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Welcome to Collegeopening Doors
Chapter 1
Carter, Bishop, and Kravits Copyright 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc.Keys to Success in College, Career, and Life All rights reserved.How to Achieve Your Goals, Fourth Edition
How will college prepare you for life?
Education promotes success– Education prepares you for career success– Education improves your employability and earning
potential– Education broadens your worldview– Education helps you develop flexibility
Education helps you build teamwork skills
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Carter, Bishop, and Kravits Copyright 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc.Keys to Success in College, Career, and Life All rights reserved.How to Achieve Your Goals, Fourth Edition
How can you get motivated?
Make a commitment– State your commitment concretely– Take the first step– Stay aware of each commitment– Keep an eye on your progress– Reward yourself as you move ahead
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Carter, Bishop, and Kravits Copyright 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc.Keys to Success in College, Career, and Life All rights reserved.How to Achieve Your Goals, Fourth Edition
How can you get motivated?
Develop positive habits– Define and evaluate the habit– Decide to keep or change the
habit– Start today - and keep it up– Reward positive steps
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Carter, Bishop, and Kravits Copyright 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc.Keys to Success in College, Career, and Life All rights reserved.How to Achieve Your Goals, Fourth Edition
How can you get motivated?
Be responsible– Responsibility means action
Everyday responsibilities get you in the action habit
The small accomplishments make a big impression
Fulfilling day-to-day responsibilities gives you freedom
– Responsibility means initiative
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Carter, Bishop, and Kravits Copyright 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc.Keys to Success in College, Career, and Life All rights reserved.How to Achieve Your Goals, Fourth Edition
How can you get motivated?
Face your fears– Acknowledge fears– Examine fears– Develop a plan of attack– Move ahead with your
plan
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Carter, Bishop, and Kravits Copyright 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc.Keys to Success in College, Career, and Life All rights reserved.How to Achieve Your Goals, Fourth Edition
How can you get motivated?
Build self-esteem– Think positively:
Create a positive attitude
– Take action: Earn your belief in yourself through action and effort
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Carter, Bishop, and Kravits Copyright 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc.Keys to Success in College, Career, and Life All rights reserved.How to Achieve Your Goals, Fourth Edition
What is the connection between college and lifelong learning?
College prepares you to learn from failure and celebrate success– Learning from failure
Look at what happened Make any possible improvements on the situation Stay aware of the fact that you are a capable, valuable
person Share your thoughts and disappointments with others Look on the bright side
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Carter, Bishop, and Kravits Copyright 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc.Keys to Success in College, Career, and Life All rights reserved.How to Achieve Your Goals, Fourth Edition
What is the connection between college and lifelong learning?
College prepares you to learn from failure and celebrate success– Celebrating success
Appreciate yourself Build your confidence for future challenges Stay sensitive to others
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Carter, Bishop, and Kravits Copyright 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc.Keys to Success in College, Career, and Life All rights reserved.How to Achieve Your Goals, Fourth Edition
What is the connection between college and lifelong learning?
College helps you become a person of integrity– Integrity is a commitment to five fundamental
values: Honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility
– Having academic integrity has positive effects on habits, knowledge level, interaction with others, self-esteem
College provides an opportunity to examine your life
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Carter, Bishop, and Kravits Copyright 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc.Keys to Success in College, Career, and Life All rights reserved.How to Achieve Your Goals, Fourth Edition
The Wheel of Life
