7 Habits, 7 Habits for Highly Effective Teens

1. Habit #4
Put first things first!

2. Definition
Habit #3 is all about learning to
prioritize and manage your time, so
your first things come first, not last.
It is the habit of will-power and won’t-
power.
Will-power: the strength to say yes to
your most important things.
Won’t power: the strength to say no to
less important things and peer
pressure.

3. Time Quadrants, pages 107-112
Each quadrant has four different types
of activities and people:
1. The Procrastinator
2. The Prioritizer
3. The Yes-Man
4. The Slacker

4. Managing Your Time
1. Pick up a planner
2. Plan weekly

5. Steps to Plan Weekly, page 113
Step 1: Identify Your Big Rocks
Step 2: Block Out Time For Your
Big Rocks
Step 3: Schedule Everything Else

6. Does it really work? Page 116
Jacob’s Story
Brooke’s Story
How could being more efficient with
your time help you?

7. The Other Half
Time Management is only half of what
there is to Habit #3.
The other half is learning to overcome
fear and peer pressure.

8. Page 117
The Comfort Zone vs. The Courage Zone
“You miss 100% of the shots you
never take” ~Wayne Gretzky

9. Never Let Your Fears Make Your
Decisions! Page 118
“It’s not the mountain we
conquer, but ourselves.”
~Edmund Hillary
Historical Figures
Sean’s story

10. Winning Means Rising Each
Time You Fall, page 131
 Babe Ruth struck out 1,330 times
 Albert Einstein didn’t talk until he was
four.
 Beethoven’s music teacher said he was
“hopeless”.
 Michael Jordan didn’t make his
high school basketball team.

11. The Life History of A Man Who
Failed, page 121-122
Who is this person?

12. Be Strong in Hard Moments
“Blackbird singing in the dead of
night, take these broken wings and learn
to fly… all your life, you were only
waiting for the moment to arise.” ~The
Beatles

13. Overcoming Peer Pressure
Counselor’s Story, page 123
Have you ever felt “lame” for not doing
what your friends do?
Heather’s Story, page 124

14. The Common Ingredient of
Success
Putting first things first and managing
your time takes discipline.
Successful people are willing to suck it
up from time to time and do what they
don’t enjoy doing.
Why?
Because these things will lead them to
their goals!

15. The Value of Time, page 127
What does the poem teach you?