7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

After posted 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (author Stephen R. Covey ), I see manys member interesting in it
( http://www.ttvnol.com/forum/t_250358/?1.242012E-02)
so I recommend to all of you another book had name "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens" written by Sean Convey''s he is the son of Stephen R. Covey. I think this book not only necessary for teens but also for all other peoples not read it .

cheers

What teens and others are saying about the 7 habits of highly effective Teens
this is some comment about this books
Sean Convey''s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens is a true gift for the teens soul''. No metter
what issues you may be strugglling with in lifr , this book offer hope, vision, and the strength to overcome
your challenges
JACK CANFIELD and KIMBERLY KIRBERGER
coachors of chickend
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"This book is really caught me by suprise ! I''ve got put it down, and nearly completed it five hours after receiving it. What a refreshing thing to see a writer tell things as they are, without preaching and real-life value."
DOUGLAS SPOTTED EAGLE, International recording artist and lecture
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and so manys other comment

Who I''m
I''m your constant companion . I am
your greatest helper or heaviest burden
I will put you onward or drag you down
to failure. I am completely at your command.
Half the things I do you mind just as well
turn over to me and I will be able to do
Them quickly and correctly.
I am easy managed - you must merely
be firm with me. show me exactly how you
want something done and after a few
........
Take m, train me, be firm with me
and I will place at your feet. Be
easy with me and I will destroy you
Who I am
I am Habit

"7 habits for teens" Sounds great! 5 stars for the topic. Anyway, why don''t you post more articles on this cool topic so all teen members can learn from.
Looking forward to reading your posts,
neomentor

This is just a small part of the book, but still I find it quite interesting. Read it and let''s think...
Excerpt
Get in the Habit
They make you or break you
Welcome! My name is Sean and I wrote this book, I don''t know how you got it. Maybe your mom gave it to you to shape you up. Or maybe you bought it with your own money because the title caught your eye. Regardless of how it landed in your hands, I''m really glad it did. Now you just need to read it.
A lot of teens read books, but I wasn''t one of them. (I did read several Cliffs Notes book summaries, however.) So if you''re like me, you may be ready to shelve this book. But before you do that, hear me out. If you promise to read this book, I''ll promise to make it an adventure. In fact, to keep it fun, I''ve stuffed it full of cartoons, clever ideas, great quotes, and incredible stories about real teens from all over the world...along with a few other surprises. So will you give it a try?
Okay? Okay!
Now, back to the book. This book is based on another book that my dad, Stephen R. Covey, wrote several years ago entitled The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Surprisingly, that book has become one of the bestselling books of all time. He owes a lot of the cre*** for its success to me and my brothers and sisters, however. You see, we were his guinea pigs. He tried out all of his psycho experiments on us, and that''s why my brothers and sisters have major emotional problems (just kidding, siblings). Luckily, I escaped uninjured.
So why did I write this book? I wrote it because life for teens is no longer a playground. It''s a jungle out there. And if I''ve done my job right, this book can be like a compass to help you navigate through it. In ad***ion, unlike my dad''s book, which was written for old people (and can get really boring at times), this book was written especially for teens and is always interesting.
Although I''m a retired teenager, I remember what it was like to be one. I could have sworn I was riding an emotional roller coaster most of the time. Looking back, I''m actually amazed that I survived. Barely. I''ll never forget the time in seventh grade when I first fell in love with a girl named Nicole. I told my friend Clar to tell her that I liked her (I was too scared to speak directly to girls so I used interpreters). Clar completed his mission and returned and reported.
"Hey, Sean, I told Nicole that you liked her."
"What''d she say!?" I giggled.
"She said, ''Ooohhh, Sean. He''s fat!''"
Clar laughed. I was devastated. I felt like crawling into a hole and never coming out again. I vowed to hate girls for life. Luckily my hormones prevailed and I began liking girls again.
I suspect that some of the struggles that teens have shared with me are also familiar to you:
"There''s too much to do and not enough time. I''ve got school, homework, job, friends, parties, and family on top of everything else. I''m totally stressed out. Help!"
"How can I feel good about myself when I don''t match up? Everywhere I look I am reminded that someone else is smarter or prettier, or more popular I can''t help but think, ''If I only had her hair, her clothes, her personality, her boyfriend, then I''d be happy.''"
"I feel as if my life is out of control."
"My family is a disaster. If I could only get my parents off my
back I might be able to live my life. It seems they''re constantly nagging, and I can''t ever seem to satisfy them."
"I know I''m not living the way I should. I''m into everything --
drugs, drinking, ***, you name it. But when I''m with my friends, I give in and just do what everyone else is doing."
"I''ve started another diet. I think it''s my fifth one this year I really do want to change, but I just don''t have the discipline to stick with it. Each time I start a new diet I have hope. But it''s usually only a short time before I blow it. And then I feel awful."
"I''m not doing too well in school right now. If I don''t get my grades up I''ll never get into college."
"I''m moody and get depressed often and I don''t know what to do about it."

Now that I've found you, I won't let you go away...

These problems are real, and you can''t turn off real life. So I won''t try. Instead, I''ll give you a set of tools to help you deal with real life. What are they? The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens or, said another way, the seven characteristics that happy and successful teens the world over have in common.
By now, you''re probably wondering what these habits are so I might as well end the suspense. Here they are, followed by a brief explanation:
Habit 1: Be Proactive Take responsibility for your life.
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind Define your mission and goals in life.
Habit 3: Put First Things First Prioritize, and do the most important things first.
Habit 4: Think Win-Win Have an everyone-can-win attitude.
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood Listen to people sincerely.
Habit 6: Synergize Work together to achieve more.
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw Renew yourself regularly.
As the above diagram shows, the habits build upon each other. Habits 1, 2, and 3 deal with self-mastery. We call it the "private victory." Habits 4, 5, and 6 deal with relationships and teamwork. We call it the "public victory." You''ve got to get your personal act together before you can be a good team player. That''s why the private victory comes before the public victory. The last habit, Habit 7, is the habit of renewal. It feeds all of the other six habits.
The habits seem rather simple, don''t they? But just wait till you see how powerful they can be! One great way to understand what the 7 Habits are is to understand what they are not. So here are the opposites, or:
The 7 Habits of Highly Defective Teens
Habit 1: React Blame all of your problems on your parents, your stupid teachers or professors, your lousy neighborhood, your boy- or girlfriend, the government, or something or somebody else. Be a victim. Take no responsibility for your life. Act like an animal. If you''re hungry, eat. If someone yells at you, yell back. If you feel like doing something you know is wrong, just do it.
Habit 2: Begin with No End in Mind Don''t have a plan. Avoid goals at all costs. And never think about tomorrow. Why worry about the consequences of your actions? Live for the moment. Sleep around, get wasted, and party on, for tomorrow we die.
Habit 3: Put First Things Last Whatever is most important in your life, don''t do it until you have spent sufficient time watching reruns, talking endlessly on the phone, surfing the Net, and lounging around. Always put off your homework until tomorrow. Make sure that things that don''t matter always come before things that do.
Habit 4: Think Win-Lose See life as a vicious competition. Your classmate is out to get you, so you''d better get him or her first. Don''t let anyone else succeed at anything because, remember, if they win, you lose. If it looks like you''re going to lose, however, make sure you drag that sucker down with you.
Habit 5: Seek First to Talk, Then Pretend to Listen You were born with a mouth, so use it. Make sure you talk a lot. Always express your side of the story first. Once you''re sure everyone understands your views, then pretend to listen by nodding and saying "uh-huh." Or, if you really want their opinion, give it to them.
Habit 6: Don''t Cooperate Let''s face it, other people are weird because they''re different from you. So why try to get along with them? Teamwork is for the dogs. Since you always have the best ideas, you are better off doing everything by yourself. Be your own island.
Habit 7: Wear Yourself Out Be so busy with life that you never take time to renew or improve yourself. Never study. Don''t learn anything new. Avoid exercise like the plague. And, for heaven''s sake, stay away from good books, nature, or anything else that may inspire you.

Now that I've found you, I won't let you go away...

As you can see, the habits listed above are recipes for disaster. Yet many of us indulge in them...regularly (me included). And, given this, it''s no wonder that life can really stink at times.
WHAT EXACTLY ARE HABITS?
Habits are things we do repeatedly. But most of the time we are hardly aware that we have them. They''re on autopilot.
Some habits are good, such as:
- Exercising regularly
- Planning ahead
- Showing respect for others
Some are bad, like:
- Thinking negatively
- Feeling inferior
- Blaming others
And some don''t really matter, including:
- Taking showers at night
- Eating yogurt with a fork
- Reading magazines from back to front
Depending on what they are, our habits will either make us or break us. We become what we repeatedly do. As writer Samuel Smiles put it:
Sow a thought, and you reap an act; Sow an act, and you reap a habit; Sow a habit, and you reap a character; Sow a character, and you reap a destiny.
Luckily, you are stronger than your habits. Therefore, you can change them. For example, try folding your arms. Now try folding them in the opposite way. How does this feel? Pretty strange, doesn''t it? But if you folded them in the opposite way for thirty days in a row, it wouldn''t feel so strange. You wouldn''t even have to think about it. You''d get in the habit.
At any time you can look yourself in the mirror and say, "Hey, I don''t like that about myself," and you can exchange a bad habit for a better one. It''s not always easy, but it''s always possible.
Not every idea in this book will work for you. But you don''t have to be perfect to see results, either. Just living some of the habits some of the time can help you experience changes in your life you never thought possible.
The Habits can help you:
1. Get control of your life
2. Improve your relationships with your friends
3. Make smarter decisions
4. Get along with your parents
5. Overcome addiction
6. Define your values and what matters most to you
7. Get more done in less time
8. Increase your self-confidence
9. Be happy
10. Find balance between school work, friends, and everything else
One final point. It''s your book, so use it. Get out a pencil, pen, or highlighter and mark it up. Don''t be afraid to underline, highlight, or circle your favorite ideas. Take notes in the margins. Scribble. Reread the stories that inspire you. Memorize the quotes that give you hope. Try doing the "baby steps" at the end of each chapter, which were designed to help you start living the habits immediately. You''ll get a lot more out of the book if you do.

Now that I've found you, I won't let you go away...

Brit, I''m quite impressed. You really know well about many cool stuffs. Just one question: do you have the version of that book (7 habits of .. teens) in PDF file and can you share with members?
Thanks
neomentor

Wow too long, today is 1 "tet" I have time to visit E-C
I think this book is really greate, I have this book but it on paper
anyone want have one, can contact with me.
cheers !!!!!!!!