This document provides guidance on habit #2 from Stephen Covey's 7 Habits - Begin with the End in Mind. It includes exercises like drawing a picture of yourself, writing what you want others to say about you in 10 years, making lists of who you are and who you want to be to create a mission statement, and reflecting on how saying "no" can help with having the end in mind. The purpose is to help students think about their goals and values so they can plan backwards to achieve what really matters to them.

1. Habit #2
Begin with the
End in Mind
Based on the work Stephen Covey

2. I plan ahead and set goals. I do
things that have meaning and
make a difference. I am an
important part of my classroom. I
look for ways to be a good citizen.

3. Journal Entry
or
Discussion
Starter:
What is “the end” for you?
What do you hope to be
doing ten years from now?
Twenty? Make a list of things
you want to do in your life.

4. Before you figure out the
“end”, you have to take a
look at who YOU are!
Draw a picture of
something that represents
you. It could be an
animal, plant, machine, a
food, etc. Explain why
you chose what you did.

5. In ten years a newspaper decides to do a
story about YOU! They interview four
people about you. These could be friends
or family. What would you want them to say
about you?

6. Mission Statement, Part 1:
Write your name in a circle. Out from the circle, write words that
describe you.
Ben
kind
athleticartistic
reader

7. Mission Statement, Part 2:
Now think about what kind of person you WANT to be.
Make a list.
I want to be a:
1.Hard worker
2.Good student
3.Kind person
4.Talented artist

8. Mission Statement, Part 3:
Use the two lists to write a mission statement. This is a
sentence or paragraph about the person you want to be. Here
are some example:
My mission is to:
•Laugh a lot
•Learn as much I can
•Work hard at home, school and in my
sports
•Be kind to others
•Take good care of myself.
•To get better at my art.

9. How good are you at
beginning with the end in
mind?
I always
keep the
end in
mind.
I only
think
about
today.
Why did you rate
yourself this
way?

10. Journal Entry
or
Discussion
Starter:How does saying “no”
sometimes help you with
“beginning with the end in
mind”? What things do
you have to say no to?

11. Finish these sentences:
~If I my future had no limits, I
would choose to be…..
~I want to be a person who…

12. Credits:
This slide show was created by
Rebecca Radicchi
using the following resources.
1. The Seven Habits for Highly Effective
People by Stephen Covey
2. The Seven Habits for Highly Effective
Kids by Sean Covey
3. The Seven Habits for Highly Effective
Teens by Sean Covey