- hopeful,
seeing positive
Proactive- doing what
needs to be done before a
problem develops
Courageous- responding
in spite of fear
Spiritual- connected with
your true self and values.
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If you genuinely engage and participate in all
aspects of TLC you will be getting more
enjoyment out of your life- promised!
Willingness is a major factor in this
endeavor…and only you have the power to
open the door to this process.
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If you think you are already doing all right in your
life you may ask why bother.
All you have to do is be willing to push yourself!
THERE IS ONLY ONE THING
MORE IMPORTANT THAN
BEING GOOD
AND THAT IS
GETTING BETTER!
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Identify 5 people who you think are Top
20s.
What characteristics do they have that make
them a Top 20?
Choose three or more Star Qualities that
you would like to develop more fully in
yourself.
How can you demonstrate the willingness
to work on these Star Qualities