Session Three

Session Description

Good habits are required to manage oneself and to take ownership over emotions, actions and decisions. You are in complete control of your calendar and your physical and emotional reaction to external stimuli. In this session students will review the personal leadership theories from two of Covey’s Seven Habits. Through discussion and reflection on being proactive and putting first things first, students will be guided to the understanding that their effectiveness as a person and a leader really is up to them.

Objectives

By the end of this session, students will be able to:

• Take ownership of their actions, decisions, and emotions

• Understand methods to be more proactive and in control

• Effectively manage their time and schedule their priorities

• Articulate what it takes to be extraordinarily effective

Pre-Reading

• Read the Session Three Pre-Reading Packet

• Read Covey’s 7 Habits – Habit 1: Be Proactive, Habit 3: Put First Things First

• Read Bill’s Blog Post: Bored and Brilliant

• Listen to the Bored and Brilliant podcast episode

  • Above and beyond: listen to another Bored and Brilliant challenge

Pre-Work

• Complete the Session Three Workbook Pages

• Log how you spend your time for one week (in the workbook).

• Classify every activity according to Quadrant and calculate total time in each (from Covey reading).

• Check your screen time through your device, or use the Moment app or another screen time tracker and report your findings

• Complete your blog post for the week

Blog Prompt

Tell your own 90/10 principle story. Write a post about a real experience when you let an external factor ruin your whole day. What happened, how did you react and what were the consequences?