ON COURSE Strategies for Creating Success in College

ON COURSE: Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life Study Skills Plus Chapter 4: Mastering Self-Management © 2017 Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Mastering Self-Management Successful Students… Struggling Students… • Act on purpose • Wait passively or wander from one unpurposeful activity to another • Employ self-management tools • Develop self-discipline • Live disorganized, unplanned lives • Quit or change course when their actions don’t lead to immediate success © 2017 Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Harness the Power of Acting on Purpose ACTIONS – QUADRANT II ACTIONS – QUADRANT I • Important and Urgent • Important and Not Urgent • Procrastinators operate here • Planners operate here ACTIONS – QUADRANT III ACTIONS – QUADRANT IV • Not Important and Urgent • Not Important and Not Urgent • Other’s urgency here • Time wasters operate here © 2017 Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Acting on Purpose QUADRANT I & II • CREATORS operate here © 2017 Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. QUADRANT III & IV • VICTIMS operate here

Creating a Leak-Proof Self-Management System Time and Culture • Higher Ed views “time as money”…it can be saved, budgeted, invested, spent, and wasted • Time is considered a valuable resource • How you use it shapes not only your outcomes but your reputation as well © 2017 Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Creating a Leak-Proof Self-Management System: Weekly Calendar • Record commitments that happen regularly (such as classes) • Schedule study time • Three hours of study time for every one hour of class time (3 credit class = 9 hours of weekly study time) © 2017 Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Creating a Leak-Proof Self-Management System: Monthly Calendar • Record commitments that happen just once • Record assignments • Use the Course Calendar in your Syllabus to transfer due dates © 2017 Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Creating a Leak-Proof Self-Management System: Next Actions List • Record the “next step” you need to take • Activities are not scheduled to a specific date but are identified as Quadrant I or II • As free time presents, you have an identified list of activities from which to choose • Helps to avoid Quadrant III and IV © 2017 Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Creating a Leak-Proof Self-Management System: Tracking Form • Record activities that need to be done repeatedly • Keep your Inner Defender from fooling you into thinking that you are doing what’s necessary to stay the course (when actually, you are not) © 2017 Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Rewards of Self-Management Completion of Quadrant I Tasks Time to focus on Quadrant II Tasks Gain the trust of the people with whom you interact © 2017 Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Developing Self-Discipline SELF-DISCIPLINE • Doing what has to be done whether you feel like it or not until you reach your goal STAY FOCUSED • Avoid distractions…your Inner Guide will help you stay focused and finish strong BE PERSISTENT • Self-discipline in action… 32 -Day Commitments AVOID PROCRASTINATION • It undermines our desired outcomes and experiences © 2017 Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Believing in Yourself: Developing Self-Confidence Improve Self-Confidence by • Creating a success identity • Celebrating your successes and talents • Visualizing purposeful actions © 2017 Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.