The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens
             The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey is a self-help book for teenagers and adults. There is another book similar by the same author called Seven Habits of a Highly Effective Person; however, this book would be just as helpful to adult readers. The book has four basic parts, and then the habits are broken down into subgroups within the four parts. Part one, the introduction; talks about what a habit is, and that a habit can make or break you. The author introduces himself to you and writes the book as though he is holding a conversation with you. This really helps hold the readers attention, as his writing style in this book is a little different. Covey then tells the outline of the book and explains how the book is going to help you. He explains that a paradigm, or your perception can work for you or against you. He then talks about what the center of your life is, which can vary for different people. Covey then talks about looking at yourself as a personal bank account. He tells you such things as "positive deposit" is keeping promises to yourself, and "withdrawals" are breaking personal promises. It was a very interesting way to look at yourself and your life. Part two deals with the first habit, being proactive, as opposed to being reactive. For instance, a reactive teen would say, "that's just the way I am," a proactive teen would say "I can do better than that." It shows a different way to look at life. Habit two is begin with the end in mind. In other words control your own destiny or someone else will. In habit two it talks about the crossroads of life. It shows how and why to make a mission statement. Set your goal and go for it, is basically what habit two is about. Habit three is put first things first, the will and won't power. This teaches how to pack more time into life. He talks
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