The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

Sean Covey is the son of Stephen Covey, best-selling author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, which Sean Covey’s book is based on. Sean Covey is now the Executive Vice President of Global Solutions and Partnerships for FranklinCovey, a time management and leadership company. He is a New York Times bestselling author and has also written The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make, The 7 Habits of Happy Kids, and The 4 Disciplines of Execution.

Covey’s book is full of anecdotes, especially from teenagers, but Covey also uses anecdotes from his own life. Even though he is now married with children, he embraces his identity as a “retired teenager,” sharing the many ups and downs from those years. He is honest about his experiences, especially his struggles. Clearly, his father was a driving force in Sean’s life. Although Covey jokes that he had to serve as a guinea pig as his father tested out ideas on him and his siblings, he realizes the debt he owes his father, who taught him the seven habits as he was growing up. He shares how his father refused to let him blame anyone else for his struggles, making him take ownership of his life.