1. Activity Sheet:
Overcoming Negative Success Indicators
YARY RIOS.
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.Learned how to take responsibility for your own mistakes.
2.Remember blaming other never solves the issue your just cheating yourself.
Tardiness (late for classes):
1.Set a time schedule and follow it to the T.
2. Know how important it is to be in class on time so you don’t miss out on important
announcements.
Avoiding responsibility:
1.Motivate yourself even when you have to do something you may not want to do.
2. Understand the benefit you get when you don’t avoid things you have to do.
Partying over Studying:
1. Set a time for when you want to go out but don’t forget to prioritize was really
2. After you work so hard reward yourself is a great way to stay motivated to do
your work.
Apathy:
1.Look for what motivates you.
2. Change your way of thinking and feeling toward the situation.
No focus or goals
1. Know where you want to go in life, who you want to be.
2. Talk with an advisor that can guide you and help to understand who you are as a
person that way you can set goals and follow through with them.
Pessimism:
1. Learned how to be more positive.
2. Know that by having a negative attitude you have negative outcome go outside the
box and do the opposite.
Social isolation (shyness):
1.Try something new join a group of your interest.
2. Take a risk, ask questions don’t hold back remember is ok to make mistakes.

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