2. What are the behaviors and
attitudes of an “A” student?
1. List three important behaviors that
an “A” student would have.
2. Get in a group of three students
and compare lists
3. Report
6. Lifetime Income
HIGH SCHOOL $938,850
SOME COLLEGE $990,270
ASSOCIATE $1,192,380
BACHELORS $1,715,430
MASTERS $2,105,580
PROFESSIONAL $3,629,340
(Updated 2011)
7. Yearly Income
HIGH SCHOOL $31,286
SOME COLLEGE $33,009
ASSOCIATE $39,746
BACHELORS $57,181
MASTERS $70,186
PROFESSIONAL $120,978
8. What is the Value of a College
Degree?
$1,715,430 College Graduate
$ 938,580 High School Graduate
$776,850 Value of College
Degree
19. How do you motivate
yourself?
What if you don’t feel like coming to
class or doing your homework. How do
you motivate yourself to do it anyway?
Think
Discuss with the person next to
you
Share ideas
21. There are many ways to be
motivated. Let’s see if any are useful
to you.
Think positively about the future
Look for something interesting
Improve your concentration
Manage your external environment
Intrinsic or extrinsic motivation
Locus of control
Achievement motivation
Use a reward
26. Minimize Distractions
If you study in the kitchen, you will be
distracted by food
If you study in front of the TV, you will
be tempted to watch it
If you study in bed, it will be difficult to
say awake
27. Be Here Now
Choose where you will place your
attention
When your mind wanders, gently bring it
back. Forcing attention does not work.
35. Set up a Worry Time
Set a time each day
When worries distract you, remind
yourself of the time set aside to worry
Be here now
Keep your worry appointment
Find solutions
37. The Checkmark Technique
When you find yourself distracted, place
a checkmark on a piece of paper and
refocus your attention
With practice you will have fewer
checkmarks and distractions
38. Change Topics
You may need to study for a short
period of time and change subjects
44. Locus of Control
Where you place responsibility for
control over your life
Internal
External
45. Internal Locus of Control
Believe they are in control of their lives
Self-motivated
Learn from mistakes
Think positively
46. External Locus of Control
Others control their lives
Life is a result of luck or fate
Rely on external motivation
Look for someone to blame
Think negatively
Victims of circumstance
47. What is more likely to lead to
achievement in college?
Internal Locus of Control?
External Locus of Control?
48. Internal locus of control is
most likely to lead to success
in college.
71. Lack of sleep causes
hallucinations. During
the Gulf War, soldiers
put coins in tree branches
thinking they were soda machines or
phone booths.
After 24 hours of simulated combat,
artillery teams lost track of where they
were and what they were firing at.
72. During the Gulf War, sleep deprived
soldiers fired on their own buddy's
tanks.
Mental performance degrades by
25% in every 24-hour sleepless period.
73. Staying up late and cramming
for a test is probably not a
good idea!
91. Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta
3 or more ounces. An ounce is:
1 slice of bread
1 cup of cereal
One half cup of cooked rice, cereal or
pasta
92. Vegetables
One to 2 and a half cups. A cup is
equal to:
2 cups of raw leafy vegetables
1 cup of raw or cooked vegetables
1 large ear of corn
1 medium potato
93. Fruits
One to two cups recommended. A cup
is equal to:
1 small apple
1 large banana
1 large orange
1 cup of 100% juice
94. Milk, Yogurt and Cheese
2-3 cups recommended. One cup is
equal to:
1 and one half ounces of cheddar
cheese
2 cups cottage cheese
1 8 oz. container of yogurt
95. Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry
Beans, Eggs, Nuts
2-6 ounces recommended
One quarter cup of cooked dry beans
One egg
1 tablespoons peanut butter
One half ounce of nuts
97. Discretionary Calories
Range from 100-300 calories for most
people
Eat more of essential foods
Eat foods with higher fat or sugar
content
98. Suggestions for Healthy Food
Choices
Two thirds of the dinner plate should be
covered with fruits, vegetables, whole
grains and beans
Eat a variety of grains daily, especially
whole grains
Limit solid fats such as butter,
margarine and lard
99. Suggestions for Healthy Food
Choices
Moderate your intake of sugar
Choose and prepare foods with less salt
109. Could it be in your head? It is
how we look at the situation.
110. If you think your life is disconnected,
Your thinking may be misdirected
For living, you see,
Is as it should be
It’s just not what you expected.
BY OLIVER, A RATIONAL
PSYCHIATRIST
119. To fight that tiger or run away
fast, the body prepares by
releasing stress hormones
Cortisol increases blood sugar and
speeds metabolism
Epinephrine supplies extra glucose
Norepinephrine speeds up your heart
rate and raises your blood pressure
142. Let’s Review.
Do these things at home on
your own:
Music
Breathing
Tensing and relaxing muscles
Imagery
Positive suggestion
143. Make it a Habit
Exercise
Stress reducing thoughts
Physical relaxation
144. Stress Management Checklist
Manage your time and organize your
things
Don’t spread yourself too thin
Learn to say “no”
Cultivate friends
Participate in an extracurricular activity
Do something fun every day
146. Take Action to Reduce Stress
Concentrate your efforts on doing
something about the problem.
Seek information on how to solve your
problem.
Make a plan of action.
Make it a priority to solve the problem.
Do what needs to be done, one step at
a time.
147. Write 3 intention statements
about relaxation:
I Intend to . . . .
1.
2.
3.
Complete: What is Your Stress Index?
148. Success is a Habit
We establish habits by taking small
actions each day
You can establish habits for success
168. 10 Habits of Successful College Students
Attend class.
Read the textbook.
Have an educational plan.
Use college services.
Get to know the faculty.
169. 10 Habits of Successful College Students
Limit outside employment to 20 hours a
week for a full time student.
Take one step at a time.
Have a goal for the future.
Visualize your success.
Ask questions.