The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

Use this activity to engage all types of learners, while requiring that they refer to and incorporate details from the text over the course of the activity.

“Driving Your Car, Finding Your Road: Your Own Personal Mission Statement”

In this activity, students will be guided through Covey’s concept of a “personal mission statement” to create one of their own. Students will then create a visual tool to illustrate their personal mission and to help them find their ultimate destination.

In Chapter 5 (Habit 2: “Begin with the End in Mind”), Covey strongly recommends that his readers create a personal mission statement, one that will serve as a daily reminder of their top-level goals and principles: “A personal mission statement is like a personal credo or motto that states what your life is about. It is like the blueprint to your life.” Using Covey’s driving analogy, a personal mission statement has two functions: It is like the engine that powers your car and makes it run; it also is like a GPS that helps guide you to where you’re trying to go.

First, take the time to work through the steps Covey outlines in Chapter 5 to create a personal mission statement of your own.