= that are relevant even to adults

1) You are your habits. Spend time thinking about things you always do. Does anything need to change?

2) Close your eyes. Imagine your task done. It helps your brain get up and go.

3) Strong friendships take work. Make it a habit to spend time with friends.

4) It takes time to break bad habits. Be patient. Visualize your success.

5) Take a brain break. Spend a few minutes stretching your hands and fingers. Bad habits can put you on the wrong path. Change direction!!

6) Track your habits. The mental tracks you lay will set you up for success.

7) Breaking bad habits takes time. Be patient! See your success.

8) Successful people make reading a daily habit. Reading helps you learn from the mistakes and victories of others!

9) The brain is about 75% water. Make drinking 6 to 8 glasses of water a daily habit.

10) Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it’s not mixed up – A.A.Milne 

11) Visualize where to find what you need. It will reduce your stress.

12) Take time to prepare for a task and then dive in with everything you need.

13) When you are prepared, it shows others that you respect their time.

14) Being unprepared leads to putting things off – which leads to falling behind. Prepare to stay ahead!

15) Show friends you care. Listen to understand what they are saying.

16) Try walking and talking. It gets your blood and your feelings flowing!

17) Press a finger above each eyebrow. Breathe in and out, counting to 5 each time.

18) Take a quiet moment to think about what’s most important to you.

19) Priorities can change as you grow older. Which priorities do you have now that will probably be different in 5 years.

20) Brains love to sort! Imagine tasks in priority lists: low, medium, high.

21) Time to just ‘be’ is important. Don’t schedule every minute of your day.

22) When making your schedule be sure to include time with your friends.

23) Don’t risk a task deadline meltdown. Always plan – snacks, extra work time, help from others.

24) When you estimate task times, your brain gets the memo. It works harder to help you finish the job in the time allowed.

25) Talk to each group member so no one feels left out. You are a team.

27) Try a stress buster. Gently roll open the rim of each ear from top to bottom.

28) Your health is a long term project. Work on it every day.

29) You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. – Michael Jordan.

29) Brain break! Jog backwards in a circle. Do for 4 or 5 loops.

30) Getting stalled can happen during a long term project. Think of 3 ways to work through it. Still not sure? Now it’s time to ask for help.

31) People like to feel needed. Ask friends for help but don’t overdo it.

32) When a negative thought pops up, think of 3 positive ones! 

33) Take control of what you can, and let go of the rest.

34) Speak encouragingly to yourself and to others.

35) Close your eyes. Imagine your task done. It helps your brain get up and go.

36) Try smiling for 15 seconds, even if it is fake. It can change your mood.

37) See yourself completing a project or reaching a goal. Feels good right? Use the ‘picture’ as motivation to keep going.

38) Negative thoughts lead to a bad mood, and a bad mood can drain you of motivation.

39) Refuel when you are unmotivated. Do things that make your heart happy.

40) You feel good about yourself when you do what you say you will.

41) Set goals that will help you get where you want to go. Work towards your goals every day. Never give up.

42) Make exercise a priority. Active people have active minds.

43) To win at life, you’ve got to participate! When things don’t go your way. Find a new way.

44) In life, every run isn’t a homer. But there’s more than one way to reach home!

45) Do you want your life story to have a happy ending? Every happy ending had its start in the beginning. There’s no better time than now to begin.

46) A strong character isn’t something that happens overnight. You’ve been building yours your whole life – one good choice at a time. Recognizing your positive character traits in action can help you know what you are doing well and where you need to improve. Here is a list of those positive traits:

• Citizenship: Belonging to and helping a community
• Respect: Treating yourself and others with courtesy
• Responsibility: Being accountable for your words, actions and work
• Empathy: Understanding how others feel
• Kindness and Caring: Being thoughtful, nice and helpful to others
• Teamwork: Sharing ideas and work within a group
• Fairness: Treating others equally and justly
• Honesty: Being true to yourself and others
• Cooperation: Working with others toward a common goal
• Choosing to do the right thing even when alone
• Perseverance: Not giving up even when things are hard

47) Plan with a process. Planning is not just about writing things down. It’s a process that helps you think through what you need to do, sort it out and get it done. To prioritize-

• Finish stuff you need to do first
• Do the hard stuff before easy tasks
• Do tasks for tomorrow after tasks for today 
• Break big stuff into little pieces and start small.

48) What is out of sight is out of mind. Keep your goals in your thoughts by keeping them where you can see them. Write them in your planner.

49) Spending time is like spending money. Its easy to spend it all in one place. Schedule and manage your time so you can do what you need to do and want to do.

50) Dont limit yourself by taking the easiest path. Look at all of your choices. Choose the best path for yourself, then make a plan to stay on track.

51) Understanding: Look backward to move forward. Whats going well? What could go better? Understand that sometimes you may need to make small changes in your plans to reach those big goals.

52) Plan to finish your most important things first.

53) Concentration: Its easy to get distracted when things don’t go smoothly. But even small steps can keep you going in the right direction. Concentrate on moving forward, one step at a time.

54) If something isn’t working, don’t be afraid to change it.

55) Keep a clear vision of success so you know your destination.

56) Remember success starts and ends with you. Your attitude makes a difference. If you want great results, give great effort.

57) Follow through on what you commit to doing.

58) Don’t forget to look back , celebrate your progress and plan your next steps.

59) Balance the important relationships, tasks and goals in your life.

60) Vision – As you work towards your goals, keep sight of your vision. Looking towards the future motivates you to keep moving forward.

61) At the end of each week look back and reflect – and then plan ahead

62) Knowing you have unfinished tasks can make you feel stressed. Take care of the most important tasks first so you can spend more time relaxing and finishing smaller, easier tasks.

63) Stay in control of your time by following your plan. Do not get distracted.

64) Ambition: Your hopes and your dreams are your ambitions. What do you really want out of your life? Its never too early or too late to work towards your ambitions.

65) Learn from your successes and your mistakes by evaluating your own work.

66) Positive Thinking: Negative thoughts take away from your focus. They make it easy to quit. Positive thoughts give you energy. They help you focus on your goals and achieve success.

67) Good time management means getting the most important things done.

68) Dream big but don’t go crazy. Its okay to have high hopes but you should be realistic.

69) Deadline: When you set a goal, decide when you want to achieve it. Set a deadline for yourself.

70) Life: Set goals for three of the most important areas in your life: family, friends, and school.

71) Obligations: Write down the things that you HAVE to do, and then write the things you WANT to do.

72) Moving Forward: If you want to achieve a goal, you need to make sure that you make regular effort.

73) Choices: When you have a choice of acitivites, ask yourself about the pros and cons of each one.

74) Time wasters: Some people spend way too much of their day on time wasters. Are you wasting your time?

75) Try to set goals that match your beliefs and values. Your goals should match you.

76) Schedule: On which days do you usually get the most work done? Plan your priorities for those days.

77) Decisions: Should you study or play catch? Looking at your goals will help you decide.

78) Focus: Put your mind, you heart and your energy towards reaching your goals.

79) Control: Planning for what you want puts you in control. Don’t just hope it will happen. Go for it!

80) Questions: Whats the plan? Ask yourself this question every time you set a new goal.

81) Persisitence: The path to your goals won’t always be easy. Don’t quit. Winners always try one more time.

82) Mistakes: Have you ever tripped on your way to your goal? Mistakes can help you learn and improve.

83) Remember: If you try hard, believe in yourself, and plan, you can achieve your goals!

84) No! Sometimes its okay to say :No:. Create a list of reasons why saying :No” is okay.

85) Family: Think about the imporant people in your life. How can you show them what they mean to you?

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