Acting on Purpose
Creating a Self-Management System
Self-Management at Work
Developing Self-Discipline
Develop Self-Confidence
Review of Chapters 1-3
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Creators do these things first
What are the important actions that move them toward their goals?
Plan, set goals, make plans...
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This is the function of a weekly calendar.
What is a tool created for recording and managing actions? (such as class, study time, practices, work, communting, sleeping, etc.)
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Gaining experience in your career field through part-time jobs, volunteer work, or internships.
What is a Quadrant II action that would look good on a resume?
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Commitment, Focus and Persistence
What are the three essential ingredients of self-discipline?
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Adding to your victory cards, receiving compliments from others, creating your affirmations
What is celebrating your successes and talents?
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This type of person waits for things to happen to them, believing that was happens to them is determined primarily by luck.
What is a victim?
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Staying up late and cramming for a 9 am test is an action in this quadrant
What is Quadrant I? (urgent and important)
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Monthly calendar
What is provides a chronological list of your upcoming Quadrant I and II actions - due dates, lab reports, tutoring sessions, etc.
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Demonstrating leadership qualities
What is becoming involved in the Student Government Association? (being part of a club or organization)
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Some students lose focus at this time of the semester.
What is mid-term?
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While studying for a test, you chew a piece of your favorite gum, listen to relaxing music, use your favorite color pen and write on your best paper.
Later, you close your eyes and see your instructor hand back your A test.
What are using your senses to visualize purposeful actions?
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Educators or instructors expect students to do this in regards to their education.
What is be responsible?
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Quadrant II (Important and Not Urgent)
What is creators work mostly in this quadrant?
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Next Actions List
What is a place to record everything you need to do "next" - things that can be done whenever you have free time that you might otherwise waste, work on your next actions list.
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This place on campus offers a wide variety of career and job search services for students and community members.
What is LLCC Career Services?
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This is self-discipline in action.
What is persistence?
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Genuine self-confidence!
What is a result of a history of success?
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Persistence, confidence, motivation, organization, self-awareness, emotional intelligence, belief in yourself, interdependence
What are soft skills?
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Someone else's urgent request or a friend stopping you in the hallway causing you to miss class falls into this Quadrant.
What is an example of an activity in Quadrant III? (Not Important and Urgent)
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Project Folder
What is a place to store multistep projects
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A brief biographical document, summarizing one's career and training, as prepared by a person applying for a job.
What is a resume?
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This is postponing something until later.
What is procrastination?
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This type of Inner Voice provides loving support, wisdom, looks at situations objectively.
What is your Inner Guide?
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Choice
A key ingredient of personal responsibility.
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Watching TV, playing video games, spending time on social media are examples of activities in this Quadrant
What is Quadrant IV (Not Important and Not Urgent)
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Completing Quadrant I actions on time, spending large chunks of time in Quadrant II, keeping commitments to yourself and to others, being less likely to get off course.
What are the rewards of self-management?
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A document sent with your resume to provide additional information on your skills and experience.
What is a cover letter?
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Examples are creating a plan to write a lengthy paper, studying in advance for a test, enrolling in courses for the next semester, creating a quiet study space.
What are persistent and purposeful actions?
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Relax, use present-tense verbs, be specific and use many senses, feel the feelings.
What are the steps of visualization?
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Determining the present situation, how you would like the situation to be, the possible choices, likely outcome of each choice, committing to a choice, evaluating the plan.
What is the wise-choice process?