There is something deposited in each of us, something special: there is a plan and purpose for your life, there is no one who is more important than the other - because everyone has their role, their purpose in life.

I love the book: The 7 habits - The Leader in Me, that is used in our school to teach children leadership skills that are necessary for their future. To give you an idea of what the book teaches and what I use in my home, I will give a quick overview.

The Seven Habits of a Leader

Habit 1 - Be Proactive: Do not wait for someone else to do it, if you find a problem, a need - help, do something ( i.e. if I see a piece of paper on the floor - what should I do? A. I keep on walking and pretend not to see it? B. I think to myself - the next person behind me will see it and take care of it. C. I stop, pick it up and properly dispose of it.) The correct answer is C, I do something about it.

Habit 2 - Begin with the end in mind: In everything I do I think of the desired result, we all have a goal and to reach the goal we must have a plan, purpose and we faithfully follow that plan. In order to get from point A to point B you need to fist know where you what to be, what you need to do to get there and then you have to act accordingly.

Habit 3 - Put First Things First: Everything has its time - the most important thing is first, we all have priorities. The concept is simple - what needs to be done now, what can wait and most importantly: in order to reach my goal I must first do what needs to be done in order to achieve that goal.

Habit 4 - Think Win-Win: This means you should not only think about yourself - if there is way to solve a situation where everyone can succeed, can come out ahead - do it! You decision making in solving problems should be: How can we all benefit? You should avoid just thinking in how I can win, having it all being just about me.

Habit 5 - Seek first to understand, then to be understood: This is the easiest to understand and the most difficult to implement - even the Bible teaches us it is better to be swift to hear and slow to speak to avoid problems. Sometimes, the reason why people do not understand others is because they do not try to understand the other person. If you truly stop to listen and more importantly, try to understand what the other person is trying to tell you - much of the problems we faced can be solved.

Habit 6 - Synergy: this simply means that one should know how to work well with others, even though we have different ideas on some issues - that should not stop me from working with you to complete what is necessary. So much can be accomplished if we simply put aside our deference's for the greater good. Working together does not mean I agree with you on everything - it simply means that we understand that together we understand we can accomplish more.

Habit 7 - Sharpen the Saw: This is the most important - the habit that supports all the other habits. Sharpening the saw means that you need to rest, to renew your strength, to renew your mind and to your relationships with your family. If you did not do this sooner or later you're going to fail in the rest. If you do not take good care of your body you will eventually get sick, that sickness will not allow you to work. If you have no way to relieve your frustrations, your anger, your stress - sooner or later, you 're going to take out all of your pent up frustration and stress on a friend, a family member or your neighbor.

These habits work for children, they work for adults and they make one a better leader, a better co-worker and more importantly - a better person.

I find that as I teach my children how to be successful people, to live a life filled with the love of learning, empowerment and a drive to succeed - that I must also balance this with skills that teach them how to properly work with others, how to think, negotiate and better manage their lives.

William Medina is the author: for Children How to become Rich successful and Do well in school Read my book