From Sean Covey, the author of the international bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens , this bestselling follow-up book builds upon the legacy of the 7 Habits and shows teens how to make smart choices about the six most crucial choices they’ll face during these turbulent years. The challenges teens face today are tougher than at any time in history: academic stress, parent communication, media bombardment, dating drama, abuse, bullying, addictions, depression, and peer pressure, just to name a few. And, like it or not, the choices teens make while navigating these challenges can make or break their futures. In The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make , Sean Covey, author of the international bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens , gives teens the strong advice they need to make informed and wise decisions. Using real stories from teens around the world, Sean shows teens how to succeed in school, make good friends, get along with parents, wisely handle dating and sex issues, avoid or overcome addictions, build self-esteem, and much more. Jam-packed with original cartoons, inspiring quotes, and fun quizzes, this innovative book will help teens not only survive but thrive during their teen years and beyond.
A hands-on companion workbook to Sean Covey’s New York Times bestseller The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make, showing you how to apply the lessons and insights from that book into real-world situations and put them into practice in your own life. In The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make , Sean showed teenagers how to make wise decisions about the biggest issues in their lives. He identified six major topics that all teens have to face on a regular basis—school, friends, parents, dating & sex, addiction, and self-worth. Teens are under incredible pressure to make good and responsible choices, but it can be difficult to decide what those choices are. At school, at home, and everywhere in between, decisions about these matters shape who a teenager is—and who he or she will become. In this companion workbook, readers will get the chance to get down and dirty with the principles in The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make . Filled with activities, conversation starters, and thought-provoking exercises, this workbook will get teens thinking about how their decision making affects their lifestyles, their priorities, and their futures. Covey gives readers the opportunity to practice applying those lessons in real-world contexts so that they can be better prepared for the challenging moments that lie ahead
With all the homework, tests, gossip, and anxious parents, school can be a major source of stress. But why is school so important? Decision #1 explores how the way in which you handle your education can be the key to success or failure and discusses important topics, including: -How school affects your money-making potential -Finding motivation when you have none -The 7 secrets to getting good grades -Rising above a learning disability -Preparing and paying for college -Finding what you’re good at
The quality of the relationship you want to have with your mom and dad is a choice, and it’s one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make. Decision #3 explores vital issues, including: -How to build an awesome relationship with your mom and dad -Disarming your parents in one line or less -Four magical expressions to use with your parents that work every time -Surviving a divorce -Coping with the “why can’t you be like your brother?” syndrome -What to do when your parents are really messed up and you have to raise them