Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“So often, in our quest to be more popular and to be part of the “in-Group,” we lose sight of things that are far more important.”

Seam Covey

Reflection: I think that this quote is trying to say that sometimes we are too busy trying to be part of the popular group that we forget what we are doing. For example you are at a party and all the popular kid begin to drink. You want to be like them so you begin to drink with them to. This is a wrong choose, instead you should have told them not to drink, or simply left the party. I think that this quote is trying to say that when one really wants to be popular one will lose track of the important and right things and do everything and anything to be popular.

 

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens Habit 5

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

Habit 5

5. Seek First to understand, and then to be Understood.

Because most people don’t listen very well, one of the great frustrations in life is that many don’t feel understood. This habit will ensure your teen learns the most important communication skill there is: active listening.

Why is this habit the key to communication? It’s because the deepest need of the human heart is to be understood. Everyone wants to be respected and valued for who they are- a unique, one-of-a-kind, never-to-be-cloned individual. People won’t expose their soft middles unless they feel genuine love and understanding. Once they feel it, however, they will tell you more than you may want to hear. People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.

Listen with your eyes, heart, and ears. 7 percent of communication is contained in the words we use. The rest comes from body language (53 percent) and how we say words, or the tone and feeling reflected in our voice (40 percent).

Most people are eager to talk than listen. We have one mouth and two ears. This means we should listen twice as much as we talk. We actually learn more listening rather than when we talk. Learn to listen and listen to learn.

Listen, really listen, for understanding.

Seek first to understand then to be understood-LISTEN.

Choose the right!!!

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7 habits of Highly Effective Teens Habit 4

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

Habit 4

4. Think Win-Win

Teens can learn to foster the belief that it is possible to create an atmosphere of Win-Win in every relationship. This habit encourages the idea that in any given discussion or situation both parties can arrive mutually beneficial solution. Your teen will learn to celebrate the accomplishments of others instead of being threatened by them. Win-Win is a belief that everyone can win. It’s both nice and tough all at once. I won’t step on you, but I won’t be your doormat either. You care about other people and you want them to succeed. But you also care about yourself, and you want to succeed as well. Win-Win is abundant. It is the belief that there’s plenty of success to go around. It’s not either you or me. It’s both of us. It’s not a matter of who gets the biggest piece of the pie. There’s more than enough food for everyone. It’s an all-you-can-eat buffet.

Win-Win always creates more. Perhaps the most surprising benefit of thinking Win-Win in the good feelings it brings on. The true test of whether or not you are thinking Win-Win or one of the alternative is how you feel. Win-lose and Lose-Win thinking will cloud your judgment and fill you with negative feelings.

Win-Win will fill your heart with happy and serene thoughts. It will give you confidence. Even fill you with light. Think Win-Win or no deal.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

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Kindness

I think that everyone should be kind to everyone. It is not a nice thing to be rude. Being kind brings peace into the world. For example if you help someone pick up there papers that is being kind. Another example would be to smile to at people, when they look sad or mad. You could try to help others  or be  nicer to others to be a more kind person. 

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible”

Ezra T. Benson

I think that this quote is saying that when you do something wrong, you will never feel right about it. Like for example if you steal something from someone, you will not feel right about doing that, because that is the wrong thing to do. You will never feel good after doing something wrong. Only if you do something right will you feel right.

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens Habit 3

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

Habit 3

Habit 3: Put First Things First

Habit there is about Will and Will Not power. This habit helps teens prioritize and manage their time so that they focus on and complete the most important things in their lives. Putting first things first also means learning to overcome fears and being strong during difficult times. It’s living life according to what matters most. Putting first things first deals with things that are:

Important or not important, urgent or not urgent.  Let’s look at the four quadrants of time management.

Quadrant 1: things that are Important and Urgent.

Quadrant 2: Things that are Important but not urgent.

Quadrant 3: Things that are Not Important but are Urgent

Quadrant: 4 Things that are not Important and Not Urgent.

1.  Important & Urgent	2.  Important but not urgent
3.  Not important but are Urgent	4.  Not important and Not urgent

Quadrant 2 is the ideal place to spend your time, doing things that are important but not urgent. Here’s where priorities come in play.

The results for living quadrant 2 are:

    I.      Control of your life

   II.      Balance

  III.      High Performance

So, in what quadrant are you spending most of your time? The key is to shift as much time as possible into quadrant 2 and this is accomplished by panning. Spend more time Planning and incorporating the most important things first things that matter most. Keep your eyes on the prize and reach for it.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

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Respect

To be respectful means to be polite. For example you show respect for someone when you listen to them when they are talking. Another way you can show respect is by being nice. You are being disrespectful when you are being rude.
I think it is important to be respectful, because it is not nice to be rude. I think that I wouldn't like for someone to disrespect me, therefore I will not disrespect anyone. It is important to be respectful because others will be respectful, to you if you are respectful to them.