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Preface xv Acknowledgments xxv


Travel with Me xxv11


Contents


1 Getting On Course to Your Success 1 College Smart-Start Guide 2


Money Matters 5


Managing Money: The Big Picture 6


Increase Money Flowing In 7


Decrease Money Flowing Out 11


• TECH TIPS: MONEY 14


Understanding the Culture of Higher Education 14


The Surface Culture of Higher Education 16


One Dozen College Customs 16


Write a Great Life 20


JOURNAL ENTRY 1 21


Understanding the Expectations of College and University Educators 22


Eight Key Expectations 23


• JOURNAL ENTRY 2 28


Understanding Yourself 29


What Does Success Mean to You? 29


Ingredients of Success 30


Assess Your Soft Skills for College Success 31


Forks in the Road 36


A Few Words of Encouragement 36


JOURNAL ENTRY 3 38


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Jalayna Onaga 38


• Soft Skills AT WORK 39


2 Accepting Personal Responsibility 41 • CASE STUDY IN CRITICAL THINKING The Late Paper 42


Adopting a Creator Mindset 43


Victim and Creator Mindsets 44


Responsibility and Culture 45


Responsibility and Choice 46 vii


viii Contents


• JOURNAL ENTRY 4 48


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Taryn Rossmiller 49


Mastering Creator Language 50


Self-Talk 50


The Language of Responsibility 53


• JOURNAL ENTRY 5 55


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Alexsandr Kanevskiy 56


Making Wise Decisions 57


The Wise Choice Process 58


JOURNAL ENTRY 6 61


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Freddie Davila 62


• Personal Responsibility AT WORK 62


• TECH TIPS: PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY 64


Believing In Yourself Change Your Inner Conversation 65 The Curse of Stinkin' Thinkin' 65


Disputing Irrational Beliefs 67


Stereotype Threat 68


• JOURNAL ENTRY 7 69


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Dominic Grasseth 70


3 Discovering Self-Motivation 71 • CASE STUDY IN CRITICAL THINKING Popson's Dilemma 72


Creating Inner Motivation 74


A Formula for Motivation


Value of College Outcomes


Value of College Experiences


JOURNAL ENTRY 8 79


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• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Chee Meng Vang 80


Designing a Compelling Life Plan 81


Roles and Goals 81


How to Set a Goal 82


Discover Your Dreams 84


Your Life Plan 84


• JOURNAL ENTRY 9 86


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Brandon Beavers 87


Committing to Your Goals and Dreams 88


Commitment Creates Method 88


Visualize Your Ideal Future 89


How to Visualize 90


Contents ix


• JOURNAL ENTRY 10 91


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY James Terrell 92


• Self-Motivation AT WORK 93


• TECH TIPS: SELF-MOTIVATION 95


Believing In Yourself Write a Personal Affirmation 96 Claiming Your Desired Personal Qualities 97


Living Your Affirmation 98


8 JOURNAL ENTRY 11 99


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Tina Steen 100


4 Mastering Self-Management 101 • CASE STUDY IN CRITICAL THINKING The Procrastinators 102


Acting on Purpose 103


Harness the Power of Quadrant II 103


What to Do in Quadrants I and II 105


• JOURNAL ENTRY 12 106


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Jason Pozsgay 107


Creating a Leak-Proof Self-Management System 108


Time and Culture 108


Weekly Calendar: For Tracking Recurring Scheduled Events 109


Monthly Calendar: For Tracking One-Time Scheduled Events 109


Next Actions List: For Tracking One-Time Unscheduled Events 110


Tracking Form: For Tracking Actions That Need to Be Repeated Numerous Times 111


Waiting-For List: For Tracking Commitments That Others Have Made to You 112


Project Folder: For Tracking and Managing Progress Toward a Large Goal 112


The Rewards of Effective Self-Management 113


JOURNAL ENTRY 13 114


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Allysa LePage 119


Developing Self-Discipline 119


Staying Focused 120


Being Persistent 121


Avoiding Procrastination 122


JOURNAL ENTRY 14 124


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Holt Boggs 127


• Self-Management AT WORK 127


• TECH TIPS: SELF-MANAGEMENT 129


Believing In Yourself Develop Self-Confidence 130 Create a Success Identity 130


Celebrate Your Successes and Talents 131


Visualize Purposeful Actions 131


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• JOURNAL ENTRY 15 133


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Ashley Freeman 134


5 Employing Interdependence 135 • CASE STUDY IN CRITICAL THINKING Professor Rogers's Trial 136


Creating a Support System 137


A Sign of Maturity 137


Seek Help from Your Instructors 139


Get Help from College Resources 139


Create a Project Team 140


Start a Study Group 141


The Difference Between Heaven and Hell 142


• JOURNAL ENTRY 16 143


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Mitch M ull 144


Strengthening Relationships with Active Listening 145


How to Listen Actively 146


Use Active Listening in Your College Classes 146


8 JOURNAL ENTRY 17 147


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Teroa Paselio 148


Respecting Cultural Differences 149


Showing Respect 150


a JOURNAL ENTRY 18 154 • Interdependence AT WORK 155


• TECH TIPS: INTERDEPENDENCE 157


Believing In Yourself Be Assertive 157 Leveling 158


Making Requests 159


Saying #No" 160


• JOURNAL ENTRY 19 161


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Amy Acton 162


6 Gaining Self-Awareness 163 • CASE STUDY IN CRITICAL THINKING Strange Choices 164


Recognizing When You Are Off Course 165


The Mystery of Self-Sabotage 165


Unconscious Forces 166


• JOURNAL ENTRY 20 167


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Sarah Richmond 168


Contents xi


Identifying Your Scripts 168


Anatomy of a Script 169


How We Wrote Our Scripts 170


Self-Defeating Habit Patterns 172


• JOURNAL ENTRY 21 173


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY James Florio/Ii 174


Rewriting Your Outdated Scripts 174


The Impact of Outdated Beliefs 175


Doing the Rewrite 176


• JOURNAL ENTRY 22 176


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Annette Vafle 180


• Self-Awareness AT WORK 181


• TECH TIPS: SELF-AWARENESS 183


Believing In Yourself Write Your Own Rules 183 Three Success Rules 184


Changing Your Habits 185


• JOURNAL ENTRY 23 186


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Brandee Huigens 186


7 Adopting Lifelong Leaming 188 • CASE STUDY IN CRITICAL THINKING A Fish Story 189


Developing a Leaming Orientation to Life 190


Growth Mindsets and Fixed Mindsets 191


How to Develop a Growth Mindset 193


JOURNAL ENTRY 24 195


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Jessie Maggard 196


Discovering Your Preferred Ways of Leaming 196


Self-Assessment: How I Prefer to Learn 197


JOURNAL ENTRY 25 200


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Melissa Thompson 204


Employing CriticalThinking 204


Constructing Logical Arguments 205


Asking Probing Questions 206


Applying Critical Thinking 207


JOURNAL ENTRY 26 209


• Lifelong Learning AT WORK 209


• TECH TIPS: LIFELONG LEARNING 212


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Believing In Yourself Develop Self-Respect 213 Live with Integrity (i.e., No Cheating or Plagiarizing) 213


Keep Commitments 215


• JOURNAL ENTRY 27 217


8 Developing Emotional Intelligence 218 • CASE STUDY IN CRITICAL THINKING After Math 219


Understanding Emotional Intelligence 220


Four Components of Emotional Intelligence 221


Knowing Your Own Emotions 222


JOURNAL ENTRY 28 223


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Lindsey Beck 223


Reducing Stress 224


What Is Stress? 224


What Happens When Stress Persists? 225


Unhealthy Stress Reduction 225


Healthy Stress Reduction 226


Choose Your Attitude 232


• JOURNAL ENTRY 29 233


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Jaime Sanmiguel 233


Increasing Happiness 234


Limits on Happiness 234


Savoring Pleasures 235


Gratitude 237


Engagement 237


Contribution 238


Strawberry Moments 238


• JOURNAL ENTRY 30 239


• Emotional Intelligence AT WORK 240


• TECH TIPS: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE 242


Believing In Yourself Develop Self-Acceptance 242 Self-Esteem and Core Beliefs 243


Know and Accept Yourself 244


• JOURNAL ENTRY 31 245


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Wynda Allison Paulette 245


Contents xiii


9 Staying On Course to Your Success 247 Planning Your Next Steps 248


Assess Yourself, Again 248


JOURNAL ENTRY 32 253


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Stephan J. Montgomery 254


s A Toolbox for Active Learners 257 Becoming an Active Learner 257


Assess Your Study Skills for College Success 257


How the Human Brain Learns 261


Three Principles of Deep and Lasting Learning 262


The CORE Learning System 264


• ONE STUDENT'S STORY Kase Cormier 267


Reading 268 Reading: The Big Picture 268


Strategies to Improve Reading 269


Before Reading 269


While Reading 271


After Reading


Taking Notes 272


274 Taking Notes: The Big Picture 274


Strategies to Improve Taking Notes 275


Before Taking Notes 275


While Taking Notes 276


After Taking Notes 281

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