The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens ~ Sean Covey

1. The 7 Habits of HighlyEffective Teens ~ Sean Covey Mission Statement • BE PROACTIVE – Take responsibility for your life. • BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND – Define your mission and goals in life. • PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST – Prioritize, and do the most important things first. • THINK WIN-WIN – Have an everyone-can-win attitude. • SEE FIRST TO UNDERSTAND, THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD – Listen to people sincerely. • SYNERGIZE – Work together to achieve more. • SHARPEN THE SAW – Renew yourself regularly. D R A F T

2. WHO ARE YOU? • The sum total of your attitude, beliefs, values, feelings, & reputation stays with you. • How will YOU be remembered? D R A F T

3. Mission Statement • World English Dictionary (source: dictionary.com) • mission statement — n an official statement of the aims and objectives of a business or other organization D R A F T

4. Zachary Community Schools & Zachary High SchoolMission Statements • The mission of the Zachary Community School Board is to assist every student in reaching his or her maximum potential through high-quality instruction and good stewardship of community resources. • The mission of Zachary High School is to provide each student a safe environment that fosters academic excellence, self worth, and a commitment to lifelong learning. D R A F T

5. Our Lady of the Lake D R A F T

6. Habit 2 Begin with the end in mind. • What is your mission statement? • Consider your principles. • Values • Morals • Beliefs • Examples • The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make - Page 26 • My Mission Statement is… …To be the best I can be. …To continue to be a role model to my younger cousins. …To graduate from high school and college. …To continue to help people with their situations. …To be a good student. …To be a wife and mother later in life. …To be a successful business woman/owner. …To one day save a lot of money and help the needy. …To donate my organs to someone who needs them when I die. D R A F T

7. Mission Statement • Write a mission statement for yourself. • Microsoft Word • Must be at least 2 lines • SAVE AS First Name Last Initital MS in the Activities folder in your EFC folder • Example: ChrisK MS • Select pictures that represent your mission statement • View Mrs. Knight’s video • Go to your Projects folder inside your EFC folder • Create a folder title MS • Save your pictures in the MS folder D R A F T

8. Animoto • Go to animoto.com • Sign up • Use your Gaggle.net email address • firstname.lastname2014@zacharystudents.org • Use your Novell password for the password • Using other information to set up your Animoto account will result in a grade of zero (0) • If your parent has not signed the Parent Waiver to use gaggle.net, complete the activity in PowerPoint • Follow the directions D R A F T

9. Directions for Animoto • Click Create • Select a style & click Create • You MUST select a style that has Create under it • Upload your pictures • Select music from their selection • Click Save & continue • Title your video first name last initial MS • Description: my mission statement • Click Create Video • Animoto will save your video which will take a few minutes • Animoto will email you at your Gaggle account when it is ready for viewing D R A F T

10. Sources: • Covey, Sean. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989. • Covery, Sean. The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make: A Guide for Teens. New York: Fireside, 2006. • Henry, Erica. Freshman Success. Zachary High School. D R A F T