Quick Questions:

1.  What does being proactive mean to you?

2.  What do you know about beginning with the end in mind?

3.  What does putting first things first mean to you?

Organization:

Check backpacks

Warm Up:

Discuss the difference between proactive language (I will, I can, I choose to) and reactive language (I have to, I can’t, You make me).

Leadership Study:

1) Using a pop bottle and a water bottle, have student role-play a hectic morning scenario (woke up late, favorite jeans dirty, missed your ride, forgot your homework, etc.).

2) During the scenario, shake both bottles and then ask participants which bottle they would like you to open.

3) Explain that the pop bottle represents reactive people—they blow up when things go wrong. The water bottle represents proactive people—they choose to stay calm.

4) To extend the lesson, ask students to keep a count of the number of times they use proactive language during one day and the number of times they use reactive language. Graph the results.

5) Discuss the benefits of beginning with the end in mind

6) Discuss why putting first things first is important

Independent Study:

Do page 7 of student agenda