A Program by Sean Covey
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School Counselor Cedar Hill High School
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7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens – paperback
book (called “Teens Book”) – this book is the
school’s copy
Ultimate Guide to Success – workbook –this is
yours to keep and write in
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Write three things on your name tent (3
minutes):
 Your Name
 Your favorite Food
 Your favorite thing to do or something you
are good at
Now, tell your neighbor about the activity you
chose and why
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What are the biggest
challenges you face
In your life?
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Turn to Page 5 in your Ultimate Success Guide
(workbook)
Learn It, Live It, Give It
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What are habits?
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Turn to Page 8 of the Teens Book
Need a volunteer:
Please read the sentence under
“What Exactly Are Habits?”
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Work with a Partner:
Make a list of the “good” habits you have
acquired and discuss these with a partner.
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What is “effectiveness”?
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“Effectiveness is habitually doing things that
help you to get great results over and over
again.
Effectiveness is tied directly to habits.
If you form good habits and use them over and
over again, you will be more effective.”
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Think about some habits you have right now
that make you effective in your life?
Write your responses on Page 6 (bottom of
page) in your Success Guide (workbook)
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The Private Victory
(self- mastery)
The Public Victory
(relationships and
teamwork)
Renewal (taking time
for yourself)
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The Private Victory
Habit 1 – Be Proactive
Habit 2 – Begin with the End in Mind
Habit 3 – Put First Things First
The Public Victory
Habit 4 – Think Win Win
Habit 5 – Seek First to Understand, then to Be Understood
Habit 6 - Synergize
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Renewal
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Who can name any one of the 7 habits?
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There could be candy involved in this
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Turn to Page 7 of your Teens book.
Silently read “The 7 Habits of Highly Defective
Teens”
Think about “what are some of the bad habits
you are practicing right now?”
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Turn to Page 33 of your Teens book.
Need a Volunteer to read the poem.
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What did the Anglican bishop
want to change?
Why do people want to
change other people
instead of themselves?
Who in our lives do we
have the power to change?
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Turn to Page 34 in your Teens Book
Need volunteers to read the symptoms of a
Poor PBA and Symptoms of a Healthy PBA.
Look on p. 35 at Examples of PBA deposits and
withdrawals
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Listen to the following statements and write down:
+5 for deposits-5 for withdrawals
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You promised yourself you would set some time aside to study for a
big test, but you didn’t
You told your mom you would empty all the garbage when you got
home, but you never did it
You stood up for a friend when someone was being unkind
You were too hard on yourself when you didn’t get an “A” on a test
because you knew you had done your best
You took the time to rest rather than go to a party when you knew
you were tired
You stopped taking music lessons, even though you know you have
talent
You came home and told your dad you scratched the car, even when
you knew he’d probably never find out that you did it
You never told anyone when you found out your friend was using
drugs and was really getting hooked
You kept saying no when you were being pressured into having sex
before you were ready
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When you are at a deficit,
what are some things you
can do to bring you back to
a positive account balance?
(what are some things that
you can do to help when you
are feeling low on confidence)?
Write responses on page 11 (journal space)
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Be Proactive
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Turn to Page 14 in your Success Guide
(workbook)
Need a volunteer to read the definitions of
proactive people and reactive people on page
14 (inside the binoculars)
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Listen to the following statements and decide which person should shake up his or her bottle:
“Reactive” or “Proactive”
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Your sister ruins your favorite shirt and you storm into her room
screaming at her
Your best friend says something that hurts your feelings and you
decide he must be having a bad day, so you blow it off
Somebody cuts you off in traffic, so you flip him the bird
Your teacher makes a really ridiculous comment in front of your
friends so you yell at him and tell him to leave you alone
Your parents won’t let you take the car—again. You stomp off and
slam the door to your room
Your little sister keeps asking you to read to her and you don’t want
to, but you decide to do it anyway
You feel like you’re being scheduled for too many long shifts at
work, but instead of complaining to your co-workers, you talk to
your manager
Someone offers you drugs and you say no.
Your mom says, “We need to talk,” and you say, “not now,” because
you KNOW it’s going to end up in an argument.
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Read the following scenario:
You overhear a friend of yours bad-mouthing
you in front of a group. He/She doesn’t
know you overheard the conversation. Just
five minutes ago, this same friend was
sweet-talking you to your face. You feel
hurt and betrayed.
At the bottom of page 16 in your Success Guide (where it says Journal)
Write 2 proactive responses and 2 reactive responses to this scenario.
Share your responses with a partner.
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Which responses would
you rather choose:
proactive or reactive?
Why?
What are some real life
situations in which you
have acted proactively?
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Pause - Stop immediately
Think – Think about how you want to respond
Do – Do the most proactive thing
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Turn to Page 16 in your Success Guide
(workbook).
In the Journal space provided, take a couple
of minutes to write down:
One thing you will do this week to
begin making more proactive
choices.
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Who can remember what Habit 1 is?
Who can remember what Habit 2 is?
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Begin with the End in Mind
. . . Choose your direction based on the outcome you want
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Why is it important to
begin with the end in mind?
What ways do you
Already begin with the
end in mind?
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Ask yourself these questions:
◦ What have you done with your life over the past
year?
◦ How do you feel inside?
◦ What do you look like?
◦ What characteristics do you possess?
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Turn to Pages 81 and 82 in the Teens book.
What is a Personal Mission Statement?
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The Great Discovery (pages 21 -23 in Success
Guide Workbook)
7 minutes – answer questions as honestly as
you can
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Turn to Page 24 in your Success Guide
(workbook)
Begin your first draft of your Personal Mission
Statement.
In 5 minutes, capture your thoughts about
some of the things you would like to include
in your Personal Mission Statement.
Write or draw nonstop for the full 5 minutes.
This is just your first draft
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What have you learned today?
What will you begin doing this week?
What do you hope to accomplish in school this
year?
Make sure to keep up with your workbooks –
you will use them throughout the year in
school
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