“The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens” was written by Sean Covey. The main purpose of this book is to inspire teenagers to improve their choices now in order to become well-rounded adults. Like his Father Stephen R. Covey, who wrote “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”, Sean’s work is essentially similar to his father’s work, but unlike his father, Sean wrote this book specifically for teens to inform them on how to live a more effective lifestyle. As part of my course “Personal Development & Leadership” that I’m currently taking this semester, I was given the task to read the book in question with aim of to understand the motive of the book and eventually find ways to improve certain aspects of my live in a positive manner. As I was …show more content…
It illustrates that being proactive means accepting that as human beings we are fully responsible for our own lives. I also was able to gather that proactive people make choices based on moral values while reactive people tend to make hasty choices based on impulse. Proactive people also take responsibility for their actions while reactive people just blame it on other which is something I can relate to. In my last year of high school, I did not do to well in my IGCSE. Though I did not fail anything and I manage to score a credit in almost all my subjects it was a far from what I use to score during my other examinations. Truth is, I had a bad break up with my girlfriend of almost two years and I let affect me to the point I neglected my studies completely. Hence, that was my excuse. But after reading this book it, lead me to believe that I was a very reactive person due the fact that I never took responsibility for anything that occurred. I just blamed it on someone which is the flimsiest if you think about it because I should have been stronger. Instead, I ended up playing the victim. Ever since I started reading this book, it showed me that I to take responsibility for my own actions as well consider my moral values before making a …show more content…
I was taking my time with my decision and my parents were not happy that I was home instead of joining college. They then asked me to take A-Levels in law and business which I reluctantly agreed to in order to please them and get them off my back. Shortly after enrolling, I realized I found law really tough but I was determined to not waste my parents money so I persevered on. Fast-forward two years later, Im still trying to pass my Law papers. Finally I decided to tell my parents that I could not do this course anymore and they agreed. So for the next few months I was evaluating all my options on what to next. I decided to enroll myself in Help University Foundation in arts program because I felt it was a program that I could excel in could lead me to a degree in Accounting & Finance which is my goal. As an extra incentive for me achieve my goal, I paid for part of my fees when I enrolled in order to keep me motivated and
During my freshman year in high school, my mother remarried and I had to move from Colorado to Kentucky. One year later, we relocated back to Colorado after they divorced. During my junior year in high school, my mother remarried again and I had to change schools again, although we remained in Colorado. Thus, I did not have a sense of continuity during high school and although I recognized that my path would lead me to college, I was not ready to commit myself to school full time. Instead I went to work full time as a grocery clerk and worked my way up to assistant manager. I then moved into customer service work and finally fell into an advertising manager position. I took several night courses during this period until I was ready to commit to school full time. Although I could have continued with work, I knew that it was not what I wanted to do and once I committed myself to attending school and realized that I wanted to study Sociology, I have proven myself to be an above average student. This past year, I earned all "A"s in my courses.
That book, composed by Stephen R. Covey, is “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.“
My personal take away after having read this book will be to follow Carnegie’s sage advice to cultivate a positive mental attitude in my coursework and future endeavors. I will not let the small things in life upset me and I will strive to accept constructive criticism as a compliment. I will think and act cheerfully towards my coworkers which in turn will make me cheerful and I will look forward to the journey of self-actualization, remembering to always celebrate what I am, as opposed to dwelling upon what I am not.
Upon the completion of my high school career I was faced with the sudden realization that I was growing up and on the verge of becoming independent. A few months prior, I had applied to Montana State and received my acceptance letter. The future was before me and my ambitions were truly limitless. That is, until the fact set in that I was going to have to pay for this education that I desired. I knew that with my busy schedule, I would be unable to make enough money while only working a few hours here and there. I was beginning to lose sight of hope. Then one day I talked to my counsellor about what I could do and he pointed me towards dozens of scholarships that I could apply for. The exigence or purpose
The book makes me understand the importance of reading and know how weak I’m in reading comprehension. Not only is my reading speed slow, but also my thoughts after reading are immature. I haven’t fix some time to read English books before so my background knowledge and vocabulary are far from abundant.
What was I to do if I didn’t know where I was going? Since I didn’t take any credit hours from a college while I was in high school I was granted a $10,000 scholarship that is split between two years. The only thing I had to do was attend a university. I started cracking down on colleges and prices. After being accepted into Fort Hays State University, I realizing how far the college was a total of five hours, I decided to look closer. I looked at Pittsburg State, but they didn’t have as strong as a fine arts program as Wichita State University. When my decision was final I went to my counselor and asked her what I needed to do after being accepted to Wichita State University. She helped me as much as she could and after realizing I was a first generation college student she told me I would have a lot of
After I read this book, I got important morals, "The power of positive thinking" Brian was devastated after an accident, but he tries to think in a positive way. the positive idea is just the motive power to survive. Finally, he survives. I noticed thinking in a positive way is important. Also, I will do my best of my life, and I will never give
Do you ever feel that life is getting so busy and stressful that you just wish you could go back to grade 1 where you just colour and play with toys all day? Well sadly, I can’t arrange it for you to go back in time but, I can help you in a way where you could have enough time to play with toys and feel at ease again. I have recently discovered a majestic book called the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey. You may be thinking “Another useless book written by adults? N thank you.” But you are wrong. Many teenagers just like you and me have participated in writing this book by writing their own stories of how this book helped them. This book is split into 3 sections. PBA & Habits 1-3: Private Victory, Habits 4-6: Public Victory
There was the option to go for an OTA (Occupational Therapy Assistant) at a Community College. I set my mind and decided I would work towards an OTA. Though I thought I was finally set and finally found my career path, life reminded me I was now out of High School and responsible for contributing to some of my family's financial obligations. Going to College was my choice, it was never something my parents ever talked to me about or mentioned. I come from a family who has migrated from South America and their only goal was to work long hours in a manufacturing job to make a living.
After my senior year of high school, I was all set to attend a four year university. I had turned in document after document to the college and had most of my
Reading the book 7 Habits of a highly effective teen have taught me many things, self-encouragement is a huge part along with how to focus yourself and trick your mind into setting yourself towards great things. I’ve learned that the mind will tell a person something that one might blow over and forget important things that might help people in certain situations. The book talks about 7 habits to help a teen through situations in life and just things you come across in life and need a way to deal with it. Many of the habits also help let a teen think about where he or she might want to be successfully in life. Some habits that really stood out to me where The Personal Bank Account, Think Win Win and Begin with the End in Mind.
Covey, Stephen R. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Restoring the Character Ethic. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989.
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is a book written by Stephen Covey. In the book he writes about seven habits that highly effective people have. The seven habits of highly effective people are: be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win, seek first to understand then to be understood, synergize, and sharpen the saw.
I like to refresh my memory on the concepts this book has to offer. Every time I go back and read it again, it always offers new information that I have seemed to look over, so I’m constantly applying that new information that I catch. This is a great book because it actually offers helpful information that you are able to use in your daily life. It provides daily exercises that you are able to do throughout the day to remind yourself to stay on track. “One of the best ways to bring more truth into your life is to conduct a quick self-assessment. Assign a numerical rating to each area of your life using a simple 1-10 scale” (pp.20-21). The assessment list it provides things such as money & finances, career, habits, daily routines, health, social life and spiritual development. This activity makes you go into introspection and really look at how your ratings and see what area of your life is needing improvement and what areas is your life you are already doing well
The book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens” by Sean Covey he provides 7 habits to help you improve. They are separated into two parts called private and public victories or Personal and relationship bank accounts.