7 HABITS OF A STUDENT SURVIVOR  Habit #3: PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST

- Pack more into life

BASED ON: “THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE
- Procrastinator
TEENS” by Sean Covey
- Prioritizer
DIFFERENT GUIDANCE SERVICES: - Yes-man
- Don’t be a Slacker
 COUNSELING BABY STEPS
 ORIENTATION AND INFORMATION - Identify your biggest time-wasters. Do you
 APPRAISAL / TESTING really need to spend two hours on the phone,
 ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS surf the Web all night, or watch ?
 FOLLOW-UP - Think of something you’ve procrastinated for a
 RESEARCH AND EVALUATION long time but that’s very important to you.
Block out time this week to get it done.
HABITS - How much impact does peer pressure have on
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not an act, it you? Identify the person or people who have
is a HABIT” -Aristotle the most influence on you. Ask yourself, “Am I
doing what I want to do or what they want me
“We first make our habits, Then our habits make us.” - to do?”
John Dryden
 Habit #4: THINK WIN-WIN
 Habit #1: BE PROACTIVE
- Win-win,
– Proactive behavior
- all you can eat buffet
– Circle of control
BABY STEPS
– Setbacks to triumphs
- Look at your friends and classmates as
– Can-do
companions on your journey to success.
– Push pause
- Pinpoint the area of your life where you most
BABY STEPS
struggle with comparisons.
- Do an honest evaluation of your performance last
- Think of an ideal person you admire the most,
semester. Ask yourself what do you need to
what values does he/she have? How can you
improve on
imitate it?
- Listen carefully to your words today.
- Always remember that your grades is your
 Habit #5: SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND , THEN TO
responsibility
BE UNDERSTOOD
- 5 poor listening styles:
 Habit #2: BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND
- Space out
“ Control your own destiny or someone else will”
- Pretender
- Writing your Mission Statement
- Selective
- Count the cost
- Self-centered
- Put it in pen
 Judge
BABY STEPS
 Probe (investigate)
- Look in the mirror and ask, “Am I becoming the
BABY STEPS
person I want to be? My parents want to be?”
- See how long you can keep eye contact with
- Think about your goals. Have you put them in pen
someone while they are talking to you
and written them down? If not, take time to do it.
- Open up your heart and practice genuine
Remember, a goal not written is only a wish.
listening. You’ll be surprised by what you learn.
- Every morning when you prepare for school remind
- Express them in a responsible way.
yourself of what you will become when you
graduate.
  Habit 6: SYNERGIZE
1+1=3

BABY STEPS
- Do not avoid people whom you think are different
from you. Instead, go out of your way to get
acquainted.
- Share a personal story with an adult you trust. See
if the exchanging or viewpoints leads to new
insights and ideas about your problem.
- Be cooperative with class and university activities

 Habit 7: SHARPEN THE SAW(SAYING MOTTO)

- Balance is Better
- Take Time for a Time-Out
- You are What you eat
- It’s all about how you feel, not how you look

BABY STEPS
- Give up a bad habit for a week. Go without
soda, fried foods, donuts, chocolate, or whatever
else may be hurting your body.
- Sleep early and get up early
- Get enough rest and savor vacation periods
- Read and watch educational materials

 READ THE FOLLOWING PHRASES

1. I am the force, I will take responsibility for my life

2. I will control my own destiny by defining my mission

and goals in life.

3. I will make use of my WILL and WONT powers by

putting first things first

4. I will accept the stuff that life is made of and have an

everyone-can-win attitude.

5. I have two ears and one mouth hence, I will listen to

people sincerely

6. I will thread the “High” Way by working together to

achieve more

7. I will love, care, and renew myself regularly