On Course, Study Skills: Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life, Study Skills Plus Edition PDF
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Successful Students . . . Struggling Students . . . 1. . . . accept personal responsibility, seeing themselves as the primary cause of their outcomes and experiences. 2. . . . discover self-motivation, find- ing purpose in their lives by discover- ing personally meaningful goals and dreams. 3. . . . master self-management, consistently planning and taking pur- poseful actions in pursuit of their goals and dreams. 4. . . . employ interdependence, building mutually supportive rela- tionships that help them achieve their goals and dreams (while help- ing others do the same). 5. . . . gain self-awareness, con- sciously employing behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes that keep them on course. 6. . . . adopt lifelong learning, find- ing valuable lessons and wisdom in nearly every experience they have. 7. . . . develop emotional intelligence, effectively managing their emotions in support of their goals and dreams. 8. . . . believe in themselves, see- ing themselves as capable, lovable, and unconditionally worthy human beings. 1. . . . see themselves as victims, believ- ing that what happens to them is deter- mined primarily by external forces such as fate, luck, and powerful others. 2. . . . have difficulty sustaining moti- vation, often feeling depressed, frus- trated, and/or resentful about a lack of direction in their lives. 3. . . . seldom identify specific actions needed to accomplish a desired out- come. And when they do, they tend to procrastinate. 4. . . . are solitary, seldom requesting, even rejecting, offers of assistance from those who could help. 5. . . . make important choices unconsciously, being directed by self- sabotaging habits and outdated life scripts. 6. . . . resist learning new ideas and skills, viewing learning as fearful or boring rather than as mental play. 7. . . . live at the mercy of strong emo- tions such as anger, depression, anxi- ety, or a need for instant gratification. 8. . . . doubt their competence and personal value, feeling inadequate to create their desired outcomes and experiences. Choices of Successful Students For an online self-assessment of these eight principles, go to the On Course web site at www.cengage.com/success/Downing/OnCourseSS Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life SKIP DOWNING Australia • Brazil • Japan • Korea • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States © 2011. Wadsworth, Cengage Learning ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright herein may be reproduced, transmitted, stored, or used in any form or by any means graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including but not limited to photocopying, recording, scanning, digitizing, taping, Web distribution, information networks, or information storage and retrieval systems, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Control Number: 2009935402 ISBN-13: 978-1-4390-8522-6 ISBN-10: 1-4390-8522-6 Wadsworth 20 Channel Center Street Boston, MA 02210 USA Cengage Learning products are represented in Canada by Nelson Education, Ltd. For your course and learning solutions, visit www.cengage.com. Purchase any of our products at your local college store or at our preferred online store www.ichapters.com On Course: Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life Skip Downing To Carol, my compass Senior Publisher: Lyn Uhl Senior Sponsoring Editor: Shani Fisher Development Editor: Marita Sermolins Assistant Editor: Daisuke Yasutake Editorial Assistant: Cat Salerno Media Editor: Emily Ryan Senior Marketing Manager: Kirsten Stoller Marketing Coordinator: Ryan Ahern Marketing Communications Manager: Martha Pfeiff er Content Project Manager: Susan Miscio Art Director: Linda Jurras Print Buyer: Julio Esperas Permissions Editor: Bob Kauser Production Service: S4Carlisle Publishing Services Text and Cover Designer: Carol Maglitta/ One Visual Mind Photo Manager: John Hill Photo Researcher: PrePress PMG Cover Images: Compass and Map ©istock Compositor: S4Carlisle Publishing Services Printed in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 13 12 11 10 09 For product information and technology assistance, contact us at Cengage Learning Customer & Sales Support, 1-800-354-9706 For permission to use material from this text or product, submit all requests online at cengage.com/permissions. Further permissions questions can be emailed to
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