After
reading The 7 Habits of
Highly Effective Teens
by Sean Covey and The
Young Traveler's Gift
by Andy Andrews, I have found nine areas where typical teens are
different from productive young adults. In these nine posts, I'll be
explaining them and asking you to decide where you are right now and
where you would like to be in the future.
Typical
teenagers often are too insecure to trust others. Productive young
adults learn to work together with others to achieve more. Covey
explains “synergy” as being like geese that fly in a V
formation.
When they do the V
the whole flock can fly 71% farther than if each bird flew alone.
When a goose flaps its wings, it creates an updraft for the goose
behind it. And when the goose in the front gets tired, he moves to
the back, and another goose takes the lead (182). By working
together they are able to accomplish much more then they would alone.
Some teenagers just do everything themselves because they do not
trust in anyone. But young adults work together with other young
adults to achieve total awesomeness!
- Who are the people in your V formation?
Coming
up...Who's your inspiration?
Sources:
Andrews,
Andy. The Young Traveler's Gift. Nashville, Tenn.: Tommy Nelson,
2004. Print.
Covey,
Sean, and Inc OverDrive. The 7
Habits of Highly Effective Teens.
S.I.: Touchstone, 2014. Print.
No comments:
Post a Comment