Success for Teens (With Kathy!!)

3/20/13
We read and completed the questions for Chapter 5 in Success for Teens

We also added Chapter Five to our table of contents:
Chapter 5:  There's No Such Thing As Failure
#1 - Success is Built on Failure
#2 - It's All in Our Heads
#3 - Failure Creates unexpected opportunities
#4 - Another word for Learning

2/15
We completed Chapter 4 in Success for Teens and started our Chapter by Chapter outline of what we have read - we will add to it once we read on ....

Here is the outline so far ... (Every student should have their own copy written)

Success For Teens

Chapter 1:  Little Things Matter
#1 - Little Things Matter
#2 Knowing What to do is not the same as doing it
#3 The Ripple Effect
#4 Make the Right Choice at the right moment

Chapter 2:  Attitude is Everything
#1 Your philosophy is key
#2  How to view yourself creates your life
#3 Change yourself by changing your philosophy
#4  What you think matters too

Chapter 3:  Use the Moment 
#1 Your circumstances aren't you
#2 You can't control what happens to you - only your reactions
#3 When you stop blaming, you take back your power
#4 "Someday" never comes

Chapter 4:  Everything starts with the small steps
#1  The first step looks harder than it is
#2  There is no such thing as a luck break
#3 Make the steps as small as you can
#4 The second step is just as important




1/25
We started Chapter 4 ... we will finish it next week and organize the chapters we have read so far
*We completed the Q&A for our journal entry

1/18
We started back with Success for Teens!
We read chapter 3 as an advisory and discussed a lot about blame
*We completed the Q&A for our journal entry


12/14
Continued to read Chapter 2 .......
Completed worksheet ....

11/30/12
Again, We focused on PHILOSOPHY.  We discussed self worth and how to come up with our philosophies - start with the ACTION first -
Chris had a great example:
Action:  I want to finish E360 and start a business.
Philosophy:  I want to be successful!!!
... Other ideas ... I want to be healthy, I want to be happy, I want to be educated, I want to be ...........


11/9/12
Today we read Chapter 2 - Attitude is Everything
Finding your philosophy - what is your philosophy?

Page 21
"Philosophy" is your view on life or your picture of how life operates.  Your philosophy is HOW YOU SEE THINGS.  Your philosophy is what determines your attitude and your actions- whether you realize it or not.

your philosophy -> your attitudes -> your actions -> you life


10/26/12
Today we read Chapter 1 - Little Things Matter
BABY STEPS to your goals!!!!

Homework - Don't forget to complete the assignment and hand in by Friday 11/1/12


10/5/12??
Today we read the Forward to Success For Teens - Real Teens Talk About Using the Slight Edge
What does success mean to you?
Students completed a pretest on what Success means to them ....