7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens Book Report

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Book Report: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens People everywhere are stressed with the regular issues in life, such as: how to find a good friend, how to get excellent grades, and how to deal with their family issues. It is hard for teenagers to manage family, school, friends and various extracurricular activities. “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens” is a book written by Sean Covey. It focuses on seven important principles that teens could base their life on. The book teaches many lessons such as how to prioritize, how to agree with other people, how to get in the habit of doing things the right way, how to make and achieve goals, and how to focus on what you want to achieve. The book introduces these 7 habits and encourages us to get in the habit of doing things the right …show more content…

For example, if we earn a bad grade, do not blame it on our parents or teachers, but we should look at this situation as an opportunity to improve. The second habit “Begin with the end in mind”, allows us to set reasonable goals for ourselves and take steps required to accomplish them. The third habit, “Put first thing first”, teaches us to prioritize. It defines four different quadrants with different characteristics such as the procrastinator, the prioritizer, the “yes man”, and the slacker. Everyone can be characterized more by one of the quadrants. The book encourages and gives us directions to become a person who can prioritize their activities. The fourth habit teaches a lifelong lesson, which will become helpful to everyone no matter what their future beholds. The author calls this habit “Think win-win”. It focuses on finding a solution to any problem that brings value to all interested parties. The fifth habit, “Seek first to understand, then to be understood”, means that we should listen more and talk less. As we only have one mouth and two ears, we have to listen twice as much as we

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