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7 Good Habits7 Good Habits:]]:]]• Be proactive: I am responsible for my life no body else is.~Be proactive: I am responsible for my life no body else is.~• Begin with the End in Mind: Know what you are going to do Begin with the End in Mind: Know what you are going to do

with your life.~with your life.~• Put First Things First: Put the important things first.~Put First Things First: Put the important things first.~• Think Win-Win: Have a happy attitude that makes everyone Think Win-Win: Have a happy attitude that makes everyone

else happy.else happy.• Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood: Listen to Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood: Listen to

people.people.• Synergize: Work together.Synergize: Work together.• Sharpen the Saw: Make sure you are physically happy, Sharpen the Saw: Make sure you are physically happy,

mentally happy, emotionally happy, and spiritually happy.mentally happy, emotionally happy, and spiritually happy.

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You make your life, no one else.You make your life, no one else.

#2 Begin with the End in #2 Begin with the End in MindMind

Set your goals for the future.~Set your goals for the future.~

#3 Put First Things First#3 Put First Things First

Put loved ones first and school very Put loved ones first and school very first.:]first.:]

#4 Think Win-Win#4 Think Win-Win

Don’t be a sore loser if you lose(:Don’t be a sore loser if you lose(:

#5 Seek First to Understand, #5 Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood.Then to be Understood.

Listen to people.Listen to people.

#6 Synergize#6 Synergize

Work together because you know you Work together because you know you cant do it alone. ^_^cant do it alone. ^_^

#7 Sharpen the Saw#7 Sharpen the Saw

Make sure you’re physically happy, Make sure you’re physically happy, mentally happy, emotionally happy, mentally happy, emotionally happy,

and spiritually happy.and spiritually happy.

7 Habits of Highly 7 Habits of Highly Defective teens.Defective teens.

• React: Blame your problems on your parents, teachers, React: Blame your problems on your parents, teachers, neighborhood, you boyfriend or girlfriend, government, or neighborhood, you boyfriend or girlfriend, government, or something or somebody new. |:something or somebody new. |:

• Begin with No End in Mind: Don’t have a plan. Begin with No End in Mind: Don’t have a plan. • Put First Things last: Whatever that is important in your life do not Put First Things last: Whatever that is important in your life do not

do it until you have enough time watching TV or on the computer.do it until you have enough time watching TV or on the computer.• Think Win-Lose: Be competitive. You have to be better than Think Win-Lose: Be competitive. You have to be better than

everyone else you have to win at everything.everyone else you have to win at everything.• Seek First to Talk, Then Pretend to Listen: Talk a lot and don’t Seek First to Talk, Then Pretend to Listen: Talk a lot and don’t

listen to anyone else. Don’t listen to your boyfriend/girlfriend, listen to anyone else. Don’t listen to your boyfriend/girlfriend, don’t listen to you friends, don’t listen to your parents.don’t listen to you friends, don’t listen to your parents.

• Don’t cooperate: Don’t get along with anyone. Think people are Don’t cooperate: Don’t get along with anyone. Think people are weird just because they are different. Try to be better than weird just because they are different. Try to be better than everyone else.everyone else.

• Wear yourself out: Don’t learn anything new, don’t exercise, don’t Wear yourself out: Don’t learn anything new, don’t exercise, don’t let anything inspire you, don't be happy, don’t be healthy. let anything inspire you, don't be happy, don’t be healthy.

#1 React #1 React

Blame all your problems on everyone Blame all your problems on everyone else. Blame it on your friends, else. Blame it on your friends, boyfriend/girlfriend, teachers, family, boyfriend/girlfriend, teachers, family, everyone but yourself. Take no everyone but yourself. Take no responsibility for your life. If you responsibility for your life. If you feeling like doing something wrong feeling like doing something wrong but you know it is wrong, do it. but you know it is wrong, do it.

#2 Begin with No end in #2 Begin with No end in Mind.Mind.

Don’t plan for the future, sleep around, Don’t plan for the future, sleep around, get wasted, party all the time, Don’t get wasted, party all the time, Don’t learn. You may die tomorrow so does learn. You may die tomorrow so does it matter?it matter?

#3 Put First Things Last#3 Put First Things Last

Don’t do homework first, don’t do Don’t do homework first, don’t do projects first, watch tv and be on the projects first, watch tv and be on the computer, homework doesn’t matter computer, homework doesn’t matter that much.that much.

#4 Think Win-Lose#4 Think Win-Lose

Be really competitive. Try to win at Be really competitive. Try to win at everything. Try to be smarter, faster, everything. Try to be smarter, faster, better than everyone else. Try to be better than everyone else. Try to be the best.the best.

#5 Seek First to talk, Then #5 Seek First to talk, Then pretend to listen.pretend to listen.

Talk all the time and pretend to listen Talk all the time and pretend to listen to what other people say.to what other people say.

#6 Don’t Cooperate#6 Don’t Cooperate

Don’t get along with anyone. Think Don’t get along with anyone. Think people are weird just because they people are weird just because they are different. Try to be better than are different. Try to be better than everyone else.everyone else.

#7 Wear Yourself Out #7 Wear Yourself Out

Don’t learn anything new, don’t Don’t learn anything new, don’t exercise, don’t let anything inspire exercise, don’t let anything inspire you, don't be happy, don’t be you, don't be happy, don’t be healthy. healthy.