The 7 Habits of HighlyEffective Teens ~ Sean Covey

1. BE PROACTIVE – Take responsibility for your life.

2. BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND – Define your mission and goals in life.

3. PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST – Prioritize, and do the most important things first.

4. THINK WIN-WIN – Have an everyone-can-win attitude.

5. SEE FIRST TO UNDERSTAND, THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD – Listen to people sincerely.

6. SYNERGIZE – Work together to achieve more.

7. SHARPEN THE SAW – Renew yourself regularly.

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Mission Statement

WHO ARE YOU?

– The sum total of your attitude, beliefs, values, feelings, & reputation stays with you.

– How will YOU be remembered?

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Mission Statement

• World English Dictionary (source: dictionary.com)

• mission statement — n an official statement of the aims and objectives of a business or other organization

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Zachary Community Schools & Zachary High SchoolMission Statements

• The mission of the Zachary Community School Board is to assist every student in reaching his or her maximum potential through high-quality instruction and good stewardship of community resources.

• The mission of Zachary High School is to provide each student a safe environment that fosters academic excellence, self worth, and a commitment to lifelong learning.

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Our Lady of the Lake

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Habit 2 Begin with the end in mind.

• What is your mission statement?

• Consider your principles.– Values– Morals– Beliefs

• Examples

• The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make - Page 26

• My Mission Statement is……To be the best I can be.

…To continue to be a role model to my younger cousins.

…To graduate from high school and college.

…To continue to help people with their situations.

…To be a good student.

…To be a wife and mother later in life.

…To be a successful business woman/owner.

…To one day save a lot of money and help the needy.

…To donate my organs to someone who needs them when I die.

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Mission Statement

• Write a mission statement for yourself.– Microsoft Word– Must be at least 2 lines– SAVE AS First Name Last Initital MS in the Activities folder in your

EFC folder

• Example: ChrisK MS

• Select pictures that represent your mission statement– View Mrs. Knight’s video

• Go to your Projects folder inside your EFC folder– Create a folder title MS

• Save your pictures in the MS folder

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Animoto• Go to animoto.com• Sign up

– Use your Gaggle.net email address• firstname.lastname2014@zacharystudents.org• Use your Novell password for the password

– Using other information to set up your Animoto account will result in a grade of zero (0)

– If your parent has not signed the Parent Waiver to use gaggle.net, complete the activity in PowerPoint

• Follow the directions

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Directions for Animoto

• Click Create• Select a style & click Create

– You MUST select a style that has Create under it• Upload your pictures• Select music from their selection• Click Save & continue• Title your video first name last initial MS

– Description: my mission statement• Click Create Video

• Animoto will save your video which will take a few minutes

• Animoto will email you at your Gaggle account when it is ready for viewing

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Sources:

• Covey, Sean. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989.

• Covery, Sean. The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make: A Guide for Teens. New York: Fireside, 2006.

• Henry, Erica. Freshman Success. Zachary High School.

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