

These habits are being adapted by schools around the country in leadership programs, most famously at the A.B Combs Elementary school in Raleigh. The focus here is on building trust, working collectively and collaborately. Covey took the 7 Habits that have already changed the lives of millions of readers and showed that even young children can use them as they develop. Now, you get to develop and exercise those skills needed to work well with others. Leadership is communicating others worth and potential so clearly that they are inspired to see it in themselves. Whereas Habits related to "Private Victory" help you gain independence, Public Victory is where you learn just how interdependent you are. Better yet, The Leader in Me equips students with the self-confidence and skills they need to thrive in the 21st century economy. Sean Covey's book, The 7 Habits of Happy Children, and Stephen Covey's book, The Leader in Me, inspire a classroom positive psychology happiness learning center.

Once you develop these habits, you are ready to move forward to the next arena. Based on The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Leader in Me produces transformational results such as higher academic achievement, fewer discipline problems, and increased engagement among teachers and parents. Using your power to choose that which is best, gets you the results you want and less of the results you do not want. Mastering yourself is well within your circle of control. That requires ridding yourself of unproductive thinking and ways of behaving to get more of the results you want.

It requires you to establish and keep commitments to yourself. No matter how capable you are as a leader, you must develop habits of effectiveness to improve your character and influence on others. You come face to face with the reality that you can learn to manage yourself from the inside out. It is in this area that you discover those things (thoughts and actions) that impact your effectiveness.Ĭovey encourages readers to control the most important things they can control: themselves. These habits are designed to help you establish independence and personal responsibility. Private Victory includes three Habits: Be Proactive, Begin with the End in Mind and Put First Things First.
