7 habits of Highly Successful Teens

Habit 6: Synergize

Synergy is achieved when two or more people work together to create something better than they could alone. Through this habit, teens learn it doesn't have to be “your way” or “my way” but rather a better way, a higher way. Synergy allows teen to value differences and to better appreciate others. Synergy is the reward. The delicious fruit you will taste as you get better at living the other habits, especially at thinking win-win and seeking first to understand. Learning to synergize is like learning to form v formations with others instead of trying to fly through life solo. You’ll be amazed at how much faster and farther you’ll go. Synergy doesn't just happen. It’s a process. You have to get there. And the foundation of getting there is: Learn to celebrate differences.

A good band is a great example of synergy. It’s not just the drums, or the guitar, or the sax, or the vocalist, its all of them together that make up the “sound”. Each band member brings his or her own strengths to the table to create something better than they each could alone. No instrument is more important than another, just different.

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