The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Sean

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens ~ Sean Covey 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Mission Statement BE PROACTIVE – Take responsibility for your life. BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND – Define your mission and goals in life. PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST – Prioritize, and do the most important things first. THINK WIN-WIN – Have an everyone-can-win attitude. SEE FIRST TO UNDERSTAND, THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD – Listen to people sincerely. SYNERGIZE – Work together to achieve more. SHARPEN THE SAW – Renew yourself regularly. DRAFT

WHO ARE YOU? – The sum total of your attitude, beliefs, values, feelings, & reputation stays with you. – How will YOU be remembered? DRAFT

Mission Statement • World English Dictionary (source: dictionary. com) • mission statement — n an official statement of the aims and objectives of a business or other organization DRAFT

Zachary Community Schools & Zachary High School Mission Statements • The mission of the Zachary Community School Board is to assist every student in reaching his or her maximum potential through high-quality instruction and good stewardship of community resources. • The mission of Zachary High School is to provide each student a safe environment that fosters academic excellence, self worth, and a commitment to lifelong learning. DRAFT

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Habit 2 Begin with the end in mind. • What is your mission statement? • Consider your principles. – Values – Morals – Beliefs • Examples • The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make - Page 26 • My Mission Statement is… …To be the best I can be. …To continue to be a role model to my younger cousins. …To graduate from high school and college. …To continue to help people with their situations. …To be a good student. …To be a wife and mother later in life. …To be a successful business woman/owner. …To one day save a lot of money and help the needy. …To donate my organs to someone DRAFT who needs them when I die.

Mission Statement • Write a mission statement for yourself. – Microsoft Word – Must be at least 2 lines – SAVE AS First Name Last Initital MS in the Activities folder in your EFC folder • Example: Chris. K MS • Select pictures that represent your mission statement – View Mrs. Knight’s video • Go to your Projects folder inside your EFC folder – Create a folder title MS • Save your pictures in the MS folder DRAFT

Animoto • Go to animoto. com • Sign up – Use your Gaggle. net email address • firstname. lastname 2014@zacharystudents. org • Use your Novell password for the password – Using other information to set up your Animoto account will result in a grade of zero (0) – If your parent has not signed the Parent Waiver to use gaggle. net, complete the activity in Power. Point • Follow the directions DRAFT

Directions for Animoto • Click Create • Select a style & click Create – You MUST select a style that has Create under it • Upload your pictures • Select music from their selection • Click Save & continue • Title your video first name last initial MS – Description: my mission statement • Click Create Video • Animoto will save your video which will take a few minutes • Animoto will email you at your Gaggle account when it is ready for viewing DRAFT

Sources: • Covey, Sean. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989. • Covery, Sean. The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make: A Guide for Teens. New York: Fireside, 2006. • Henry, Erica. Freshman Success. Zachary High School. DRAFT