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Chapter 13Chapter 13Developing Good HabitsDeveloping Good Habits

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C H A P T E RC H A P T E RC H A P T E RC H A P T E RDeveloping Good HabitsDeveloping Good HabitsDeveloping Good HabitsDeveloping Good Habits1313

C H A P T E RC H A P T E RC H A P T E RC H A P T E R

The importance of positive habitsThe importance of positive habitsThe importance of commitmentThe importance of commitmentHow to change a negative habitHow to change a negative habitThe seven positive attitudes of peak The seven positive attitudes of peak performersperformersThe best strategies for school successThe best strategies for school success

In Chapter 13 You Will LearnIn Chapter 13 You Will LearnIn Chapter 13 You Will LearnIn Chapter 13 You Will Learn1313 Developing Good HabitsDeveloping Good HabitsDeveloping Good HabitsDeveloping Good Habits

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Feel confident and energized.

When you wake up in the morning, take five When you wake up in the morning, take five minutes to set the tone for the day. Go over minutes to set the tone for the day. Go over your day’s schedule and imagine yourself your day’s schedule and imagine yourself being focused, positive, and successfully being focused, positive, and successfully completing your projects. Look forward to the completing your projects. Look forward to the day ahead and prepare yourself mentally for day ahead and prepare yourself mentally for any challenges. Feel confident and energized.any challenges. Feel confident and energized.

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13Focus on CHARACTER, Focus on CHARACTER, not not personalitypersonality..

Success Principle 13Success Principle 13

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——John Dryden, poet and playwrightJohn Dryden, poet and playwright

We first make our habits, and then our We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.habits make us.

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Making a Commitment to Making a Commitment to Changing Your HabitsChanging Your Habits

Old habits become comfortable Old habits become comfortable parts of your life.parts of your life.

Giving them up leaves you Giving them up leaves you feeling insecure.feeling insecure.

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Making a Commitment to Making a Commitment to Changing Your HabitsChanging Your Habits

As a peak performer, you will As a peak performer, you will begin to adopt positive begin to adopt positive techniques to help change old techniques to help change old habits.habits.

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Strategies for Creating Strategies for Creating Positive ChangePositive Change

1.1. You must want to change.You must want to change.2.2. Develop specific goals.Develop specific goals.3.3. Change one habit at a time.Change one habit at a time.4.4. Be patient.Be patient.5.5. Imagine success.Imagine success.

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Strategies for Creating Strategies for Creating Positive ChangePositive Change

6.6. Observe and model others.Observe and model others.7.7. Self-awareness.Self-awareness.8.8. Reward yourself.Reward yourself.9.9. Use affirmations.Use affirmations.10.10.Write a contract for change.Write a contract for change.

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Make a Commitment to Make a Commitment to ContributeContribute

By improving yourself, giving to By improving yourself, giving to your family, and volunteering your your family, and volunteering your time in the community, you will time in the community, you will make the world a better place.make the world a better place.

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Make a Commitment to Make a Commitment to ContributeContribute

Consider the contribution you Consider the contribution you make, the kind of person you want make, the kind of person you want to be, and the ways in which you to be, and the ways in which you can make a positive impact in your can make a positive impact in your community and personal life.community and personal life.

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Make a Commitment to Make a Commitment to Develop a Positive AttitudeDevelop a Positive Attitude

Achieving excellence is a Achieving excellence is a combination of:combination of:

Positive attitudePositive attitudeSpecific skillSpecific skill

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Begin by telling yourself the truth Begin by telling yourself the truth about your current skills, abilities, about your current skills, abilities, goals, barriers, and both your goals, barriers, and both your good and bad habits.good and bad habits.

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Set your goals to focus your Set your goals to focus your energy on a certain path.energy on a certain path.

Create the specific thoughts and Create the specific thoughts and behaviors that will get you results.behaviors that will get you results.

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After facing setbacks, you will After facing setbacks, you will learn to alter your actions to get learn to alter your actions to get back on track.back on track.

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Make a Commitment to Make a Commitment to Be ResilientBe Resilient

Make adversity work for you.Make adversity work for you.

Temporary setbacks are learning Temporary setbacks are learning experiences, not failure.experiences, not failure.

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Make a Commitment to Make a Commitment to Be a Person of Character Be a Person of Character

and Integrityand IntegrityThe word The word integrityintegrity comes from the comes from the Latin word Latin word integerinteger, meaning “a , meaning “a sense of wholeness.”sense of wholeness.”

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A Person of Character and IntegrityA Person of Character and Integrity

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You are confident about thinking, speaking, living, and taking the right path.

You can trust yourself to do the right thing and keep commitments.

You play by the rules.

You have effective communication skills.

You teach values by example.

For you, doing the right thing is a decision and a habit.

You are a person of character

and integrity.

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On the Road to SuccessOn the Road to Success

What else can you do to promote What else can you do to promote your success in school, on the your success in school, on the job, and in your life?job, and in your life?

1.1. Face your fears.Face your fears.2.2. Be a good listener.Be a good listener.

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3.3. Assume responsibility.Assume responsibility.4.4. Be a team player.Be a team player.5.5. Be willing to learn.Be willing to learn.6.6. Be tolerant.Be tolerant.7.7. Keep on top of it.Keep on top of it.8.8. Be enthusiastic.Be enthusiastic.

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9.9. Be independent.Be independent.10.10. Be supportive.Be supportive.11.11. Be sincerely happy for Be sincerely happy for

others.others.12.12. Keep things in perspective.Keep things in perspective.

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People can change their habits. Begin to imagine yourself with a new habit or attitude. Notice the sense of confidence you gain. Practice the new habit until it

becomes natural.

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Peak Performance Success Peak Performance Success FormulaFormula

The same principles of training The same principles of training required to get into Olympic form required to get into Olympic form apply to getting results in school apply to getting results in school and in work.and in work.

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Peak Performance Success Peak Performance Success FormulaFormula

The four components for success The four components for success are:are:

1.1. ConfidenceConfidence2.2. VisionVision

3.3. MethodMethod4.4. TrainingTraining

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ConfidenceConfidence

Confidence is:Confidence is:

Believing in yourself.Believing in yourself.Knowing your self-worth.Knowing your self-worth.Recognizing that you have Recognizing that you have what it takes to do well.what it takes to do well.

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VisionVision

Vision is mental rehearsal of your Vision is mental rehearsal of your victory.victory.

You must know clearly what you You must know clearly what you want to achieve.want to achieve.

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MethodMethod

Method is:Method is:

The process of achieving your The process of achieving your goal.goal.Knowing the strategies, Knowing the strategies, techniques, tools, and tactics techniques, tools, and tactics that produce tangible results.that produce tangible results.

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TrainingTraining

Training is the actual practice and Training is the actual practice and the consistent effort required to the consistent effort required to improve your skill.improve your skill.

Practice separates the peak Practice separates the peak performer the average person.performer the average person.

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Making a Commitment to Making a Commitment to Lifelong LearningLifelong Learning

True learning is lifelong and True learning is lifelong and depends on the ability to manage depends on the ability to manage change.change.

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The Changing WorkplaceThe Changing Workplace

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Learn new skills.Obtain job training.Learn to adapt to change.Transfer learning habits and skills.Be aware and open to new trends.

Your Preparedness

Shifts in the economyCorporate buyoutsMergersDownsizingLayoffsChanging trends

The Changes

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Creating Good HabitsCreating Good Habits

Make a commitment to take Make a commitment to take responsibility for your:responsibility for your:

ThoughtsThoughtsFeelingsFeelingsWordsWords

BehaviorBehaviorHabitsHabits

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Learn to interpret events and Learn to interpret events and people’s intentions so that you people’s intentions so that you see the best in others and see the best in others and situations.situations.

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Create a system for thinking and Create a system for thinking and behaving in positive ways.behaving in positive ways.

Practice a behavior or habit you Practice a behavior or habit you want to adopt until it becomes a want to adopt until it becomes a way of life.way of life.

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You will develop habits that will You will develop habits that will keep you:keep you:

CenteredCenteredCalmCalmRationalRationalProductiveProductive

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Resistors and FearsResistors and Fears

Recognize and confront the Recognize and confront the following resistors to create following resistors to create lasting change:lasting change:

Fear of the unknownFear of the unknownIt’s familiar and comfortable.It’s familiar and comfortable.

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IndependenceIndependenceSecuritySecurityTraditionTraditionEmbarrassmentEmbarrassmentResponsibilityResponsibility

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ExpectationsExpectationsEnvironmentEnvironmentCostCostGiving upGiving up

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Best Strategies for School Best Strategies for School SuccessSuccess

Here are a few strategies for Here are a few strategies for school success:school success:

1.1. Attend every class.Attend every class.2.2. Go early and stay until the end.Go early and stay until the end.3.3. Sit in front and participate.Sit in front and participate.

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4.4. Choose the best instructors Choose the best instructors and get to know them.and get to know them.

5.5. Give the first three weeks of Give the first three weeks of classes your best effort.classes your best effort.

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6.6. Use the power of synergy.Use the power of synergy.7.7. Preview all reading Preview all reading

assignments before classes.assignments before classes.8.8. Write key words, phrases, Write key words, phrases,

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9.9. Write a summary of the Write a summary of the chapter in your own words.chapter in your own words.

10.10. Study in short blocks of time.Study in short blocks of time.11.11. See your advisors regularly. See your advisors regularly.

e-mail them.e-mail them.

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12.12. Review class notes after Review class notes after every class and again within every class and again within 24 hours.24 hours.

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You must want change.You must want change.

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Set specific goals.Set specific goals.

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Work on only one habit at a Work on only one habit at a time.time.

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Give yourself 30 days to Give yourself 30 days to change a habit.change a habit.

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Observe and model Observe and model successful people.successful people.

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Reward yourself.Reward yourself.

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Use positive self-talk.Use positive self-talk.

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Write a contract for change.Write a contract for change.

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