Lesson 7 8
- 2. Goals
- 3. In two major surveys, college and university educators identified lack of motivation as the number one barrier to student success.What is a barrier to success? Motivation
- 4. According to American College Testing (ACT), in public four-year colleges in the United States about 33 percent of students fail to return for their second year. (That means 33% out of 11 students = 3.63How many students drop out of 4 year colleges? 33%
- 5. According to American College Testing (ACT), in public two-year colleges in the United States about 50 percent (half) of students fail to return for their second year. (That means 50% out of 11 is 5-6 students)How many students drop out of 2 year colleges? 50%
- 6. In the formula V x E = Motivation, Value: Benefits you'll receive from college education (have students list value) (Scale 0-10 on your belief)MoneyCareer GoalsPrideExpectation: How likely you think you can get your college degree. (Scale 0-10 on your expectation)Increase study timeDevelop study skillsManage timeCome preparedImprove reading skillsNote takingTesting takingMotivation: To accomplish your goals
- 8. According to recent US Census Bureau data Adults with a 4 year degree make $2.1 Million Adults with a high school degree make $1.2 MillionDifference $900,000It takes around $1 million to pay for basic living needs.
- 9. According to psychologist Brian Tracy, many people resist setting life goals because they don’t know how. What did Tracy say was the reason people resist setting goals? They don't know how
- 10. A “life role” is an activity to which we regularly devote large amounts of time and energy.What do we devote to a life role? Time and Energy
- 11. The DAPPS Rule is an acronym, a memory device to assist us in remembering the five qualities of an effective __GOAL______.What helps us remember the 5 qualities of an effective Goal? The DAPPS Rule
- 12. The five letters in DAPPS stand for Dated (6 months, 5 years)
- 13. Achievable (I have the present ability)
- 14. Personal (Your goals and desire not someone else's)
- 15. Positive (Worded with do's not don'ts
- 16. Specific (Can't be vague, has to be measured, you can't measure do better or try harder)Which of the following is the most effective goal, according to the DAPPS Rule?Do well academically this semester.
- 17. Work hard to get good grades.
- 18. Achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or better this semester.
- 19. Have more fun.A _COMMITMENTis an unbending intention, a single-mindedness of purpose that promises to overcome all obstacles regardless of how you may feel at any particular moment.You are committed to find any creative way of reaching your goals and find a method to do it by. What is a commitment? Unbending intention to overcome obstaclesWhen it comes to accomplishing goals, commitment creates _METHOD_.
- 20. The book talks about a student writing an article for a national magazine just because he committed himself to earning money.The book talks about Cathy Turner used visualizations to help her win two Olympic gold medals in speed skating.
- 22. Progressive Muscle Relaxation from head to toe
- 23. Meditating
- 24. Using present tense verbs
- 25. I own my house
- 26. I am graduating
- 27. I own my own business
- 28. Being specific
- 29. Using your 5 senses
- 30. I can see
- 31. I can smell
- 32. I can touch
- 33. I can taste
- 34. I can hear
- 36. How great does it feel to be thereAs adults, we must consciously choose to believe aboutourselves. Child PSY Self fulfilling prophecy: If you keep telling someone they are bad, they give up being good because what is the point no one notices.For every negative thing you say to someone or yourself you have to say 5 things that are positive to undo the harm caused.
- 37. A personal AFFIRMATION is a statement about ourselves in which we claim our desired qualities as if we already had them in abundance. I am smart? I am friendly? I am lovable?If your affirmation seems like a lie, remind yourself that when you say your affirmation, you are prematurely telling the _TRUTH
- 38. To strengthen your affirmationRealize that you already possess the qualities you desire.
- 39. Repeat your affirmation over and over as a reminder.
- 40. Make choices consistent with your affirmation qualities.
- 41. Align your words and deeds
- 42. Be careful about the words you use to describe yourself.
- 43. Say your affirmation when life tests you and then act consistently with your affirmation qualities.
- 44. Record your affirmation on a 3-minute loop tape and listen to it often.