7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens Book Report

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High School can be known as the most difficult and stressful times of a teenager's life, especially for a freshman. Teens have to worry about issues like, maintaining good grades, balancing school and extracurricular activities, fitting in, and lots of other personal things that most teens deal with in this current generation. With all these things going on, it’s almost impossible to function properly without having morals and principles set out for your freshman school year. 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey shares many positive habits for teens that seek to become more effective in life. Sean Covey’s three habits, being proactive, beginning with the end in mind, and putting first things first all can make a big contribution …show more content…

Using his imagination, he thought about his past and his future” (74). Dermell decided to not get revenge on the people who killed his brother but instead made a promise to his beloved dead brother that he would finish college. In the quote, it gives a prime example of someone using “the habits” to make a better and more reasonable decision. “Beginning with the end in mind” is very important for a freshman because just like everyone else, freshmen tend to procrastinate and or not know the steps they need to take to reach their goals. Beginning with the end in mind helps people think what will be the outcome of their actions and not just to “go with the flow”. A prime example of this is a freshman, as a freshman you are building the base of your college profile. Taking into account your GPA, what clubs you are going to be committed to, and the type of person others will see you as. Covey says this in the book, “Begin with the End in Mind, means developing a clear picture of where you want to go with your life” (79). Covey says in the book what beginning with the end in mind is. This means that when you use this habit, every step you take

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