Peter J. Jessen

"Goals Per Action" Success Consultant

peterjj@peterjessen-gpa.com · peterjjgpa@icloud.com · 9931 SW 61st Ave., Portland, OR 97219 · Tel: 503.977.3240 · Fax: 503.977.3239

Classes Based on Stephen Covey's, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Two class series — one for adults and one for teens — based on Stephen Covey and Sean Covey's books

Title

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide, Sean Cove

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families: Building a Beautiful Family Culture in a Turbulent World, Stephen Covey

Audience

High School Youth

Adults (Teenagers Also Welcome)

Where

St. Luke Lutheran Church

St. Luke Lutheran Church

When

Sunday mornings, 9:45 am - 10:45 a.m.
May 7, 14, and 21, 2014.

Wednesday evenings,6:30 - 7:30 pm
May 14, 21, 28, and June 4, 2014

Texts

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide, Sean Covey

Ben Franklin's LIST OF 13 for Achieving Personal and Professional Success

What advice do you have for young people today? — (written for my 40th HS reunion "memories" book, September 1999)

Summary points and questions for youth and adults

Tools, Activities, and Ceremonies for Implementing the Healing Wisdom of Mary Pipher

The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness: to "leave a LEGACY of greatness" and to "Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs," Stephen Covey

Framework for the reading and the discussions

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families: Building a Beautiful Family Culture in a Turbulent World, Stephen Covey

Detailed outline: THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE FAMILIES: BUILDING A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY CULTURE IN A TURBULENT WORLD.
Like an airplane, "You're going to be 'off track' 90% of the time. So what?"

Summary points and questions for youth and adults

Marriage and the Construction of Reality, Peter L. Berger

The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness: to "leave a LEGACY of greatness" and to "Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs," Stephen Covey

Framework for the reading and the discussions

Habits

Habit 1 | Habit 2 | Habit 3 | Habit 4 | Habit 5 | Habit 6 | Habit 7
 

7 Habits

Part I: The Set Up
PART II: THE PRIVATE VICTORY
  • The Personal Bank Account: Starting with the Person in the Mirror
  • Question: How can I create?
  • Question: How can i become a principle-centered influence i my family?

HABIT 1: BE PROACTIVE

  • Question: What can I do when I've been handed a bad script?
  • Adult: Becoming an Agent of Change in Your Family
  • Teen: I am the force

HABIT 2: BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND

  • Question:
  • Adult: Developing a Family Mission Statement
  • Teen: Control Your Own Destiny or Someone Else Will

HABIT 3: PUT FIRST THING FIRST

  • Question:
  • Making Family a Priority in a Turbulent World
  • Teen: Will and Won't Power
PART III: THE PUBLIC VICTORY
  • The Relationship Bank Account; The Stuff That Life is Made Of

HABIT 4: THINK "WIN-WIN"

  • Question:
  • Adult: Moving from "Me" to "We"
  • Life in an All-You-Can-Eat Buffet

HABIT 5: SEEK FIRST TO UNDERTAND, THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD

  • Question:
  • Adult: Solving Family Problems Through Empathic Communication
  • Teen: You have two ears and one mouth … Hel-lo!

HABIT 6: SYNERGIZE

  • Question:
  • Adult: Building Family Unity Through Celebrating Differences
  • The "High" Way
PART IV: RENEWAL

HABIT 7: SHARPEN THE SAW

  • Question:
  • Adult: Renewing the Family Spirit Through Traditions, From Survival…to Stability…to Success…to Significance
  • Teen: It's "Me" time; Keep Hope Alive! Kid, You'll Move Mountains
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