Monday - February 27, 2017 / Tuesday - February 28, 2017

Habit #4 is THINK WIN-WIN

You are NOT doing it right if you engage in any of the following "think win-LOSE" behaviors:

1. Using others emotionally or physically for your own selfish purposes
2. Trying to get ahead at the expense of another
3. Spreading rumors about someone else
4. Insisting on getting your way without concerning yourself with the feelings of others
5. Becoming jealous and envious when something good happens to someone close to you

Choose one of the below steps to becoming more of a WIN-WIN type of person and explain why you chose that step:

1. Pinpoint an area of your life where you most struggle with comparisons. Perhaps it's with clothes, physical features, friends, or talents. Work to let it go. Realize we all have strengths. Appreciate and respect those strengths in others without comparing or competing!
2. If you play sports, show sportsmanship. Compliment someone from the opposing team and mean it.
3. Form a study group ahead of a challenging test and work together to bring everyone's grade up.
4. The next time someone close to you succeeds, be genuinely happy for them instead of feeling jealous or threatened.
5. Think of a person you think is a model of WIN-WIN. What is it about this person that you admire?

Friday - February 17 2017

RIIIIIIDDDDDDDDDDLLLLLE FRIIIIIDDDDAAAAAAAAAYYYYY!

A man came home from work everyday, got in the elevator at his building, rode to the 10th floor, then took the stairs up the remaining two floors to his apartment.  However, on rainy days he took the elevator all the way up to the 12th floor.  Explain.

Wednesday - February 15, 2017 / Thursday - February 16

Financial Literacy Class
Read the article linked below. Then, answer the questions that follow.

Why College Loans Are the Worst Debt

1. Give three reasons why college loans are "bad debt".
2. How can you avoid college debt?




Accounting, Marketing, and Management Classes
Read the article linked below. Then, answer the questions that follow.

Sundance Red Carpet Means Green for Some Local Businesses

1. Name 2 positive impacts of Sundance mentioned in the article.
2. Name 1 negative impact mentioned in the article.
3. What are your personal thoughts on the event?

Monday - February 13, 2017 / Tuesday - February 14, 2017

ALL CLASSES

Habit #3 is PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST.

This one is easily the hardest habit to live. It's all about prioritizing. Each week you have to decide which are the most important things for you to accomplish. Don't neglect any important area of your life (family, friends, academics, extra-curriculars, etc.). Plan to do the most important things in all of those areas. Once you knock those off, you can do some of the silly things we do to occupy ourselves.

Here are five of Covey's suggestions for you. Choose ONE of them. Copy and paste it into your bellringer document. Then explain why you chose that step.

• Set a goal to use a planner for a month. Stick to your plan.
• Identify your biggest time-waster (games, Netflix, social media?) Commit to cutting back.
• Are you always being asked to volunteer, and you ALWAYS say yes? Next time, say no when it's the right thing to do.
• Study a little each day for an upcoming test INSTEAD of waiting until the night before.
• Think of something you've been needing to do for a long time, but have procrastinated. Get it done.

Friday - February 10, 2017

RIDDLE FRIDAY!!!

Draw four straight lines connected end to end.  In other words, you cannot not lift your pen or pencil.  You must cross through the middle of each dot.  If you've seen this before, DO NOT talk.  If you haven't, DO NOT GOOGLE. Use your brains and think outside the box!

Feel free to use scrap paper for this.  If you are feeling bold, try using drawing tools in Google Docs.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

Wednesday - February 8, 2017 / Thursday - February 9, 2017

ALL CLASSES
If you were the owner and CEO of a company, would you make public political statements or not? Explain. Would your answer be different if your company was publicly owned (by stockholders)? Explain.

Monday - February 6, 2017 / Tuesday - February 7, 2017

ALL CLASSES

Habit #2 is "Begin with the End in Mind". So it's all about visualizing where you want to be in the future, focusing on the specifics, and never losing that focus. Covey's suggestions for ways to begin this kind of thinking include the following:

1. List three skills you'll need to improve upon to be successful in your career.
2. Write a personal mission statement.
3. Look in the mirror, and ask, "Would I want to marry someone like me?" If not sure, then begin working on the qualities you may be lacking.
4. Think about your life goals. Write them down. Illustrate them somehow. Post pictures around your room.
5. Identify a negative label you think some people may have given you. List a few things you can do to change that label.

Choose ONE of the above and write about it for today's bellringer.

Friday - February 3, 2017

It's Riddle Friday...

NO GOOGLING ALLOWED!

Romeo and Juliet are found dead in a small puddle of water, surrounded by broken glass. The apartment building they are found in is located next to the city's main train station. How did they die?

Wednesday - February 1, 2017 / Thursday - February 2, 2017

ALL CLASSES
Okay, time for Habit #1...BE PROACTIVE. Basically, being proactive is taking responsibility for your own actions, your own moods, your own learning, your life's path, etc. Being proactive is letting go of things beyond your "circle of control" and directing your energy to things you CAN do.

The opposite of being proactive is being REACTIVE.

Reactive people say things like:
1. "He ruined my day!"
2. "That test was unfair."
3. "It's not my fault."
4. "That's just the way I am."

List a PROACTIVE alternative for each of the above statements.
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2.
3.
4.

Next, highlight one of the following baby steps (listed below) that you can incorporate into your life now.

Choose your most unhealthy habit and commit to do something about it right now.

The next time someone flips you off, give them the peace sign.

Stop letting others control YOUR mood for the day.

Work toward eliminating reactive language from your life.