When Positive Skills When Positive Skills Become HabitsBecome Habits

A habit is something that you A habit is something that you do without thinking.do without thinking.

Work Habits of Effective Work Habits of Effective PeoplePeople• Don’t procrastinate!Don’t procrastinate!• Keep a positive attitude.Keep a positive attitude.• Don’t think the worse.Don’t think the worse.• Set clear goals.Set clear goals.• Set prioritiesSet priorities

• Break tasks into manageable chunks.Break tasks into manageable chunks.• Get organized before you start.Get organized before you start.• Commit yourself to doing the task.Commit yourself to doing the task.• Remind yourself.Remind yourself.• Reward yourself.Reward yourself.

Work Habits of Effective Work Habits of Effective PeoplePeople

Make Self-Motivation a Make Self-Motivation a HabitHabit• Activity One:Activity One:

– Scenario One – It’s after supper. You have a big Scenario One – It’s after supper. You have a big assignment due tomorrow. You have the assignment due tomorrow. You have the background work done, but you have time to put background work done, but you have time to put it all together so that it makes sense. You have it all together so that it makes sense. You have enough time to get it done but you can’t get enough time to get it done but you can’t get motivated. You are agitated; you can’t sit still, motivated. You are agitated; you can’t sit still, you keep rearranging things; you phone a friend. you keep rearranging things; you phone a friend. You even offer to do some chores around the You even offer to do some chores around the house. You do everything except get started. house. You do everything except get started. All you can think about is, I really do not want to All you can think about is, I really do not want to do this! How do you get yourself to do the work? do this! How do you get yourself to do the work?

• Activity Two:Activity Two:– You are sitting in class, bored out of You are sitting in class, bored out of

your mind. The teacher and the other your mind. The teacher and the other students are talking, but you haven’t a students are talking, but you haven’t a clue, and you don’t care. It’s not clue, and you don’t care. It’s not because you are tired or preoccupied, because you are tired or preoccupied, you just don’t want to be involved. How you just don’t want to be involved. How do you motivate your participate?do you motivate your participate?

Make Self-Motivation a Make Self-Motivation a HabitHabit

7 Habits of Highly Effective 7 Habits of Highly Effective TeensTeens

(Sean Covey)(Sean Covey)• 1. Be proactive1. Be proactive

– take responsibility for your lifetake responsibility for your life

2. Begin with the end in mind 2. Begin with the end in mind - Define your mission and goals in life.Define your mission and goals in life.

3. Put first things first3. Put first things first- Prioritize, and do the most important things first.Prioritize, and do the most important things first.

4. Think win-win4. Think win-win- Have an everyone can win attitude.- Have an everyone can win attitude.

7 Habits( Con’t)7 Habits( Con’t)• 5. Seek first to understand, the to be 5. Seek first to understand, the to be

understood.understood.- Listen to people sincerely.- Listen to people sincerely.6. Synergize6. Synergize - Work together to achieve more- Work together to achieve more7. Sharpen the saw.7. Sharpen the saw. - Renew yourself regularly.- Renew yourself regularly.

7 Habits Diagram:7 Habits Diagram:Habits Build Upon Each Other!Habits Build Upon Each Other!

  

7 Habits of Highly Defective 7 Habits of Highly Defective TeensTeens

(Sean Covey)(Sean Covey)• 1. React – Blame all of your problems on 1. React – Blame all of your problems on

your parents, your stupid teachers etc.your parents, your stupid teachers etc.

• 2. Begin with no end in mind – Do not have 2. Begin with no end in mind – Do not have a plan. Avoid goals at all costs. a plan. Avoid goals at all costs.

• 3. Put first things last – Do not do important 3. Put first things last – Do not do important things until you have sufficient time.things until you have sufficient time.

7 Habits of Highly Defective 7 Habits of Highly Defective TeensTeens• 4. Think win-lose – See life as a vicious 4. Think win-lose – See life as a vicious

competition.competition.

• 5. Seek first to talk-then pretend to listen.5. Seek first to talk-then pretend to listen.

• 6. Don’t cooperate – Teamwork is only for dogs.6. Don’t cooperate – Teamwork is only for dogs.

• 7. Wear yourself out – Do not take time to relax 7. Wear yourself out – Do not take time to relax or renew yourself.or renew yourself.