Student Success Statement by Orison Swetts Marden

Student Success Statement

"To be great--concentrate."

Orison Swett Marden

Reflection:

In order to have a bright future, one must concentrate on what their future will be about. For example, if you have a goal you want to accomplish, and you keep forgetting about it, then you are not concentrating on that goal. Concentration helps a lot because that is what keeps us on that path to success and concentration helps us choose the right and become better people.

Student Success Statement by ANON

Student Success Statement

"Education is a marathon--not a sprint"

ANON

Reflection:

When we are trying to accomplish something, it's like a marathon because we want to finish it, but it's not a sprint because we don't want to finish something way too fast. If we try to do something fast, for example, like homework, we could make mistakes, but if we take our time, we could get it right. Taking time in things can help us not make any mistakes.

Teamwork Skills: 3 of 10

Teamwork Skills

3 of 10

Every time your class breaks into groups to tackle a challenge, you build teamwork skills. In college, you’ll continue to have these opportunities to practice voicing your opinions, listening and responding to others, and reaching compromises. By the time you leave college, you can be an expert in this important workplace skill.

Together

Everyone

Achieves

More

Individually you can achieve so much, but when you work with others for a common cause, the same objectives, you can accomplish a tremendous amount more. You synergize your talents, knowledge, and skills with those whom you work. All members of the team are edified together, a type of education you can’t obtain by working alone.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement by ANON

Student Success Statement

"Improve your performance by improving your attitude."

ANON

Reflection:

If you want to be better at something, you have to improve you attitude so you can see that goal in a different matter. For example, if you want to be on the basketball team, you have to change the way you see the sport. Don't get mad when you make a mistake, just learn from that mistake. That way, we can all accomplish something in our life.

Student Success Statement by Gilbert Arland

Student Success Statement

"When an archer misses the mark, he turns and looks for the fault within himself. Failure to hit the bulls-eye is never the fault of the target. To improve your aim, improve yourself."

Gilbert Arland

Reflection:

When you try to achieve a goal, and you fail to meet that goal, you feel sadness within yourself because you didn't accomplish what you wanted. For example, if you were going to take a test the next day, and you only study for 30 minutes instead oh an hour, and the next day you take the test and you fail, you should feel all that failure inside yourself because you didn't try hard enough. So to get better, one must improve themselves. That way, we can be able to accomplish our goals.

Student Success Statement by John Wooden

Student Success Statement

"When I was teaching basketball, I urged my players to try their hardest to improve on that very day, to make that practice a masterpiece.
This rule is even more important in life than basketball. You have to apply yourself each day to becoming a little better. By applying yourself to the task of becoming a little better each and every day over a period of time, you will be abler to approach being the best you can be. It begins by trying to make each day count and knowing you can never make up for a lost day."

John Wooden

Reflection:

If we want to accomplish something in life, we should never give up on it. If we want to achieve our goals, we make sure we keep trying to reach that goal every single day. Every day is a new day, and every day, you can learn something new, and once you learn something new, it's a win for you because you have not given up on your dream. Once you keep trying, one day you will be proud to say, "I have accomplished my goal."

Student Success Statement by Dr. Maxwell Maltz

Student Success Statement

"When you can believe you can--you can."

Dr. Maxwell Maltz

Reflection:

If you are trying to reach a goal, always tell yourself, "I can do it!", because when you believe in your goal and you reach for it, you can succeed. If you don't think you can accomplish your goal, think again. When you have belief, you can accomplish anything!

How to Take on College Studying: Part 2

How to Take on College Studying

Part 2

Choose Where to Study

Where you should study depends on two factors: the environment in which you are best able to concentrate and the type of work you are planning to do.

             ·       The best places to study have good light, a comfortable temperature and enough desk space – usually your dorm room, your apartment or the library.

             ·       For completing problem sets or brainstorming possible tests questions, you may want to study with a group or at least in a setting where fellow students are available for discussion.

             ·       When you are reading book chapters or working on a research paper, you are probably better off in a less social environment.

Improve Your Study Habits

Here are simple steps you can take to help you get a handle on studying:

·       Have a routine for where and when you study.

·       Choose reasonable and specific goals that you can accomplish for each study session.

·       Do things that are harder or require more intense thought at your most productive time of the day.

·       Take breaks if you need them so you don’t waste time looking at material but not absorbing it.

·       Get to know students whom you respect and can study with or contact to ask questions.

·       Keep up with the workload and seek help when you need it.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!