successful habits for successful students, the attitude of the students. Goal setting, meeting the objectives by the students at the tender age

1. The Seven Habits of
Highly Successful
Students
VIVA the School
Professor & Lawyer Puttu Guru Prasad
Senior Commerce Faculty

2. Professor & Lawyer
Puttu Guru Prasad
B.Com., M.Com., M.Phil., M.B.A., PGDFTM., AP.SET.,
M.Phil., DRMS., L.L.B., ICFAI TMF., DIRM., L.L.M.,
Pre PhD (PhD)from JNTUK.,
“Diploma in Psychology from YALE University”
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Senior Faculty for Business Studies, Economics, Accounts
Head, Board of Administration & Management Science,
Bhagavad Gita & CLAT Program Coordinator,
Commerce Department, VIVA-VVIT, Nambur,
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3. Habit # 1:
Be proactive.

4. •Take charge of your learning experience.
•Use all the tools and resources available
to you.
•Start now; don’t wait till it’s too late.
•Ask for what you need.
•Advocate for yourself.
•Talk to you’reAdvisor/Counselor.
•Talk to your professors.
•Ask for help from your peers.
•Get a tutor.

5. Drive your education.
Don’t let it drive you!

6. Habit # 2:
Begin with the end in mind.

7. Investigate career options now.

8. Consult with and review:
•Career Counselor
•Professors
•People working in the field
•Campus career fairs
•Job listings
•Professional publications

9. Is this course of study going
to take me where I want to go?

10. Do I want to go where
this course of study
is taking me?

11. Clarify and redefine
your goals
as you advance
through your
academic courses.

12. Habit # 3:
Put first things first.

13. •Identify goals and obligations.
•Separate long term from short term goals.
•Set priorities and revisit them.
•Use a time management plan.

14. First, be clear with yourself
about your own needs.
Then consider what
others expect
of you.

15. Set your priorities
according to what you know
you most want
to achieve!

16. •Be realistic!
•Know what you can control.
•Know what you can’t.
•“Underwhelm” yourself.

17. Avoid procrastination!

18. •Make the work relevant to you.
•Make your own performance standards reasonable.
•Make sure your fully understand the task.
•Calm yourself from performance fears and
fear of the unknown.
•“Chunk” large tasks into a series of smaller ones.
•Allocate appropriate time for each task
and don’t feel guilty about it.
•Give yourself rewards at reasonable intervals.
•Make internal deadlines so you’ll end up
with extra time.

19. Habit # 4:
Don’t Compete.

20. Avoid adversarial relationships
with professors and peers.

21. Seek teamwork
and teambuilding
opportunities.

22. View grades as constructive feedback.

23. See tests as opportunities to show
the professor what you know…
…and find out what you need to learn.

24. Focus on repairing
(not comparing)
your performance.

25. Habit #5:
Communicate well.

26. Learn to be a better listener.

27. •Be quiet.
•Maintain comfortable eye contact.
•Display openness.
•Send acknowledgements.
•Give back understanding.
•Pay attention to non-verbal cues.
•Listen for requests and intentions.

28. Use empathy.
Try to put yourself in the other person’s shoes.

29. Be clear when telling others
what you expect.
Make sure you understand your own needs first!

30. Habit #6:
Join a diverse learning community.

31. •Seek real life learning experiences.
•Value differences and build upon them.
•Participate in campus life outside the classroom.

32. •Volunteer.
•Take a course that requires
service learning.
•Be an intern.
•Join a student organization.
•Be a research assistant.
•Attend campus
and community cultural events.

33. Get to know someone whose
cultural background is different
than yours.

34. Habit #7:
Sharpen the saw.

35. Take care of your health,
both physically and emotionally.

36. Learn to relax, practice moderation,
and balance your life.

37. Sleep, eat well, and give yourself time
to enjoy friends and family.

38. You are your most important resource!

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