Wednesday, August 1, 2012

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey

I know there are a lot of books which are like this (teen advice/help) but I've got to say, this book rises above the rest. Why? Because teens can relate to the author, which is rare for any kind of book.
Covey's book is full of his experiences as a teen, which of course is very similar to the average teen. For example, Sean Covey tells the reader about the dangers that are out there for teens by illustrating it into a little drawing with a speech bubble on the side of the book. Also, Covey writes the book in a way that seems like his story as a teen, which makes the book 100x more interesting than it would have been if he was just spewing of what to do and what not to do as a teen. All these little changes in the book add up to make it very prominent and helpful. Personally to me this book was helpful, and I found myself nodding in agreement a lot of what Covey was saying. Like, "Yeah, I know right?"
I think what makes a good book is a good author, and what makes a good author is a good person, and what makes a good person is good role models. In Sean's case, his role model was his father, Stephen R. Covey, who I'm sorry to say died quite recently. He was a very good man, and in fact wrote a book very similar to his son's. It was called, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" and Sean based his book on his fathers. How amazing is that?
Their motto is, "Habits: They Can Make You or Break You" and the message that the Covey's are trying to send out to the world is; you can choose if you want your habits to make you or break you. You've got the willpower to make the right choices. Everything comes from your heart so listen to it. And I'm not talking about the petty desires you think your hearts asking you for, I'm talking about the inner heart, dig deeper and you will find the real desire.
Sometimes though a human can make icky choices once in a while, but this book tells you what teens can do to avoid those choices, or if you already made them, how to not make that same mistake again.
The Covey's realize that every human being is not flawless, but they're not hopeless either and there are certain things you can do to improve yourself greatly and just let yourself thrive.

Well, was that encouraging enough? If it wasn't, then let me tell you, grow up already and open your eyes! And if it was, happy to say you can safely be called that strange word which is "normal" whatever that is.
Anyway, I send my condolences to this genius author's even more genius father, and hope he's happy up there in heaven if God wills him to be.
Well, that's the way life goes, you're born, you live your life, and then...you die :(
Okay, don't want to end it on that sad note so just read this book and it will do you tons of good okay?
Sayonara  people!

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