Junior Leadership Seminar

Sophomore Year You covered Habits 1-3: the Private Victory! They are about you, about reaching a state of independence, about self-mastery, about self- esteem. They are the tree roots hidden below the ground. Although they may not be seen, they are essential for the tree’s survival. Without strong roots, without solid grounding, the tree would not thrive and blossom! Let’s review Habits 1-3 today.

In short, you’ve got to work on your insides (roots) before you are ready to work on the outside stuff! (branches)

Self-esteem is developed from a variety of sources. Your family Your friends Your teachers Your life experiences Your faith Social media Media

“Without strong self-esteem, you cannot be a strong sibling, friend, lover, teammate, coworker, etc.” Do you agree? Explain!

Question #1 When you are feeling down and need someone to lift your spirits, someone who truly “gets” you, do you have someone in your life to go to? Who is this person? Explain how they “get” you.

Do you think it is hard to be a girl growing up today? Explain.

Read “Raising Daughters in a World That Devalues Them.” With what parts do you agree? Highlight a line(s) that speaks to you.

Habits 1-3 all deal with self- esteem. Sean Covey says there are 3 Habits you can develop to build up your self- esteem.

Habit 1: Be Proactive! Proactive people:  Think before they act  Take responsibility for their choices  Believe they can control how they feel and how they respond to things that happen to them  Are not easily offended  Bounce back from adversity

Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind Habit 1 says you are the driver of your life, not the passenger. Habit 2 says since you are the driver, decide where you want to go and draw up a map to get there. You don’t need to be really detailed yet, but are you headed in the right direction?

Name 5 things that help guide you straight. Name 5 things that will derail you from your goals.

Habit 3: Put First Things First Habit 1 says you are the driver of your life. Habit 2 says decide where you want to go and draw up a map to get there. Habit 3 says get there! Don’t let roadblocks knock you off course.

What are your biggest time wasters?

Look around! Who is a girl who is “getting there”? What is it about her that makes you see her this way?

Peer Pressure Robert Frost wrote, “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” The hard moments, the diverging road moments, are those conflicts between doing the right thing and doing the easier thing. In the movie “Pretty Woman,” Julia Roberts says that she works as a prostitute because growing up it was easier to believe the bad things said to her than to believe the good things. Why?

Discipline In the end, it takes discipline to manage your time. It takes discipline to overcome your fears. It takes discipline to suck it up and be strong in the hard moments and resist peer pressure. What will be the rewards of this discipline?

QUESTION: Think of a SHA student, any grade, who is a good leader! She can be a leader in or out of the classroom. Why did you pick her? What is it about her?