Monday - September 12, 2016 / Tuesday - September 13, 2016

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 - September 9, 2016

RIDDLE FRIDAY.....TRYING OUT A NEW ONE...

A mother is 21 years older than her child. In 6 years, the mother will be 5 times older than her baby. Where is the father?

NO GOOGLING!

Thursday - September 8, 2016

Business Management Class
Do business owners care about national economic trends? Why or why not? Further, how might businesses change their approach to management to adapt to various economic trends?



Business Law Class
In a minute, we'll watch a short video on the Brock Turner case. Have a few thoughts regarding his 6-month sentence and 3 months of actual time served. (If you missed class, research the case on your own and opine.)



Financial Literacy Class
Dave Ramsey and I both talk about being "the tortoise" when it comes to personal finance. What does that mean to you?

Tuesday - September 6, 2016 / Wednesday - September 7 2016

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 - September 2, 2016

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 - August 31, 2016 / Thursday - September 1, 2016

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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Next, highlight one of the following baby steps 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.

Monday - August 29, 2016 / Tuesday - August 30, 2016

ALL CLASSES

Copy and paste today's prompt into a google document. Change the document title to "Bellwork". Then, respond thoughtfully.

TODAY'S PROMPT: 
What is a habit? Put this into your own words as if explaining it to someone who has never heard the word. Be thorough.