We all have emotional responses that affect what we do; teachers see all kinds of emotions emerge from students. Despite this fact some teachers think their purpose is to teach content and skills only, not to deal with the touchy-feely stuff. Rick Wormeli encourages teachers to develop constructive responses to their own affective needs and equip students to do the same. Borrowing the premise from Steven Covey (1989), but diverging significantly from it, he offers these seven habits of highly affective teachers: (1) Find joy in others' success; (2) Cultivate perspective and reframe; (3) Ditch the easy caricature; (4) Explore the ethics of teaching; (5) Embrace humility; (6) Value intellect; and (7) Maintain passion and playfulness. To these habits he adds an eighth that will help teachers sustain their practice of the other seven: Self-renew. Together, all of these habits can create a feeling of emotional wellness, and enable teachers and students to move in a positive direction.