7 Habits of Highly Effective and Defective Teens

By: Jo-Anne Guaman

Habit # 1

EFFECTIVE

Be proactive: Be proactive is

taking responsibility for your actions and what you do in life.

DEFFECTIVE

React: You blame your problems on

others . You don’t take responsibility in what you do. You yell at someone if they yell at you first. If you want to go ahead and eat something you do. And if you do something you know its bad you do it any ways.

Habit # 2

EFFECTIVEBegin with the end

in mind:

You know what your goal is and you know your mission in life

DEFFECTIVEBegin with NO end

in mind:

You don’t have a goal or any type of goal what so ever . You avoid any type of goal or mission

Habit # 3

EFFECTIVEPut first things

first:You put all of the

important things first and do least important things last.

DEFECTIVEPut first things last:

You procrastinate and wait to do important things for the last minute.

Habit # 4

EFFECTIVEThink win- win:

You believe that everyone can win .

DEFFECTIVEThink win- lose:

Your constantly on competition mode and you only want yourself to win

Habit # 5

EFFECTIVEThink to

understand than be understood:

You pay close attention to the person that is talking to you . And you try to understand them after they are down

DEFFECVTIVE

Seek to talk first, then pretend to listen:

You want all of the attention you yourself . Then when somebody is talking you tune them out.

Habit # 6

EFFECTIVESynergize:

You work well with others to achieve more (:

DEFFECVTIVEDon’t cooperate:You don’t work well with

other people. You think that you have the best ideas so you keep them to yourself.

Habit # 7

EFFECTIVESharpen the saw:

You try to renew yourself like every once in a while.

DEFFECTIVEWear yourself out:You keep yourself busy

all the time . You never have free time. You spend all of your time doing homework or other school related things.