Youth Leadership Skills!
Great Habits for Youth Leaders
Be Proactive
Being proactive is about making positive and value-added choices in your schools, or your daily life. For instance, a proactive student will seek out ways to prevent something from happening before it happens.
On the other hand, a reactive student will “react” or make changes after a problem has occurred.
Begin with the End in Mind
It’s all about having a good plan. You need to know your goal ,objective, and the steps that you will take to get there. If there is no target or desired destination, then it’s like shooting an arrow in the dark: you can’t even see where to aim!
Think Win-Win
Many situations have a clear winner and loser. However, does it really have to be that way?
When enough collaboration occurs, a win-lose situation can be transformed into a win-win situation.
To do this, youth students need to work together so that options can be weighed, decisions can be made, and everyone’s voice can be heard.
Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood
Seeking to understand before being understood is a key principle in effective communication and interpersonal relationships. When you prioritize understanding the other person's perspective, feelings, and needs, it can lead to greater empathy, trust, and mutual respect.
First Things First
This habit focuses on priorities. It is important to finish the important stuff first. Students shall always remember this habit of saying “work first, then play.”
If an important task or assignment arises while in the school, sometimes you need to re-prioritize your day to handle the most important assignment first.
Sharpen the Saw
Sharpen the Saw is about taking time for self-renewal. It makes all of the other Habits possible. When you sharpen the saw, you preserve and enhance the greatest asset you have – yourself.