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College Success: Setting Goals, Building Character, and Finding Motivation

Discover the essential elements for success in college, including setting challenging goals, developing positive character traits, and mastering effective work skills. Learn how to overcome challenges and stay motivated throughout your academic journey.

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College Success: Setting Goals, Building Character, and Finding Motivation

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  1. Going to school because you want to. Setting your own course in life. Staying in school and getting good grades. Graduating and getting the “right” job! What is College Success? Yes!

  2. High School vs. College:What’s the difference?

  3. So what does it take to succeed? #1 Attitude is everything! • Self-esteem: I am somebody who counts! • Self-confidence: I have what it takes! • Positive Attitude: I will do it!

  4. Been away from school for awhile?What are your strengths? • You’ve been out in the “real world” and you know how it works. • You’ve held a steady job & raised a family. • You’re older and wiser than you used to be. • You know how to get along with people. • You know how to keep going when things get tough. You know that life is not a game...

  5. The Mechanics of Success:Setting Goals • Set goals that are challenging, reasonable, and specific. • Challenging: Reach beyond what you are! • Reasonable: But don’t bite off more than you can chew! • Specific: Be precise about what you want! • Set long-term and short-term goals. A student who sets no goals goes nowhere!

  6. Long-Term Graduating with a degree in Computer Science. Entering medical school. Teaching college. Short-Term Meeting with a study group this weekend. Completing a research paper next week. The Mechanics of Success:Set Long-Term and Short-Term Goals

  7. Academic Integrity Earn your degree with your own honest efforts. Abide by your school’s honor code. Know Yourself Realize that you’re the only one who can make yourself get an education. Know your strengths and also your limits. Take your health and wellness seriously. Honor the values you were raised with. Be proud of who you are and what you can do… The Mechanics of Success:Work onPositive Character Traits Is that really me?

  8. The Mechanics of Success:More onPositive Character Traits • Take Responsibility • Reward your successes and learn from your failures. • Be Self-Motivated • If you don’t do it, who will? • Be Persistent • When things get tough, “hang in there!” • Rome was not built in a day. Education takes time…

  9. The Mechanics of Success:More onPositive Character Traits • Self Monitoring • Keep an eye on yourself. • Are you keeping an effective schedule? • Do you plan ahead or “go with the flow?” • Self-Control • Self-control is the key to happiness. • Be Enthusiastic • Face challenges with a smile and a will to succeed!

  10. The Mechanics of Success:Mastering Effective Work Skills • Stay on task, on time, and under budget. • Go to class and take good notes. • Participate in class: collaborate with other students and interact with instructors. • Develop good reading, writing, and speaking skills. • Develop good study and test-taking strategies. • Use that incredible brain of yours a lot. Work on your critical thinking skills.

  11. The Mechanics of Success:Mastering Effective Work Skills- Part 2 • Plan ahead. Stay on top of your schedule. • Take charge of your own learning. • Get Connected! • Study with a group. • Get to know one person who cares about you. • Get involved in campus activities. • Learn about campus resources. • Meet with your instructors, advisors & counselors.

  12. Very important!Don’t let boredom have you! • Find a way to get interested in that “boring” lecture. It’s there if you look for it. • Make your mind up to explore new paths. • Explore interesting topics beyond the classroom • Develop a love of learning for all new things. • Boredom is a major drag! Why make yourself negative and unhappy?

  13. Always remember why you’re in college:The Rewarding Connection between College and Career • A college education has lots of positive results: • Higher Income • Happier in life and work • Longer life • More say in the world around you… We always need to be realistic!

  14. Academic AutobiographyActivity 1.1 At some point in your schooling, you’ve probably written an autobiography about your life. In this assignment, you’ll be writing about your academic life. Consider the following questions and compose your answers: • How well have you been prepared through grade school, middle school, and high school for the scholarly requirements of college? • What are your strong points as a student? • What do you predict will be your biggest academic challenge in college? This assignment asks you to focus on yourself as a student, both by looking back and looking ahead.

  15. The Ideal StudentActivity 1.2 • Think about the characteristics of an ideal student and create a “Top Ten List” of the attributes that an ideal student would display. • As a group, we will create a master list of our agreed upon most important attributes. • When we have our class “Top Ten List”, write the items down on your paper and identify the ones you can promise to do throughout the course with a “Y” for “yes”. • Consider your “yeses” carefully, as these papers will be collected and reviewed throughout the term.

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