Lesson 12: Goals

Handout:

The 6 Most Important Things in my Life

1. Freedom/happiness
2. Relationships
3. Family
4. Friends
5. Education/knowledge
6. Health/exercise

My number 1 priority right now is my own freedom and happiness.

I guess most people will know that's my #1 because I usually spend my time doing stuff for my own entertainment, such as reading and playing, instead of doing homework or chores. I guess that's a bad habit, but it is my number 1 priority in life. The enjoy my time on Earth while I'm alive.

I don't think there's is any other way to keep this priority number one than doing the stuff I am doing right now. However, I could enjoy myself more and try to finish my work quickly for more time to relax and do the things I love. If only...

Lesson 11: Mission

Handout:

My greatest strengths are critical thinking and sport activities.

I really enjoy reading, doing complicated mind-boggling questions, and having fun (playing)

My family, friends, life, freedom

Lesson 10: Vision

Handout:

I will look like a mature teen that nows what he is doing and has a calm, assured look and posture.

Many things will be very important to me, especially my friends, family, and activities that I enjoy.

I will have made new friends and achieved goals that I would have thought impossible to do. My grades will be great and I will have then become a leader.

My friends will describe me as a very helpful and reliable bud with a good attitude towards others. They will describe me as a leader, kind and generous.

Lesson 9: The Pause Button

My Poem of Pause:

Whenever in doubt
Do not pout
Cause if you do
You'll get more left out.

Whenever in trouble
Don't blow your bubble
Cause if you do
The mess will double!

Whenever in mess
Do not stress
Cause if you do
It will be more distress

So never fear flaws
Or it will cause
A whole lot of frustration
Just Press PAUSE!!!

Sir Theodore Roosevelt's Quote:

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.

I chose this quote because it best relates to this Lesson. I guess it means that when you start spazzing at someone who is causing you grief and not control your actions, it might backfire at you and you might not be able to forget about it for quite a while. I've had that happen to me a few times. For example, once my parents were lecturing me on something I did wrong, and I got all frustrated and started to really go crazy. They got really shocked for a while, and I gotta say I shocked myself too. That incident stuck in our heads for at least a month, and I still remember it pretty clearly still. I really should have pressed pause and calmed myself down before making a decision on how to act. It was pretty reactive too. I should have been more proactive. Thus, I think Mr. Roosevelt's quote is a pretty true one, and an excellent one also.