First Blog

One of the formative media text that I chose to write down in class today was "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens" by Sean Covey. I was introduced to this book for the first time my sophomore year of high school in my Leadership class. The book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens" is a continuation by Sean Covey to his fathers book titled "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People". In the book Sean discuss the 7 most important factors of living a successful and effective lifestyle. The first habit is Be Proactive, which is described as taking control of your life and where you want to go. The second habit is know as Begin With The End In Mind. Habit 2 helps us to learn how to plan out our life and see the big picture. Moving on, habit 3 is Put First Things First which is basically the idea or prioritizing and time management. Think Win-Win is the title of habit 4 and it helps one to learn how to analyze a situation and make the best out of it. Habit 5 is Seek First to Understand Then to be Understood, which teaches the reader how to communicate with others and not always assume that you can relate with everything. Synergies is habit 6 and it teaches one how to work together and communicate in a team environment. Finally, habit 7 is Sharpen the Saw and that means to understand that you must take time for yourself to stay healthy and effective.