Keys to effective learning Study skills and habits for success

1. HabHab
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CHAPTER 4
Setting and Reaching Goals:
Using Values, Stress
Management, and Teamwork
Keys to Effective Learning, 6e
Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and
Sarah Lyman Kravits

2. HabHab
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Habit for Success:
Reach Out to
Others
“…All of us together are more powerful,
intellectually or physically, than any one
individual…no one person can consider
as many alternatives as several
people.”
Art Costa

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Why are values the
foundation of
successful
goal setting?
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4. HabHab
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Values help you to…
• Understand what you want out
of life
• Define your educational path
• Create “rules for life” that work
for you
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Examples of values
• Helping others
• Honesty
• Leisure time
• Love
• Music
• Popularity
• Power
• Reading
• Time alone
• Vacations
• Wealth
• Wisdom
• Beauty
• Creativity
• Courage
• Education
• Excitement
• Faith
• Fame
• Family
• Friends
• Finances
• Happiness
• Health

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A strong link between values
and long-term goals
=
more motivation, happiness,
and goal achievement
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How do you
set and
achieve
goals?
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Short-term goals are
smaller steps that move you
toward your long-term goals
(broader objectives to
achieve over a long period
of time).
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Goals reinforce one another.
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Set a S.M.A.R.T. goal
• Specific
• Measurable
• Attainable
• Relevant
• Time frame attached
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Work to achieve goals
using these steps.
• Define an attainable, relevant goal.
• Define a specific path.
• Set a timetable.
• Measure your progress.
• Get unstuck (if you get stuck).
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What are ways to
manage stress as
you pursue your
goals?

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Stress levels can help or
hinder performance.
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Effective goal setting and
time management
reduce stress
• Set SMART goals and pursue them
step-by-step with focus
• Create and follow a schedule and
complete items on your to-do list
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A healthy body and mind
reduce stress
• Eat well
• Exercise regularly
• Get enough sleep
• Avoid alcohol and drug abuse
• Be aware of mental health issues
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Other stress management
strategies
• Be realistic about commitments
• Set a schedule that works for you
• Have some fun
• Manage your schedule actively
• Try relaxation techniques
• Ask for help
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How will learning to work
with others help you reach
your goals?
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Achieving goals depends
on being able to work with
others.
To succeed, you need to know…
• How to manage your emotions and
understand how others feel
• How to value and benefit from
different people and their ideas
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Be emotionally intelligent
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Be culturally competent
• Learn about, and value, diversity
• Be aware of your perceptions and
attitudes
• Understand how cultures interact
• Adjust to the differences of others in
ways that create opportunity
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Working in a group
means…
• Increased knowledge – because you
learn what others know.
• More motivation – because others
depend on your contribution.
• Better teamwork skills – for success
now and in your workplace future.
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For group success…
• Assign a leader – and rotate
leadership
• Value participants
• Set goals and a schedule
• Share the workload
• Address problems that arise
• Work first, socialize afterwards
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Real People
Reach Out to Others
Louise Gaile Edrozo
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24. HabHab
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“Sticks in a bundle are
unbreakable.”
Kenyan proverb
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