Perception What lens do you view yourself Adapted

Perception What lens do you view yourself? Adapted from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey

Titan’s Creed �“Titans love, respect, and protect one another. ” … Including self

Character Traits �Courage – Emotional strengths that involve the exercise of will to accomplish goals in the face of opposition, external or internal �Temperance – Strengths that protect against excess �Forgiveness: Accepting the shortcomings of yourself; giving yourself a second chance; not being vengeful �Self-Regulation [self-control]: Regulating what one feels and does; being disciplined; controlling one's appetites and emotions

Perception Paradigm Point-of-view Frame of reference Belief

Beautiful…. Like a Rainbow

Wearing glasses with the wrong prescription?

If paradigms are often… �Incomplete �Inaccurate Then we should open our minds to… �New information �New ideas �New points of view Change our paradigms when they are wrong

Are your paradigms of yourself helping or hindering you?

What is your paradigm? �Smart/Stupid �Parents hate me/love me �Pretty/Ugly �Unorganized/Organized �Teachers out to get me/help me �Fat/Skinny �Will never go to college/college bound

Paradigm Shift �Positive self talk �Look in the mirror – Say something positive about yourself.

Paradigm Shift �Think of a limiting paradigm �Do something this week that contradicts that paradigm

True Colors - Cyndi Lauper You with the sad eyes don't be discouraged oh I realize it's hard to take courage in a world full of people you can lose sight of it all and the darkness inside you can make you fell so small But I see your true colors shining through I see your true colors and that's why I love you so don't be afraid to let them show your true colors are beautiful like a rainbow Show me a smile then don't be unhappy, can't remember when I last saw you laughing if this world makes you crazy and you've taken all you can bear you call me up because you know I'll be there And I'll see your true colors shining through I see your true colors so don't be afraid to let them show your true colors are beautiful like a rainbow MUSIC: True Colors

True Colors Cant remember when i last saw you laughing if this world makes you crazy and you've taken all you can bear you call me up because you know I'll be there And I'll see your true colors shining through I see your true colors and that's why I love you so don't be afraid to let them show your true colors see your true colors shining through YEAH! I can see your true colors and that's why i love you so don't be afraid to let them show your true colors Are Beautiful like the Rainbow