Essay On The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens I think that the purpose of Sean Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens was written to inform teens about how they can enhance their lives and learn to be productive young adults. Sean Covey was trying to prove that you can start small and those small actions can turn into something amazing. The harder you work and focus, the more you can achieve. Also, Sean Covey wrote about how you can make smart choices and be productive. By doing these things, you can become the best version of you. One of the seven habits that really stood out to me was “Be Proactive”. This habit discusses how to avoid being reactive, control what we can control, using the ten baby steps, and much more. In the first few pages of this habit, the author tells us about how we have the choice to be proactive or reactive. A proactive person doesn’t let rude comments get them down. They keep their chin up and vow to have a positive day. Someone who is reactive might let that rude comment ruin the rest of their day. Or they might lash back out at the person, which …show more content…
In this final habit, we read that sometimes it’s okay to relax and take some time for yourself. The author teaches us to care for our body, brain, heart, and soul. Sean Covey uses a story to teach us about self renewal. The story explains that life is like sawing down a tree. You think that you can saw the whole thing down without stopping to sharpen the saw because it cut the tree down faster. But if you stopped half way to sharpen your saw, you would cut the tree down faster than if you didn’t. If we take time in our lives to relax and renew ourselves, life won’t be as stressful.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens was a great book that contained a lot of information about how to make your life more bright and successful. Overall, it had a lot of insightful ideas and ways we can become great young