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The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens Review
Being a teenager is both wonderful and challenging. In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, author Sean Covey applies the timeless principles of the 7 Habits to teens and the tough issues and life-changing decisions they face. In an entertaining style, Covey provides a step-by-step guide to help teens improve self-image, build friendships, resist peer pressure, achieve their goals, get along with their parents, and much more. In addition, this book is stuffed with cartoons, clever ideas, great quotes, and incredible stories about real teens from all over the world. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens will engage teenagers unlike any other book. An indispensable book for teens, as well as parents, grandparents, and any adult who influences young people, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens is destined to become the last word on surviving and thriving as a teen and beyond. User Submitted The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens ReviewsOctober 8, 2008 "Seven Habits of Continued Success" The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens was written by Sean Covey in order to improve the overall quality of a teenager's life. Sean Covey not only introduces the importance of including these seven habits in a teen's daily life, but also touches on many important points including self esteem, peer pressure, relationships and health. The summer before my freshman year I was selected to attend a two week Leadership Institute that was based off The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens. After four years, I'm currently a college freshman, and can honestly say I use the Seven Habits daily. The Seven Habits is a simple book which easily relates to teens and what they might be going through. Here are some of the life lessons I gained. 1. Maintaining a positive outlook, when you're negative you miss many opportunities to learn from important situations. 2. Recording and updating goals regularly, "A goal not written is only a wish."Record your goals so you hold yourself accountable for your actions. Never stop goal setting! 3. Synergy, when you learn to work and collaborate with others the result will be amazing. I learned throughout my high school years that I didn't know everything and I wasn't always right. When you learn to synergize and listen to others, your relationships and your overall outcome will improve. Parents purchase this for your teens, sit in their room, and let them pick it up at their own time. They will thank you for it later. I highly recommend this book to teenagers and individuals who want to make positive changes in their lives. October 2, 2008 a good book for adults, too. i am not a teenager any more, it was displayed at my local library. I love to read new books, so i checked it out, i am glad that i did. I didn't want to read his dad's book which were published at least 10 years ago, i want to read something new and fresh. I haven't finished reading, but it already boosted my confidence. Every adults probably think that they know what to do in order to be successful in their lives. This book is like a personal coach, it taught me something that I have never thought about. Of course, there are things in this book that are just for teens. Overall, it is a very good book. It can be read more than once just to remind yourself when you are not feeling so sure about yourself. August 25, 2008 It was ok, I guess..... Well, I'm 14 and perfectly authorized to write a review for this book since it IS for teenagers. The entire freshman class is being required to read this book as a part of our 48 Books Program and some of us like it and some of us absolutely can't stand it. I would give it the fact that it's remotely interesting but it's mean in a way that if you do something wrong you're totally undermining your self-esteem and I think that's just plain wrong. To make this book better he should have put more in that are popular that people actually know about and are funny, not just being used to prove a point. Also, the way he wants us to write in the book and stuff just doesn't appeal to ANY of us because of the way it's phrased before a line to write. Most of us just kind of think about it and go on. It's hard to hold my attention on it for very long because just reading through Habit #2 makes you read over a hundred pages of boring text. My school is in the top 36 elite high schools in the nation and they expect us to read this boring book that's of little or no help to the majority of it's freshmen? I mean, my math teacher thinks it's the best book on the planet, but seriously, he's kind of old. Us teens (who the book was actually written for) think it's not all that great. Whatever. Read it yourself and see what you think, this is only my opinion after all, not that a whole lot of people are going to read it or anything. July 19, 2008 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens This book helps to answer the question- What must I do to be successful? The author discusses good habits of highly effective teens, as well as planning and win-win scenarios. Above all, a teen must be a good listener in order to influence people. Poor listeners are identified by the author; as follows: o Do you pretend to listen? o Is your listening selective? o Do you listen to words only or take in other things like body language? o Are you empathetic? o Does your mind wander in another galaxy? These are all good questions which the author poses. Each of us has a style. Some students are imaginative, creative or spatial. Others are investigative or inquisitive. Still others tend to be realists or fatalists. A minority of people tend to be too analytical. This phenomenon is called "analysis paralysis". Our tendency to over analyze a problem actually gets in the way of successfully executing a practical solution on an immediate basis. Teams have all kinds of people. Some are plodders. Others are followers. Some may innovate while a minority of people harmonize the group and aid in its ultimate cohesion as a unit. The book is an excellent value, The author poses questions aimed at getting teens to identify and correct sloppy habits/predispositions. These negative aspects may hinder academic performance later on. June 18, 2008 7 Habits of Effective Teens This is a very good book for middle and high school age kids. It gives them a direction and a way to plan how they live and interact with other teens and adults. I'd also recommend getting the companion workbook The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Workbook [[ASIN:1929494173 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Workbook. It helps cement the concepts covered in the book March 24, 2008 Saved me from a Bad path I come from a horrible background, my family has no moral structure, they're either on drugs or selling drugs. My freshmen year of high school was really hard for me, my moms drug use escalated and I felt trapped. I was about to give up and go towards the bad stuff my family did/does. I just wanted to be accepted, I was too weird for the normal kids, but not hardcore enough the kids that let me hang with them. I had no support, and I felt like I couldn't reach out, after a suicide attempt, I was put into a leadership class and the Curriculum was the Seven habits of highly effective teens This book helped me: Over come my family (I moved out when I was 16) Get better grades (I went from a 1.6-3.8 in one year and graduated with a 2.5) It helped strengthen my moral goals (and give me some also) and It helped me take care of myself I am now 19 a freshmen in college and working towards becoming an abnormal Child Psychologist. A few good teachers and this book saved me from a life of crime and drugs. I feel like there are a lot kids out there that need this book, and a few good teachers. P.s. I still have my copy from my freshmen year, all beat up and highlighted and I re-read it every so often to remind myself of all the awesome stuff in there. March 12, 2008 Useless and counterproductive Like many of the reviewers on here, I too was one of the unfortunate teens who had this book thrust upon them in high school. I was always a negativist at heart, so I am naturally critical of self-help programs and feel-good books like this one. But since I was going through a rough patch in my life, I decided to give it an honest chance. Plus, it was given to us at no charge, which I did appreciate. Unfortunately, this book is only helpful to one of two different types of teens, neither category of which I happened to fall into. First are the type of individuals who are already happy-go-lucky, self-confident, and have already fully developed a sense of identity. Teens who are depressed, have a bad family situation, have financial troubles, or have issues with self-image should forget this book even exists. The second type of rare teenage breed who might actually benefit from this book is the one who has the dedication and the energy to uproot his or her entire life in order to live it according to Sean Covey's strict specifications. Personally, I found the book to be so overly enthusiastic that it actually sickened me. Covey seems to assume every teenager is of the same mold. He doesn't account for some very important variables which often contribute to teenage stress and hardship (i.e., moving to a new location, domestic violence, the death of a loved one, mental illness, etc.) and the issues he does address are often glossed over in a goofy, unrealistic manner. It's plain to see that Covey, despite his "I-used-to-be-just-like-you" attitude, didn't have too many problems growing up. Perhaps he should have let someone more qualified write this book. Even the people who might enjoy this text will be turned off by its blatant profiteering. There are copious references to a companion planner that you are supposed to buy, as if all other day planners are somehow incompatible. My advice for troubled teens: burn this book and keep listening to angry music and playing violent video games. It is far more therapeutic than reading "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens". February 12, 2008 the seven habits of highly effective teens I was given this book as a gift. At first, I was skeptical as to what purpose it served, and it collected dust on my night stand for a couple months. After getting into some trouble, my dad requested that I read this book, as well as right a brief report on each chapter. I would say that it just reinforces things that teenagers already have an idea of in the back of their minds. It just takes some self-assessment to realize these things. The seven habits were be proactive, begin with the end in mind, seek first to understand - then to be understood, think win-win, sinergize, and sharpen the saw. All of these things, I'm sure, teenagers are familiar with. I learned the phrase "sharpen the saw" in middle school. What this book does is give teenagers an in-depth look at what these things mean, and how to use this advice to their advantage. I think the author did a good job of creating stories and situations that teenagers can relate too, but I also think, that at times, he can be a bit corny in his attempts to make the stories seem realistic. Overall, this book is a good read for any teen who feels like they need some structure in their life. It wont fix your problems, but it will give you the tools you need. February 8, 2008 Horrible book, should get negative stars I cringe every time I see this book. I was forced to teach it to a 9th grade advisory class and we all hated every painful minute of it (despite my "give it a chance" attitude--I really did try!). It's a very boring read to begin with, and is filled with unrealistic advice. The worst one I can remember is that he says something along the lines of "success comes from you, not from who you know, the latter of which is a common belief and downfall of many". EXCUSE ME? Are you going to tell me that YOUR success (Sean) has NOTHING to do with your dad's? Come the (insert expletive here) on! Teens need guidance that empathizes with them, tells them how to deal with realistic situations, rather than preach at them and tell them that scheduling their lives will make all the difference. Please, schools across the country, stop forcing this on our students. This is not the solution to our so-called 'troubled youths'--this book does NOT speak to them (read other reviews here if you don't believe me!) December 15, 2007 A great book for adults or teens I discovered this book by accident. I found the 365 days version with excerpts and jokingly said to my Mum that I should get it. She was serious that I should and bought it for me. I was intrigued... That quite possibly changed by life (not dramatically mind you but kept me on the right track). It took me ages to find the full version, but I bought (it wasn't cheap!) and read it straight away (and was a bit rude considering I was staying at someones house as a guest and hid in my room for hours reading!). It was the first "self help" book I have read and I'd say the best. It is SO easy to read and has lots of pictures and things so it's not just pages and pages of writing. I have read this book many times and even though I haven't read it for a year or so I can still remember half of the 7 habits and some of my Personal Mission Statement I wrote. But anyway, the book is great, easy to read and the stuff makes sense, really quickly - you don't have to sit and think about it for ages, you get it straight away - and you WILL remember it. I haven't even bothered reading his father's book - I've seen it in stores and been put off by the pages full of writing. Give this book a go - even if it is the only "self Help" book you EVER read it won't disappoint you (I have found others just don't match up). Give it to your kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews or even your adult relatives and friends. Apart from the references to school aduts can still get a lot out of it! ENJOY! For more The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens reviews click here.
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