...My Success Strategy Plan Randall Wayne Priddy Colorado Technical University Online UNIV101 March 17, 2011 Success Strategy Plan Step 1: Student Success Strategies For this step of your plan you will reflect on Student Success Strategies that you have learned in this course that will help you be a successful student. Please do this by answering the questions that follow. (You may want to review the answers that you submitted from the Phase 2 Discussion Board. You will want to also review your instructor’s feedback and integrate changes as necessary.) 1. What three success strategies (from the Student Success Strategies Guide) will you plan on using throughout your degree program to help you be a successful student? * Time Management * Making a work/study schedule * Staying Motivated 2. Why will these strategies be most beneficial to you? * These strategies will allow me to schedule my work and study time around my family time and allow me to achieve my goals. 3. How have you changed your routine throughout this course to integrate these strategies into your day to day activity? * I now manage my time more efficiently to allow for my studies to not affect my home life. 4. What did you learn from your classmates’ discussion board responses that will help you become a more successful student? * I have realized I am not the only person trying to manage completing their education while having a family and...
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... Through the experiments we read about throughout the class we learned people handle stress differently and are influenced by the behaviors of others when it comes to a stressful situation. Introduction On the Holmes and Rahe self-assessment I scored a 120. This gives me a low chance of becoming ill in the future. On the Holmes and Rahe college student self-assessment, I don’t remember my exact score, but it was less than 150 which indicates mild stress. Nothing really stood out to me the most when I took these assessments. I completed these same assessments in the last course I completed at SNHU. My results did not surprise me. What I found most interesting is that the items that gave me the most points were things that I did not see as stressful events. To me Christmas and vacation are fun and relaxing events. I never really stress about either of those events. I do see where some people might find them stressful though. I seem to have a good handle on things, my life has been calm lately and I don’t have much stress to deal with. For the most part I don’t have a lot of stress in my life. There are days at work that are stressful, mainly due to the weather, but other than that things are going well. For example, if I have 5 yards to mow on Tuesday and we get a torrential rainstorm Monday night, then those yards will...
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...How I need to manage time now since I am a JIU student? Amanda Hayes Jones International University May 22nd, 2010After reading this article about time management tips for students. I learned that you have five tips to manage your time wisely and get your paper in before the due schedule. Time management is one of the most important factors in colleges students class work. As I read this article it shows why most students don’t have the time to complete their assignments on time due to their classes, work, activities out side of school and just their social activities. It describes in the paper that I need to learn how to manage my time and use it toward my assignments. Five tips that I have describe in the paragraph above are Keep a Detailed Calendar. If I make a weekly planner for my busy schedule I will not fall behind in my classes. This article teaches me that it is best to keep attract of all my daily and weekly schedule. Such as assignments due, work and home things that will keep me on top of my studies and school work. If I manage my time wisely and keep a planner and I look at it each and every day it will help me succeed in the long run and to manage my time accurately. The second tip is to plan out your time. If I am having a busy day and I don’t think I can finish that assignment that was due on that day. It always best that I could do it the day before or two days in advance I will have my work complete on time. If I know that I am busy on that day when...
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...2013 Goals My objective to obtaining my professional and personal goals is to increase my knowledge through education and work experience and steps that I will need to take to obtain my goals. In this paper I will discuss skills that I need to obtain and milestones I need to achieve, barriers I need to overcome, and time management strategies that I will need to work on. By obtaining my Bachelor’s degree I will not only fulfill my long-term personal goal but also my short-term professional goal. In reaching these goals I will complete my short-term professional goal and be one step closer to fulfilling my long-term professional goal of becoming a clinical instructor. Professional Goals My short-term professional goal is to obtain my Bachelor’s degree from University of Phoenix (UOPX). My long-term professional goal is to be a clinical instructor to nursing students. To obtain my professional goals I first need to obtain my bachelor’s degree. After researching several schools, I decided to go to the UOPX to obtain my Bachelor’s degree. After earning my Bachelor’s degree and applying to nursing schools as an instructor, I will be able to pursue a career as a clinical instructor. Personal Goals My short-term personal goal is to focus on one class at a time. My long-term personal goal is to obtain my Bachelor’s degree. To obtain my personal goals I first need to focus on one class at a time. In focusing on one class at time, I will be able to give all my energy and attention...
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...Responsibility are the obligations you are accounted for. For me this means to take charge of my actions. To be willing to learn and to be disciplined in what is learned. To try and practice every day the learnings and to keep track of what needs to be done. Also to manage time so we can be able to do personal responsibilities but also be successful at school and be able to perform the best way in both scenarios. Personal Responsibility is the key of being triumphant in my opinion. To be able to take charge of the duties and responsibilities and be able to effectively manage your time is what makes it successful. Also being able to stay disciplined and to work hard is the key to effectively reach your goals. By being able to achieve this you will be able apply to any aspect of your life being personal or school related. As noted by Campbell Clark (2000), Work/family border theory: A new theory of work/family says “Central to this theory is the idea that ‘work’ and ‘family’ constitute different domains or sphere which influence each other.” (p. 750-751). After reflecting over this sentence the essence of mastering our lives in general is balance. To be able to keep this balance there are different strategies that can be incorporated, for starters we need to have goals: Short term and long term goals. Also have options so these goals can be reached. We need to manage our skills effectively, this means keep a to-do list, follow a schedule and be able to keep track...
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...areas of improvement? How would you like to work for him? How would you manage him? - In what ways is your life similar or different to Wolford's? What can you do differently? John Wolford, who describes himself as “an engineer at heart”, had got a degree in mechanical engineering and devoted five years to design engineering. After getting married he decided to change his career and direct it to the engineering management field. After attending management courses he has shortly accepted an engineering management position with Precision Instruments where he worked for the next 10 years until English Firm acquired the company and he became a vice president. John Wolford finds his new role much more very stressful but tends to manage everything. This case outlines the hurried nature of his life. He has various responsibilities both to the company and his family. Despite of his trying he is overwhelmed at work (meeting with a boss, preparation for the trip to London, preparation for a 4 weeks management course, funeral, sales representative who needs his help, protesting employees, tons of e-mails), and at his personal life (family problems, lack of time to spend with the family, drinking and smoking causing health problems, overweight, self-dissatisfaction). In this case we can see that John Wolford is a Type A individual. He is a very ambitious, purposeful and goal-oriented person. He has achieved a lot by the age 41. At the same time he strives toward his goals...
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...define them, are to have a set outcome. We invent them out of fantasy of how we want our lives to be, we cannot predict our future, so setting goals helps guide us. When we set goals it does not end when we achieve that goal. We accomplish the goal, we immediately look to the next goal, therefore I have set out my professional short and long -term goals. Some of them include professional, personal, and when I plan on completing these goals. I have also taken into consideration barriers that I may come across throughout my journey. Personal Goals Setting goals helps us to determine where we vision ourselves in the future. It encourages us to strive for better opportunities that allow for individual growth. My idea of nursing is to be a patient advocate and use effective communication. Ethnicity, religion, and an individual’s background plays an important role but that is why nursing is so diverse and special. It allows each of us to set out short and long- term goals to improve ourselves. As stated by Cynthia O’Neal, (November 2004). Journal of Nursing Education, 43 (11), 524. “In today’s health care environment, baccalaureate nurses must be prepared to use essential leadership skills to manage and coordinate teams of care.” Professional Short -Term Goal My personal short-term goal is to obtain a bachelor’s of science degree in nursing. I want to grow in my career as a nurse therefore I know I have to be motivated. In doing so...
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...forty-three year old male who was diagnosed with diabetes when he was twenty-seven years old. I have obtained verbal release of patient information from Bill, and for the purposes of this paper, have changed his and his family’s name to observe privacy. In this paper I will be interviewing Bill and his family to research their personal impact regarding Bills diabetes diagnosis and the effect it has had in their life. Bill and Linda were married for five years before he found out he had diabetes. They had one child, a daughter named Courtney, who was two at the time. Bill had symptoms of increased thirst (polydipsia), increased urination (polyuria), fatigue, and noticed a few cuts he had on his hands were taking a long time to heal. He says he was afraid to go to the doctor because of a family history of diabetes, so he put it off for a few months. His wife, Linda recalls how hard it was to convince him to finally make a doctors appointment, she states “I knew he thought I was complaining and nagging all the time, but I wanted him to see how important it was for him to get the right treatment, especially if it was diabetes, I want him to be able to manage it so he can still be here for his family.” Bill finally made a doctors appointment and after running a few lab tests, along with his symptoms, and monitored blood sugars, he was diagnosed with diabetes. He now knows the importance of keeping track of his blood sugars and taking his insulin as scheduled. He witnessed the impact of diabetes...
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...Axia College Material Appendix F Time Management Log Name: Heather Hopkins Day: Thursday Date: 03/04/2010 Time Activities Comments/Observations 6:00 a.m. Personal Care Woke up got ready for work 6:30 a.m. Pers. Care/Commute Getting ready for work walk to bus stop 7:00 a.m. Commute/Study Studied on the bus 7:30 a.m. Commute/Study Studied on the bus 8:00 a.m. Working 8:30 a.m. Working 9:00 a.m. Working 9:30 a.m. Working 10:00 a.m. Working 10:30 a.m. Working 11:00 a.m. Working 11:30 a.m. Working 12:00 p.m. Working/Studying 12:15 lunch downloaded reading material 12:30 p.m. Studying/Business Downloading /making business call 1:00 p.m. Working 1:30 p.m. Working 2:00 p.m. Working 2:30 p.m. Working 3:00 p.m. Working 3:30 p.m. Working 4:00 p.m. Working 4:30 p.m. Working/Commute 5:00 p.m. Commute/Study Studied for ½ of commute 5:30 p.m. Commute/Sleep Took power nap for other ½ of commute 6:00 p.m. Downtime Just wasted a little time nothing specific 6:30 p.m. Dinnertime Ate with my daughter 7:00 p.m. Studying/Tending 7:30 p.m. Family Time Playing with daughter/talking to family 8:00 p.m. Family Time Playing with daughter/talking to family 8:30 p.m. Family Time/Studying Playing with daughter/talking to family 9:00 p.m. Studying Reading/completing assignments 9:30 p.m. Studying Reading/completing assignments 10:00 p.m. Studying Reading/completing assignments 10:30 p.m. Studying Reading/completing assignments 11:00 p.m. Studying...
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...Personal Responsibility with Time Gen200 Personal Responsibility Success in college today is a balancing act of time; without balance between the academic career and a personal life, one will sometimes falter. Most people attending college today have a personal responsibility to a family as well as an academic career. For a person to be successful in college the right balance in both academic and a personal life must be found. Devotion to one without the other can often lead to neglect. Personal responsibility is in knowing the commitment required to reach the goal. It is about accountability for the impact a commitment to goals has on others. This commitment is time. A person often believes success in life when being able to manage a balance between time devoted to both family and career. Success in a person’s career is by support and encouragement from the family. This support and encouragement is available provide the time spent in the career does not overtake the time spent with the family. I see the relationship between personal responsibility and college success defined by a person wants to achieve in college and to what point a person allows it to encompass life. The people around a person, such as teachers, advisors, and even family members can encourage success, but it is the individual who has to put forth the efforts to make time available to achieve his or her goal. According to “Taking Charge of Your Life” (n.d.), " Accepting personal responsibility means...
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...Obstacles and how to overcome it Life is full of surprises and difficult situations. Overcome life obstacles is the key to success. As an adult working toward an education and catching up on life can be very difficult. Working an average fifty hours work week and dealing with challenges, like school, work and family is a difficult tasks. Most people facets this on a daily bases. Sometimes these challenges can be most devastating effects on my mind and bodies. In order for me to overcome these challenges, I must learn how to manage time, how to be flexible and learn how to manage stress appropriately. Time management is a big factor facing school, work, and home life obstacles. Learning to manage time can make almost everything in life much easier. I sometimes failed to manage my time and learned that the I would have to set a schedule with tasks to follow. I set deadline for myself to meet as this allow me to complete all tasks and make the best use of my times. Planning ahead can be very help with managing time, allow plenty of time to complete tasks and not wait until the last minutes. During the last minutes cramping, things usually come up and occupy my time. Time management is extremely important when managing multiple life demands. I learned early in life that when I am faced with a challenge, I must be flexible and face it straight/head on. Being flexible this allow me to adjust to things that come up and school/work schedules. I find and understand that flexibilities...
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...militaryonesource.mil). To be honest I never thought I would resort to rely on such a resource but I guess that is a perk that comes with a young, naive and inexperienced mind. I for one took this resource for granted when I first enlisted then later on my career after my first deployment was using this source to help battle my PTSD. Military OneSource is a confidential Department of Defense-funded program providing comprehensive information on every aspect of military life at no cost to active duty, National Guard, and reserve members, and their families. Information includes, but is not limited to, deployment, reunion, relationships, grief, spouse employment and education, parenting and childhood services. It is a virtual extension to installation services. This source also provide a toll-free number if the service member or dependents that are in need of assistance or just need to talk to someone. Therefore military one source covers majority if not the full complete military life aspect. On the topic of web-based stress management tool, this site provide a wide spectrum of tips to manage stress such techniques to manage stress for day to day service members and their arduous occupations to tips to help your teenagers manage stress growing up and battling adolescents and even help with suicide ideation. If the online source is not helping you to your liking or not just falling into that correct criteria, you can also call the toll-free number and they will schedule you with...
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...Personal Responsibility and College Success Angela A. Guzman University of Phoenix Personal Responsibility and College Success Being a mother of two while going to school can be overwhelming. Daily tasks such as taking care of my two girls, house chores, and balancing school work is hard to squeeze into a day unless you learn to manage your time wisely. In order to manage your time wisely you must take charge of your actions by practicing self-discipline. Making the right choices can lead to many rewards, but holding yourself accountable for failures will help you make better decisions in the future (Haskins, 2009). Time management, self-discipline, and accountability all comes down to personal responsibility. In my opinion, personal responsibility is setting an attainable goal, taking the actions needed to reach your goal, and holding yourself accountable for those actions. In short, personal responsibility is the key to college success. Self-discipline Planning to go to college is a big step that requires a lot of self-discipline. Self-discipline is about setting attainable goals and being able to follow through until reaching said goals. Setting attainable goals will help you succeed. Attempting goals that are unattainable not only sets you up for failure, but will discourage you from setting new goals in the future. Using a planning strategy of taking a long-term goal and breaking it up into short-term goals will keep you on track (Ellis, 2010). Most people...
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...your ideal study environment. My ideal study environment would be a safe and comfortable area free from distractions. I would want to make sure that I have all that I would need to stay organized and be able to do my best work or studying. When I am relaxed and able to write out my ideas I am usually able to complete my assignments in a timely manner. 2. List some of the distractions that might hinder your study progress or your performance in an online classroom. Some of the distractions that might hinder my progress in an online classroom are watching TV, eating with my family, listening to music, interacting with my children, talking on the phone, or getting tired. Not getting the proper amount of sleep can cause me to become unfocused and I will not be able to complete my studying or assignment. 3. What actions can you take to manage and eliminate distractions? The actions that I take to manage and eliminate my distractions are making sure that I get enough sleep the night before, eating dinner before I start to study, turning my ringer off on my phone, spend time with the kids before I study and recording or just missing my TV shows. 4. How will you apply your personal learning style? How does your personal Learning style affect your study habits? My personal learning style is kinesthetic and that means that I am one to move around more, use visual aids and verbalize my notes or reading assignment. My learning style affects my study habits because it is easier...
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...Responsibility-My College Success Gen 200 August 24, 2012 Kimberlee Moravick-Cheng Personal Responsibility-My College Success 1. Overview 2. Identifying Challenges A. Time B. Family C. Work D. School 3. Learning how to balance A. Prioritizing B. Time management C. Study routine D. Setting goal E. Conclusion Personal Responsibility-My College Success Personal responsibility is a learned behavior acquired with patience, effort, commitment, and the willingness to learn new skills. It is the ability to take care of myself by staying healthy, treating myself with respect, controlling my emotions, making important decisions, taking accountability, and acknowledging the consequences for my actions. Personal responsibility is taking initiative, accomplishing my goals, staying focused, and not forgetting that a college education is a goal I want to accomplish in my life. As a returning college student, I know I will face many challenges with family, work, and school. Learning how to balance these challenges will be a big adjustment. I plan to balance them with personal responsibility to be successful in school. I have been out of school for three years. I never juggled work, school, and family at the same time. A challenge I will face is not enough time for life’s demands...
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