Happy New Year!
2023 is now behind you, and you may feel a bit overwhelmed with expectations for 2024. I’m sure friends and family have asked you about your goals for the year, and you may start to feel the pressure to perform and accomplish all that is expected of you. We need goals to keep us motivated and build confidence, but it is equally important to unplug and reset to continue creating healthy habits and stay on track to achieve even the most challenging goals.
The following book recommendations are meant to provide teen-friendly fundamental concepts and tools to help navigate everyday challenges teenagers and young adults may face and how to create and maintain good habits to reach your goals.
The Growth Mindset Workbook For Teens : Say Yes To Challenges, Deal With Difficult Emotions, And Reach Your Full Potential by Jessica L. Schleider, Michael C. Mullarkey, and Mallory L. Dobias
“Taking risks and welcoming challenges are important for reaching success. Written by experts in growth mindset and neuroscience, this workbook teaches teens life-changing skills for coping with setbacks and emotional struggles -including sadness, worry, and interpersonal challenges.”
Chicken Soup For The Teenage Soul : 101 Stories Of Life, Love, And Learning by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger.
“Taking risks and welcoming challenges are important for reaching success. Written by experts in growth mindset and neuroscience, this workbook teaches teens life-changing skills for coping with setbacks and emotional struggles -including sadness, worry, and interpersonal challenges.”
“There’s no action too small when it comes to creating better habits in your life. Whether you want to boost your grades, make a new friend, or save money for something special, creating healthy habits is the key to success both right now and in the future. Mini Habits for Teens shows you how to build good habits that stick, with easy advice for practicing little, everyday changes that help you work toward your goals one step at a time.”
“Use the tools in this guide to build the confidence you need to take on new challenges, accomplish difficult tasks, and create lasting positive change throughout your teens and beyond. Finally get results. Many teens know that establishing proactive habits is the first step toward personal success, but often don’t know how to implement these habits. Between the pressures of school, social life, and overburdened schedules, it’s no wonder that the average teenager is stressed. In this condensed guide, bestselling FranklinCovey author Sean Covey breaks down the timeless wisdom of the 7 Habits into a weekly, realistic format for busy teens. Rely on trusted guidance. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens on the Go helps teens navigate the processes of building self-esteem, managing social pressure, promoting activism, and more. With these tools, you can learn to become both capable and self-reliant in your daily life. This guide contains weekly challenges, calls-to-action, and inspiration to ensure lasting personal change year-round”
“‘Adulting’ worries most people even those who’ve been doing it for years. No matter your fears about flying the nest, you’ll find it 100x easier when you know the essential life skills the school system has failed to teach you, and this book will help you…Even if you’re a straight A student, there are crucial things the education system has failed to teach you… Read on to make sure you don’t miss out. You have a ton of natural talents and skills you’ve spent years developing… but if you’re anything like most young people, you have a few gaps in your knowledge when tackling life admin. It’s nothing to be ashamed of – one survey found that 81% of recent college graduates wish they’d been taught more life skills earlier. Everything you need to know to take the headache out of adulthood is collected here in this comprehensive guide – and you can bet your bottom dollar that every adult you know wishes they’d had this kind of advice when they were younger. It’s something that’s fundamentally lacking from our education system, and there isn’t a teenager out there who knows everything about how to handle life when they fly the nest. And it’s never too late (or too early) to start picking up those crucial life skills – because Whether you’re 13 or 19, there’s always something you can learn to make life easier and less stressful.”
