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7 Habits of a highly effective 7 Habits of a highly effective teen:teen:
Habit #1 Be ProactiveHabit #1 Be Proactive
7 Habits of a highly effective 7 Habits of a highly effective teen:teen:
Habit #1 Be ProactiveHabit #1 Be Proactive
Habit #1 Be PROACTIVEHabit #1 Be PROACTIVEthe day’s lesson planthe day’s lesson plan
Habit #1 Be PROACTIVEHabit #1 Be PROACTIVEthe day’s lesson planthe day’s lesson plan
1.1. Introduce Proactive and Reactive Introduce Proactive and Reactive LanguageLanguage
2.2. Battle of the SexesBattle of the Sexes
3.3. Acrostic PoemAcrostic Poem
4.4. Positive PromisesPositive Promises
5.5. Scenarios – Proactive vs. Reactive.Scenarios – Proactive vs. Reactive.
What does this quote mean?
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not
an act, but a habit.”-Aristotle-Aristotle
Three types of People
• People who make things happen
• People who watch things happen
• People who wonder…what happened
Four Human ToolsFour Human Tools
1.1.Self-AwarenessSelf-Awareness2.2.ConscienceConscience3.3.ImaginationImagination4.4.WillpowerWillpowerHow will these tools help How will these tools help
you be more proactive?you be more proactive?
Proactive PeopleProactive Peopleare a different breed…are a different breed…
Proactive People:Proactive People: Are not easily offendedAre not easily offended Take responsibility for their choicesTake responsibility for their choices Think before they actThink before they act Bounce back when something bad happensBounce back when something bad happens Always finds a way to make it happenAlways finds a way to make it happen Focus on things they can do something Focus on things they can do something
about, and don’t worry about things they about, and don’t worry about things they can’tcan’t
Proactive LanguageProactive Language I’ll do itI’ll do it
I can do better than thatI can do better than that
Let’s look at all our optionsLet’s look at all our options
I choose toI choose to
There’s gotta be a wayThere’s gotta be a way
I’m not going to let your bad mood rub off I’m not going to let your bad mood rub off on me.on me.
Reactive People…Reactive People…a common breed?a common breed?Reactive People…Reactive People…a common breed?a common breed?
Reactive People:Reactive People: Are easily offendedAre easily offended Focuses on the negativeFocuses on the negative Blow off responsibilitiesBlow off responsibilities Blame othersBlame others React at the spur of React at the spur of the momentthe moment Get angry and say things they later regretGet angry and say things they later regret Get “beat down” when something bad Get “beat down” when something bad
happenshappens
Reactive LanguageReactive Language I’ll tryI’ll try
That’s just the way I amThat’s just the way I am
There’s nothing I can doThere’s nothing I can do
I have to??I have to??
I can’tI can’t
You ruined my day!You ruined my day!
1. Separate in groups of boys and girls- Boys are Proactive words- Girls are Reactive words
2. Give the dry erase marker to one representative in your group.
3. When I say go, the 1st representative writes down a word for their team on the board.
4. Once you write down one word, hand off the marker to another teammate.
5. Get as many words as you can before the time is up!
Acrostic PoemAcrostic PoemP P
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AA
CC
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RREEAACCTTIIVVEE
PPLAY HARDLAY HARD
RRESPECT YOUR FAMILY, YOUR ESPECT YOUR FAMILY, YOUR SCHOOLSCHOOL
OOFFER TO HELP TO SOMEONE FFER TO HELP TO SOMEONE WHO NEEDS ITWHO NEEDS IT
AACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR CCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONSYOUR ACTIONS
CCLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELFLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELF
TTAKE ACTIONAKE ACTION
IINVITE A FRIEND TO A SCHOOL NVITE A FRIEND TO A SCHOOL DANCEDANCE
VVISIT A SICK FRIENDISIT A SICK FRIEND
EENVISION A GOAL AND MEET ITNVISION A GOAL AND MEET IT
PPLAY HARDLAY HARD
RRESPECT YOUR FAMILY, YOUR ESPECT YOUR FAMILY, YOUR SCHOOLSCHOOL
OOFFER TO HELP TO SOMEONE FFER TO HELP TO SOMEONE WHO NEEDS ITWHO NEEDS IT
AACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR CCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONSYOUR ACTIONS
CCLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELFLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELF
TTAKE ACTIONAKE ACTION
IINVITE A FRIEND TO A SCHOOL NVITE A FRIEND TO A SCHOOL DANCEDANCE
VVISIT A SICK FRIENDISIT A SICK FRIEND
EENVISION A GOAL AND MEET ITNVISION A GOAL AND MEET IT
RRESTING WHEN YOU SHOULD ESTING WHEN YOU SHOULD BE WORKINGBE WORKING
EEXPECT YOUR PARENTS TO XPECT YOUR PARENTS TO BAIL YOU OUTBAIL YOU OUT
AAVOID CHALLENGESVOID CHALLENGES
CCUT OTHERS DOWN WHEN YOU UT OTHERS DOWN WHEN YOU FEEL THREATENEDFEEL THREATENED
TTALK…TALK…TALKALK…TALK…TALK
IINSIST THAT YOU ARE RIGHT, NSIST THAT YOU ARE RIGHT, EVEN WHEN YOU ARE NOTEVEN WHEN YOU ARE NOT
VVENT ABOUT PROBLEMS THAT ENT ABOUT PROBLEMS THAT YOU DON’T INTEND TO YOU DON’T INTEND TO SOLVESOLVE
EEXCUSES…EXCUSES…EXCUSESXCUSES…EXCUSES…EXCUSES
RRESTING WHEN YOU SHOULD ESTING WHEN YOU SHOULD BE WORKINGBE WORKING
EEXPECT YOUR PARENTS TO XPECT YOUR PARENTS TO BAIL YOU OUTBAIL YOU OUT
AAVOID CHALLENGESVOID CHALLENGES
CCUT OTHERS DOWN WHEN YOU UT OTHERS DOWN WHEN YOU FEEL THREATENEDFEEL THREATENED
TTALK…TALK…TALKALK…TALK…TALK
IINSIST THAT YOU ARE RIGHT, NSIST THAT YOU ARE RIGHT, EVEN WHEN YOU ARE NOTEVEN WHEN YOU ARE NOT
VVENT ABOUT PROBLEMS THAT ENT ABOUT PROBLEMS THAT YOU DON’T INTEND TO YOU DON’T INTEND TO SOLVESOLVE
EEXCUSES…EXCUSES…EXCUSESXCUSES…EXCUSES…EXCUSES
Positive PromisePositive Promise Make a positive promise to yourself
Something that you can keep within the next 48hrs
Write down your promise in your spiral notebook
Come back to class and discuss how well you accomplished your goal with a partner.
Was it realistic?Were you able to keep your promise?
Scenarios: Proactive vs. Scenarios: Proactive vs. ReactiveReactive
• I need 3 volunteers who aren’t afraid I need 3 volunteers who aren’t afraid to act.to act.
• You will be given a script for 2 You will be given a script for 2 scenariosscenarios
• One is for showing reactive peopleOne is for showing reactive people• Two is for showing proactive peopleTwo is for showing proactive people