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One theory, argued by Peter Gray, a research psychologist at Boston College, is that the rise in adolescent depression is due not only to the adolescent’s feeling of lack of control over his or her life but also a shift from intrinsic goals to extrinsic goals. Gray explains that teenagers in our modern society do not feel as if they have control over their lives even though it may appear that we do have more control over factors such as disease and wealth. Julien Rotter’s questionnaire is used to measure a person’s sense of control, and Gray points out that the scores of modern day indicate that the average young person in 2002 was more “external” than were “80% of the young people in the 1960’s.” This means that teenagers today have the attitude that what is supposed to happen will, indicating a sense of lack of control over a situation, which is one of the main reasons depression and anxiety occur. (Gray, Dramatic Rise) Along with this idea, Gray references Jean Twenge when he argues that there has been a shift from more personal goals to more worldly goals in teenagers. Twenge found that more adolescents are forming extrinsic goals, or “those that have to do with material rewards and other people’s judgments” rather than intrinsic goals which have to do with “one’s own development as a person.” Because

…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)

Sean Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens is intended as a guide to help teens improve themselves and become successful in life. Its primary focuses are how to take control of your life, set and achieve goals, build friendships, maintain quality relationships, withstand peer pressure, and improve self-image. It consists of seven habits- 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. These habits are each designed to help you lead your best life. From this book, I have learned to take care of and love myself, maintain healthy relationships with others, work towards my goals, and resist anything that could potentially harm me or prevent me from doing these things.

Having the mind and determination to become successful isn’t an easy task. Success isn’t considered a gift, it should be a hard task to achieve and it matters how it is accomplished. Success

When seeing the title Discipline is vital to long-term success i initially thought of patients and how that comes with discipline. Peyton Manning know how discipline works. He always goes to practice and does what needs to be done first. He has his priorities in checked. If only people could follow in his steps. I think in my opinion i'm like the same I know what must be done and what i need to do. Since i'm still a high schooler my priorities are school so basically homework and i have my things in check like others should. But that doesn't mean that i don't get lazy sometimes and procrastinate but even if I do I can still get my goals met. So you need to get it together people.

“Build your own life...find your opportunity, and always be sexy.” The general claim made by Aston Kutcher’s in his speech at the Teen Choice Awards is that to be successful you have to make your own life, work hard, and be thoughtful. He uses ethos and rhetorical devices to support his claim. His purpose is to inform in order to be inspiring. He establishes a serious but casual tone for his audience of mostly teens.

Here we all are, in this school, to take the succeed in first step to being an adult, plausibly due to the high expectations of friends, family and ourselves to be advanced. “Oh, the places you’ll go,” this famous Dr. Seuss quote will now stick with us and give us a motto to reference on mnay occasions. Whether the occasion is great or tragic, we will remember it shows the strong opinion that we all have a purpose and a plan for our lives and we are where we need to be. As well as, there is no time superior to the present to pursue my future. Now you tell me, against the stress of all these things, do we

It is easier to impose a sense of insanity than it is to disprove the other way. The novel Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer depicts and closely analyzes the actions and dispositions of a young man, Chris McCandless, who ventured off into the wilderness to look for spiritual freedom away from all the corruptions of society. Though in the writings of Krakauer, it is evident that Chris McCandless can be characterized as a pilgrim, however, he is nothing more than a reckless kid with many poor attributes that eventually cost him his life. It could appear ironic to some, how his narcissistic side blinded him from reality, causing him to detach from any interactions with humanity.

From a young age, children are taught to do what they love. Famous role models instruct young dreamers to follow whatever they're passionate about. But is this advice, actual sound advice? Gordon Marino argues that doing what you love, isn't always the right choice. In the article A Life Beyond 'Do What You Love' Marino argues "Sometimes we should do what we hate, or what most needs doing, and do it as best we can." (Page 4, Paragraph 2). Throughout the article, Marino provides multiple rhetorical devices to emphasize his thesis. Gordon Marino, a Philosophy professor at the St. Olaf College, writes this thought provoking article in hopes to persuade his audience. His audience consists of the young people who are about to take their first steps

You can accomplish anything that you set your mind to; therefore, teenagers today can reach their goal no matter what it is, by focusing purely on your goal. For example, Martin Luther King, Jr. was determined to get equal rights. He was so determined he went to jail multiple times for protesting and supporting the cause. He was determined to get equal rights for the African Americans and he worked very hard to reach his goal and by doing so he had a major impact on the movement. If modern teenagers worked as hard as MLK did, they could be more successful than they ever imagined, teenagers that are determined go farther in life than others. Furthermore, when I first got my bow I was terrible at shooting it, but I was determined to be as accurate as possible and I was successful because I stuck with it. Stay focused on your goal and don’t let discouragement hold you back from your goal, you only learn from your mistakes.

Like all kids my age, I’ve dreamed of success. I always subconsciously wanted to be known or be recognized for something. However, it was clear that I set up my life in a way that was inconceivable. My daily behavior revolved around apprehension. But, after reading this book, I reevaluated my attitude toward life. I didn’t have an immediate revelation, but it was clear that my personality was formed solely by negativity. In my mind, I was just a teenager “being myself,” but this was not going to give me the fulfillment that I envisioned. Deep down, I wanted to explore. I wanted to see new places and meet new people. However, I was set up as someone that will have a life that would be dictated by the fear of uncertainty. After this realization, it was clear I had two

Robert C. Meredith website “True Success: What is it” as the name suggests is a website that takes a deeper look into defining success. Similar to theme of Outliers the author not only question success but investigates it. Meredith feels that it is achieved though goals help from family, one’s career and even one’s health. I think this would be appealing to students but also an effective tool to help adolescents understand that there is no distinct way to achieve success. Similar to Gladwell he also compares others lifestyle to help prove the point that success can be achieved in various ways. From visiting the website I would want adolescents to have a deeper understanding of what is success to them means and understand everyone definition

“Be realistic and stop believing you can do it, because you can't” Not only are words hurtful but hearing these words being said from my older sister who I used to look up to was a setback. Not only was it said by her but my mother who was supposed to be my rock had told me that failing can absolutely not be an option; if I were to fail I would simply be a disappointment. “Do it right the first time, otherwise you're wasting your time.” I became more determined to never become my mom nor my sister but to become a person whose aspirations were to become real no matter how untouchable the circumstances

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.

“Over two million copies sold” seeing that on the cover of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens I told myself to give it a chance. I had heard many different opinions about the book. Most of my peers were not overly excited when the y finished. However I decided to go into reading the book with a positive attitude knowing if I did enjoy it writing a paper about it would be much easier and I might even learn something. Reading The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens I saw many ways each habit pertained to my life. Some I felt I practiced fairly well while reading about a few others I knew I needed a little work. The habit I need the most work on is undoubtedly being proactive and the habit I need the least work on is sharpening the