Self Control & The Elephant:

Grow that self-control!

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The ability to identify and manage emotions to support your progress in the world.

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Emotional Competence:

Review Cartoons From Yesterday

The Marshmallow ExperimentDr. Walter Mischcel, Stanford University 1960’s

1/3 ate the marshmallow in seconds

1/3 held off for 15 minutes

Tested 4-year olds: Who delayed personal gratification?

The Marshmallow Experiment

High Delayers at age 18:

SATs 200 points higher; better grades.

Higher ability to plan & think.

However some Low Delayers Successful…

Learn the Skill: “Think about your thinking.”

Example: When children were taught to pretend Marshmallow surrounded by a picture frame, willpower went from 60 seconds to 15 minutes!

(They thought about their thinking.)

8th graders asked to choose between 1 dollar now or 2 dollars in a week.

Study of teens: Relationship between self-control and grades

Delayers did better in school.

Better predictor of academic performance than I.Q.

Study of teens: Relationship between self-control and grades

Self-control is more important than intelligence for getting good

grades.

Willpower is Weak! Good for 30 seconds

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Help your Rider withTricks:

Help Rider with mental tips for resisting temptation:

Distract Yourself!

Identify tempting situations ahead & develop Trigger Strategies: Plan for what, where, how you will move towards your goal.

Willpower is Weak! Good for 30 seconds

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Freeze Dramaof the cartoons

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