Leadership Week 5

Leadership Week 5

Read/study:  Habit #5- Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood - Listen before you talk

Read the 5th Story in "The 7 Habits of Happy Kids."  It's called, "Jumper and the Lost Butterfly Net."

Be prepared to discuss this story in class and write down what you learned.

Then think about how you can apply this to your life.  Pick 1 or more baby steps to do at home.

Baby Steps: 1.  Try to go one whole hour without talking even once.  Instead, just watch the people around you and listen to what they are saying.  Good luck!

2. Think of someone in your life who you think is a good listener.  Your Grandma?  Your dad?  Your best friend?  What do they do that makes them a good listener?

3. The next time one of your friends is sad, notice her eyes or the way he holds his body.  Tell them you know they are sad and you want to help.

Now, for the next 3 days keep track of your listening skills.

You can make a chart, or just keep track of it in your common place book.

Are you Pretend listening? This is when you're not paying attention when someone is talking.  You may be saying "yeah", or "okay," but you are not really listening.

Are you Self-Centered listening?  This is when you are only thinking about your response.  You are not really listening to what the other person is saying.

Are you listening first, and then seeking to be understood?  This is when you actually listen to someone and acknowledge what they say and then you respond.

Know/Understand:  Keep working on your speech about someone that you admire.  Take the comments from your friends and apply them to your speech to make it better.  Memorize as much as you can and be prepared to share it with us.  This is the last time you will give this speech!