In high school, I attended a leadership conference that used the bestselling book 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teenagers' written by Sean Covey the son of the author of 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People'. This book has some important Christian undertones but also some advice for us to borrow in the Christian life. This blog retrofits this to look at how we can apply them to our spiritual life. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens - Sean Covey As Christians, we are called to be apostles in the middle of the world just like the first apostles who were some ordinary fishermen and rough around the edges but after encountering Our Lord and receiving the Holy Spirit at Pentecost it all changed. So here are seven habits we can try to develop to be more like the first apostles and carry out what our Lord asks of us: Habit 1 - Be Proactive We are responsible for our own happiness in life. However, what makes us happy is not found externally beyond our souls but ...