Gaining

Self Awareness

Is having a clear perception of your personality, including

strenghts, weakness, thoughts, beliefs, motivation, and emotions.

Are you off course?

Three steps to help you get back on track towards your goals.

IDENTIFY1. What habits do I have that will sabotage my

success?2. What beliefs do I have that get me off

course?3. How can I consistently make wise choices?

Habits that Sabotage Success

• Absence• Priorities• Tardiness• Procrastination• Confusion/Clarity• Anxiety

Unconscious Forces

Amygdala is deep in the middle of the brain; storing emotionally charged unconscious memories. Our brain unconsciously relates past experiences with new experiences causing bad choices.

Other Terms for Unconscious Forces

• Unconscious Inner Forces• Ego Defenses• Conditioned Responses• Programs• Mental Tapes• Blind Spots• Schemas• Life-Traps

*The best way to describe unconscious internal forces is associating it to theater. A script tells an actor what words, actions, and emotions to perform onstage.

Scripts

EmotionalPatterns

Core Beliefs

Thought Patterns

BehaviorPatterns

How We Wrote Our Scripts It is unknown exactly how our life scripts were written but there

are 3 reasonable explanations.

1.How others responded to us as children.2. What significant adults in our lives said to us through…

-attributions- tell us how we “are” or “should be”-Injunctions- what we are not

3.Observing behavior of important adults in our lives.

In some circumstances; our environment as children set us up to write self-defeating unconscious scripts

Make a List of Self-Defeating Habits

•Test Anxiety

•Procrastination

•Defensiveness

•Addiction

Causes…..

Identify and Fix Your Habits

Rewriting ScriptsIdentify Self-defeating patterns of thought, emotion and behaviorDiscover and revise core beliefs

Get Back On Course!!

RULE 1: Show upCommit attending to class everyday90% of success is showing upAbsences goes up and grades down

Rule 1: SHOW UP

• Commit attending every class

• 90% of success is showing up

• Absences goes up and grades goes down

RULE 2Commit doing your best work on all

assignments and turning them in on timeTry not to write sloppy even when you are

applying for a job Neatness and doing your best will propel

you to success in all you do

Rule 3: Participate Actively• Come to class prepare

• Take notes• Read ahead

• Ask and answer questions

If you don't like these rules, create orWRITE YOUR OWN RULES

•Write new rules that will support you in achieving greater victories

•Have rules that will help you achieve your desired outcomes and experiences in college and life

•Once you follow your rules, they become habits•DON'T LET FEW OBSTACLES BLOCK THE PATH OF

YOUR SUCCESS!

Self Awareness in Test Success

1. How well did you prepare?

2. How well do you take tests?

3. How much have you learned from previous testing?

CORE Learning System

Collect-collect & accurate information

Organize-study materials

Rehearse-test material with a study schedule

Evaluate-understanding of material

Test-Smart Plan

GOALEarn as many points as possible

• Answer easy questions first.• Spend time according to the value of points of

the questions.

Tips To Test SuccessfullyTrue/False-

Unconditional Word: FalseConditional Word: TruePure Guess: Choose True

Multiple Choice-Read carefullyCross out obvious incorrect answersIf two or more answers are correct choose “Above All”

Fill-In-The-Blank-Always write somethingDoes it work grammatically and make sense

Short-Answer & Essay-Underline guide word and topic (ex. Describe advantages of test-smart plan)Support details with evidence, explanation and experiencesEnd with a wrap-up sentence Proofread

IM READY…IM READY…

IM READY!!!!

After Taking Tests

• Reward Yourself

• Study Instructors Feedback (not just the grade)

• Analyze Your Errors

• Seek Help (if needed)