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Strategies for Creating Success in College and in

Life

On Course

Chapter 4MASTERING SELF-MANAGEMENT

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MASTERING SELF-MANAGEMENT

• Are you on course to being successful and taking all of the actions necessary to achieve your desired outcomes and experiences?Are you acting on purpose, making choices that keep

you on course to your goals and dreams?

Are you employing self-management tools, regularly planning and carrying out purposeful actions?

Are you developing self-discipline, showing commitment, focus and persistence in pursuing your goals and dreams?

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CRITICAL THINKING: FOCUS QUESTIONSACTING ON PURPOSE

• Have you ever noticed how much highly successful people accomplish?

• How do they make such effective use of their time?

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HARNESS THE POWER OF QUADRANT II

IMPORTANT

NOTIMPORTANT

NOTURGENT

• Imagine it is the first day of English class. You are assigned a ten-page essay due in ten weeks. Give an example of an action for each of the quadrants.

URGENT

Quadrant IVQuadrant III

Quadrant IIQuadrant I

Writing the entire paper the night before it is due

Letting friends talk you into going for pizza

instead of proof reading your paper

Creating a ten-week plan to complete the essay step by step

Playing video games for 4 hours each night instead of writing and revising your essay

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CRITICAL THINKING: FOCUS QUESTIONCREATING A LEAK-PROOF

SELF-MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• How can you devote more time to creating the outcomes and experiences that matter most to you?

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TIME AND CULTURE

• Determine if the following statements are True or False for you.Hardly anyone in my family shows up on time

for family gatherings. I often hear someone in my family talk about

being late for work.In college, I have been late for classes or

appointments.

• If you answered True for any of these statements, what are your cultural beliefs about time?

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TIME MANAGEMENT TOOLS

A chronological list of important actions that can be done only at a particular time.

A list of important actions that need to be done as soon as possible.

A list of important actions that need to be done numerous times to achieve a goal.

A list of actions that you need other people to do before you can take action.

A system to organize a multi-step project.

Monthly Calendar

Next Action List

Tracking Forms

Waiting-For List

What is the time-management tool being described:

Project Folder

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CRITICAL THINKING: FOCUS QUESTIONSDEVELOPING SELF-DISCIPLINE

• Do you find yourself procrastinating, even on projects that mean a great deal to you?

• How can you keep taking purposeful actions even when you don’t feel like it?

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DEVELOPING SELF-DISCIPLINE

What are 3 inner qualities that would strengthen your self-discipline?CommitmentFocusPersistence

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QUICK REVIEW

Urgent & Not Important

Not Urgent & Not Important

Urgent & Important

Not Urgent & Important

Quadrant I

Quadrant II

Quadrant III

Quadrant IV

• Match each Quadrant with its description.