Resource teachers fulfill special responsibilities and roles in a school. As teachers, they must commit themselves to a wide group of students; as resource specialists, they must make a commitment to the staff and administration. Both commitments call for an effective style of leadership, knowledge, and service that, in order to make a difference, must extend beyond the ordinary. "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R. Covey is an excellent source of inspiration and practical suggestions for those who wish to make an impact in their role as resource specialist. In it, Covey details seven habits that bridge the private and public domains and focuses on changes that an individual can make within his or her areas of control. The habits are: (1) proactivity--recognizing the responsibility to make things happen; (2) begin with the end in mind--developing a personal mission statement that includes goals for all roles (mother, wife, teacher, homemaker, daughter); (3) put things first--taking charge of a life and making things happen; (4) think win/win--effective people work from a win/win perspective; (5) understand and then be understood--learning to listen and reflect on both the content and emotion of other people's feelings; (6) synergies--appreciating the combined energies and talents of other people; and (7) sharpening the saw--weekly renewal in the form of exercise and eating well. (An annotated bibliography of additional sources on effectiveness is appended.) (TB)