Analysis of Sean Covey´s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

…I’ve become convinced that there are some clear and powerful measures that can be taken during this crucial time in a young person’s life. Some of the ones that helped me come to mind, from finding strong mentors to being entrusted with responsibilities that forced me to get serious about my behavior. (Moore 179)

The first habit portrayed in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens is Be Proactive. Being proactive means taking responsibility of your life and thinking before you act. As the book states, Proactive people are aware that “they can’t control everything that happens to them, but they can control what they do about it.” The opposite of being proactive is being reactive, which is what the book is trying to steer you away from. Reactive people act on feelings and don’t take the time to assess the situation. This habit has taught me that how you react to situations determines the outcome. Even if the situation is negative, if you are proactive and have a good, responsible

The first habit in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens is be proactive or being proactive. This habit technically means to think before you do. What i’m trying to say is don’t react to everything that happens to you, like when a car cuts you off on the road, don’t yell and scream at that driver, just be calm and go on with your day. Be like water in a glass, water is calm and relaxed, but don’t be like a soda can that was shaken up by someone, because at some point it’s going to build pressure and explode just like an angry person who has anger issues.

Is being a teenager really worth it; all the stress, problems, and judgements that come with it? Society, family, and friends telling you this and that, is sometimes too much too handle. In the book, Teenagers Preparing for the Real World by Chad Foster, teenagers are given tips to deal with the stress of being a teenager. The author prepares and tells teenagers how to deal with the “real world.”

The purpose of Sean Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens is to inform teens on making better choices for a better and healthier lifestyle. In the book, 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, the author gives seven habits and explains each one and how you can apply them to your life. If all these habits are applied to your life you will be much happier and in order. With these applied in your life you can also find yourself doing good things for other people, in trouble a lot less, and making better choices for yourself and others. These seven habits that you can apply to your life are, be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win, seek first to understand, then to be understood, synergize, and sharpen the saw.

In reading 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens written by Sean Covey I amazed that this book was actually incredibly amusing and surprisingly relatable. Most adults when writing books about teens, are completely off the mark about our attitudes and thought processes. However Sean Covey, remembers very clearly and understands even.With humorous stories about his teenage years and his feelings about those experiences he shows empathy and sympathy for the teenagers of the world, Covey brings forth his ideas of the seven habits to make an effective teen in an entertaining way. Filled with rich humor, plentiful examples, both big and small, and various thought provoking questions, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the fundamental points it brings to light.

I am writing to you to show the appreciation I have for you self-help book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. I want you, the author, to see the effect your book has amongst the teen population and how the techniques you used, including your writing styles, throughout the book, helped create a personal relationship to the text. I also want to give you a realistic point-of-view of your story and highlight some aspects that could use some improvement for better understanding. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed your book, therefore giving reason for me to write this letter to you.

To exist is to live a life without purpose, although to live, it is one of the greatest adventures anyone could experience. It does not matter how big or small, every organism is put on the earth for a reason. In Sean Covey’s book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, he teaches teenagers how to have a part in the world. He includes real life stories and quotes to relate to his readers while delivering a message. His award winning book has sculpted teenage lives with over five million copies sold. Sean Covey’s seven habits have effected countless lives including mine. Three specific habits prompted me to adjust my life and I have discovered the habits in additional people.

As a bestselling novel, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey challenges students to become better versions of themselves through a methodology of intra- and interpersonal exercises taught by many religions and self-help programs around the globe. In this book, readers are taught that prioritizing, proactivity, good communication and intrapersonal strength are all equally important, and that one must achieve inner determination and self esteem before their relationships can be healthy. I agree with Covey, and believe that all of these habits are necessary to being an effective and successful teen. In an age where technology is so accessible and most things from 1998 seem out of place, I not only related to the text, but

Today was the first day of the 2016 Emerging Leaders program and discussed being proactive, the first step of the 7 habits of highly effective teens. We learned about how trying new things will help in becoming a successful leader. This is important for me as I am very reluctant to try new things, and if I tried new things more often, I will improve my leadership skills. We were also showed the difference between being reactive and practice and the idea that a stimulus creates a choice to a response and how to use that tactic when working on group projects, an example that the speaker used were Pavlov’s dogs. Since this was the first class, we also played introductory games as we could learn each other’s names as if we do not know the names of the people we are working with, how can we be effective leaders? The parts of the session that could have improved was to have an activity pertaining to the topic of being proactive, the games such as pass the ball memory game was a good introduction tactic but did not have to do with the session topic. I am very hopeful that I will learn very valuable information from the next 6 classes.

To start off, this book surprisingly made an extensive impact in my life by not only showing me that anyone’s life doesn't just "happen." Explaining how we play a crucial role in how we want our lives to turn out. Knowing whether we know it or not, it is carefully designed by us. Every moment, every situation, provides a new choice. And in doing so, it gives us a perfect opportunity to do things differently to produce more positive results. Out of all the several habits, habit one “Be Proactive” caught my attention the most. Breaking it down , I realized that I never utilize my time or take advantage of substantial opportunities giving to me at the moment of time. I would use the same excuse everyone at my age uses “Oh I was too busy” or “I’ll

In the book 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey brings 7 key things teens need to live a productive, open, and successful life to the table. Covey took 7 concepts teens are hesitant to tap into and made them easy to understand and adapt to. He manages to capture his audiences attention by sharing stories of other teens that we could easily relate to. Although each aspect of the habits were relatable to each aspect of my life, I was most engaged with habits 2:Begin with the end in mind, 3:Put First Things First, and Habit 4:Think Win-Win.

If the journey of our lives is like our journey in a car, being proactive means being the driver. The reactive people are the passengers in their own car, and they are letting other people or the condition to drive for them. While the reactive people wait for good things to happen to their lives, proactive people make them happen. They look for the things they want and if they cannot find one, they create one. They know what things they can control and what things they cannot control. Reactive people complain and worry about things they cannot control while proactive people deal with the things they can control. We cannot control the conditions, but we can control our respond towards the conditions. For example, when Amy has a problem, she becomes easily irritated, so when Beth told her that she looks miserable, Amy get irritated and said bad things to Beth. If Beth is a reactive person, she will be irritated as well; she will get mad and start a fight with Amy. This time, Beth is a proactive person, she does not like what Amy said about her, but she pull back and try to tolerate. Beth tries to understand that Amy is

(P.25)” The message that Sean is trying to display that being principle-centered is the key to living an effective life. However, if you chose to be principle-centered you should not follow these principles in a foolish, vacuous manner because it will catch up to you eventually. This book will give teens hope because it gives you advice on how to cope with situations and how to achieve something you desire for the

After reading The 7 habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey, I was able to learn several valuable tools that I can use to maximize my experiences in school and everyday life. One of the first tools that I found especially useful was the habit of being proactive. To be proactive means that one has to remain in control of their lives, and not allow things outside of their control to influence their attitudes and themselves. Proactive people choose to take initiative and make things happen, rather than waiting for something to happen to them. I chose this habit because I could identify with the negative impacts of not being proactive (or rather, being reactive).