7 habits of Highly Successful teens
habit 6
Habit
6: Synergize
Synergize
is achieved when two or more people work together to create something better
than either could alone. Through this habit, teens learn it doesn’t have to be “your
way” but rather a better way, a higher way. Synergy allows teens to value
differences and better appreciate others. Synergy is the reward, the delicious
fruit you’ll 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 much faster and farther you’ll go there. And the
foundation of getting there is this: 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, it’s all of them together that make up the
“sound”. Each band member brings his or her strengths to the table to create
something better than each could alone. No instrument is more important than
another, just different.
