Values, Goals, and Time

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Values, Goals, and Time

• Chapter 2

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Values

• Principles or qualities that you consider
  important
• Understand what you want out of life
• Build rules for life
• Find people who inspire you
• Motivate you to keep going
• Choose careers, friends, hobbies

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Goals

• An end toward which effort is directed, an aim or
  intention
• Long term- 6 months to 1 year
• Short term- smaller steps
• Prioritizing goals- arrange and deal with in
  order of importance
• Relate to your values, personal situation, time
  commitments

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Achieving Your Goals

• STAG
• S- define a strategy (plan)
• T- set a time table
• A- be accountable (safeguards that will keep you
  on track)
• G- get unstuck (ways to deal with roadblocks)
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Myths About Time

• Time management is common sense
• I work better under pressure
• People need to have more fun
• I dont have time to learn time management
  techniques

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Benefits of Managing Time Effectively

• Be more productive
• Have more time better grades
• Reduce stress
• Improve self-esteem
• Feel better about yourself
• Achieve balance in your life
• Establish an important career skill
• Can use in the future as a worker
• Reach your goals

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Plan for the Term, Week, Day

• Choose the right type of planner
• Create a term planner
• Set priorities
• Create a weekly plan
• Plan vs. actual
• Swiss cheese- holes of time
• Create a daily plan
• To-do list

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Procrastination

• Ignoring task
• Under/overestimating the task
• Surfing the Internet playing games
• Thinking bad performance is OK
• Doing a worthy non-academic activity instead of
  studying
• Focusing on one task too long

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Conquer Procrastination

• Put deadlines on calendar
• Creates urgency
• Get organized
• Divide task into smaller jobs
• Take a stand
• Commit to doing the task
• Use positive self-statements
• Pump yourself up
• Build in a reward

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Balance College Work

• Limit work time if possible
• Work on campus if possible
• Investigate work-study options
• Evaluate your course load

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Balance College and Time with Partners Children

• Talk with your partner
• Build in study time at school
• Be creative
• Do homework when child does homework
• Swap babysitting with another parent
• Look into after school activities for your
  children