HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL

STUDENT13 Tips That Make High School Easy

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WHAT IS A HARD AND SOFT SKILL?

Hard Skill Soft Skill

Skills related directly to a specific job: Construction: read

blueprints, operate machinery

Nurse: take vital signs, give a shot.

Fireman: operate fire hose, use chainsaw to vent building, drive the hook and ladder

Skills that can cross into many fields: Construction workers

nurses, and fireman all must: be punctual. be team players. accept criticism. have a positive

attitude. be organized.

TIP 1: USE AN AGENDA Daily, weekly,

monthly

Due dates, practices, after school and

weekend activities, homework time,

appointments.

SOFT SKILL NAME

Time ManagementSystematic, priority-based structuringof time allocation and distributionamong competing demands. Sincetime cannot be stored, and itsavailability can neither be increasedbeyond nor decreased from the 24hours, the term ' time budgeting ' is

saidto be the more appropriate one.

TIP 2: STAY ORGANIZED School supplies

Papers and Notes

Past assignments

SOFT SKILL NAME

OrganizationHaving taken something that is

messy,chaotic, or unordered and

rearrangedit logically, into a structured orcoherent layout, or into specificand/or defined groups.

TIP 3: SCHOOL IS IMPORTANT

The current step to the rest of your life.

Socially and intellectually.

Build your resume’ for career and college.

Don’t burn out. A day off?

Be proud of all of your

work.

TIP 4: CARE ABOUT YOUR GPA

Colleges care,

Some employers care.

Self esteem

SOFT SKILL NAME

IntegrityIntegrity is a concept of

consistencyof actions, values, methods,measures, principles, and morals.

TIP 5:HAVE AN ACTIVE SOCIAL LIFE. BE INVOLVED.

Balance

Clubs (SkillsUSA)

Students, Teachers, Administrators.

Campus Activities

Sports, Theater, Fundraisers.

Art, music, community service

SOFT SKILL NAMESocial and cross-cultural CommunicationCommunication is the activity ofconveying information through theexchange of ideas, feelings, intentions,attitudes, expectations, perceptions orcommands, as by speech, non-verbalgestures, writings, behavior and possiblyby other means such as electromagnetic,chemical or physical phenomena andsmell.

TIP 6: CARE ABOUT YOUR NEXT STEP. CAREER OR COLLEGE.

Sophomore year

Visit colleges

Interview people in careers

SOFT SKILL NAME

Goal SettingInvolves establishing specific, measurable,achievable, realistic and time-targeted(S.M.A.R.T) goals. Work on the theory ofgoal-setting suggests that an effective toolfor making progress is to ensure thatparticipants in a group with a common goalare clearly aware of what is expected fromthem. On a personal level, setting goals

helpspeople work towards their own objectives.

TIP 7: BE FRIENDLY WITH EVERYONE. STAY POSITIVE.

Say hi to people.

Manners go a long way.

Stay away from gossip, negativity.

You are here to improve yourself.

You are the only trend you should follow.

Bullies never have been, aren’t, and never will be cool.

SOFT SKILL NAME

Positive AttitudeA tendency to expect the bestpossible outcome or dwell on themost hopeful aspects of a

situation.

TIP 8: DON’T PROCRASTINATE!

Stick to your agenda.

Be disciplined.

A little bit every day is better than everything the night before.

You will create stress and problems in your daily life.

JUST DO IT! Start!

SOFT SKILL NAME

Work EthicWork ethic is a value based on

hardwork and diligence. It is also a

beliefin the moral benefit of work and

itsability to enhance character.

TIP 9: STAY PHYSICALLY ACTIVE

Join a sport,

Take PE seriously

After school sport or join a gym.

TIP 10: EAT BREAKFAST AND LUNCH.

Breakfast jumpstarts your metabolism.

Lunch keeps you focused.

Skipping meals makes you sluggish and shuts down your brain.

Healthy is much better.

TIP 11: GET SLEEP Teens need 8-9

hours.

DON’T rely on caffeine.

Again, stick to your agenda. Spread out the work.

TIP 12: GO OUT ON THE WEEKENDS.

This is your time to cut loose.

Keep the “school is important” tip in mind.

Keep “agenda” tip in mind.

SOFT SKILL NAMETeam Player

Not only being cooperative, but also

displaying strong leadership skillswhen necessary. Results are the

focus,not the people.

TIP 13: NEVER GIVE UP! High school is

about making mistakes. Laugh it off.

Learning.

No one is perfect. Not even teachers.

SOFT SKILL NAMEAccept Feedback/Criticism

Fosters professional growth.

ADDITIONAL SOFT SKILLS Critical Thinking-Ability to think

creatively (“outside the box”) and come up with ideas and solutions.

Adaptability- Able to adjust oneself readily to different conditions.

Realistic-confidence in one's own judgment, ability, power, etc.

SUPPLIES YOU MUST BUY

Agenda School supplies

Calendar

Most phones have agenda’s in them. USE IT!

Note book Folders Pencils Pens