The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens By Shelia Sutton‚ M.A.‚ NBCT Habit 1: BE PROACTIVE! • The word “proactive” means “to take initiative and “to plan ahead.” • You can be PROACTIVE or REACTIVE. • The word “reactive” means to be “hasty” and to “act in response” after the fact. Habit 1: Be Proactive • “I Am the Force!” It’s
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Julian Pettus English 1101 February 28‚ 2011 Students Bad Habits May Lead to an Incomplete “The work is too hard.” Many students around the country are making this complaint about college coursework and classes in their school and end up dropping out of college. According to MSNBC.com‚ 54% of college students never finish college. Why is that? Students try to make excuses for work studies‚ course load‚ long hours‚ cost‚ etc.‚ and others may admit college isn’t for them. There are distinct
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Dangerous habits of drivers Driving a vehicle is a serious matter and requires a great deal of responsibility. Poor driving habits can cause tragic loss that could have been preventable. By taking a defensive approach to driving‚ we could ultimately save someone’s life or help prevent an accident. To prevent accidents‚ drivers need to have a responsible attitude and a level of maturity. Driving is a major part of life but some habits like‚ using cell phones‚ speeding‚ and drinking and driving could
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Breaking bad habits: classical conditioning and smoking Smokers find it difficult to quit because the environment is full of signals associated with smoking cigarettes. Sarah Horrigan Addictions are difficult to break as we usually surround ourselves with people‚ paraphernalia or situations that trigger the behaviour that led to the addiction in the first place. But psychological conditioning can be used to break bad habits. Over a century ago‚ the Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov made a discovery
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English 2 16 September 2013 Breaking a Habit: the Methods of Quitting Wouldn’t using the substance that one is trying to rid from his or her life hinder the ability to do so? People are creatures of habit. They find comfort in the concepts of familiarity and routine. One of the most common bad habits and addictions among adults is smoking cigarettes. Many smokers are faced with the decision to quit and most often use one of two popular methods‚ quitting cold turkey or quitting with aid. Even
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profanity more than forty times like twenty times per half hour. I’m going to give it my all to reduce the amount of profanity that I use each day‚ by reducing the amount of profanity that I use each day the less dependent that I will become on the bad behavior (bad language). The first technique that I believe can help to rid me of my potty mouth is reinforcements; which can be described by Skinner as anything that will work towards increasing the occurrence of the operant response. Terry (2009) (pg
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10 bad habit of malaysian Rude and unsafe driving such as changing lanes without indicating‚ tailgating and honking impatiently. Malaysian drivers are rude when it comes to overtaking other drivers. They just seem too lazy to switch on their signals and cuts in abruptly without thinking of other people’s safety. They just cut in too early and at times overtaking too near to the other driver. Malaysian drivers who always felt the need to be faster than other drivers. They will honk you incessantly
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How to Break the Bad Habit of Thumb Sucking Unit 5 August 21‚ 2011 Cecilia Walker Abstract It is hard to believe that all it takes for a child to stop the bad habit of thumb sucking will take a few ideas and the support from their parents. I fully understand now that I was having a power fight with my parents about me sucking my finger. I can fully relate to the fact it is a comfort factor. They will suck your thumb all day long‚ and do not care who sees because it your own little way to
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In addition‚this is also due to the role n responsibilities of the government to maintain and sustain the tradition for the sake of the people.The government still established cultural festivals and building more museums to make the people realise how tradition is very important to us.The artifacts are also strictly keep and protect against all threats by the government is it provide valuable information to us.Artifacts are displayed in the museum as reference for the people to know more about their
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Smoking is a nasty and expensive habit that can ruin someone’s life. Smoking can ruin lungs‚ cause cancer‚ impacting a person’s social life or job‚ cause addiction and possibly lead to death. Smoking is still the number one killer in the USA. According to the Center for Disease Control‚ about 443‚000 people die each year due to cigarette smoking (CDC). Tobacco causes more deaths than any other diseases‚ motor vehicle accident‚ drug and alcohol‚ murder and suicide combined together. Smoking also
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