1. Emily Bland
Activity Sheet:
Overcoming Negative Success Indicators
NAME:_
Directions: Below, you will find a list of some of the most common negative success indicators
for students today. Develop at least two positive strategies to overcome each indicator.
Making excuses and blaming others:
1. Taking responsibility
2. stop making excuses
Tardiness (late for classes):
1. Setting an alarm
2. Pick a class that fits schedule
Avoiding responsibility:
1. It’s always better to postpone worrying.
2. The more we dwell on responsibilities, the more responsibilities we get.
Partying over studying:
1.study before going out
2. get a study group
Apathy:
1. Persist Through Lost Motivation
2. set goals that fill you with enthusiasm.
No focus or goals
1.make short term goals
2. make long term goals
Pessimism:
1. Find a cause you believe in
2. Read inspiring stories
Social isolation (shyness):
1. immerse yourself into the social process
2. accept the notion that you may sometimes fail miserably
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