NAME: Denise Hawkes

Directions: Below, you will find a list of some of the most common negative success indicators for students today. Develop at least two positive strategies to overcome each indicator.

Making excuses and blaming others:1. taking responsibility for you actions.2. owning up to your mistakes

Tardiness (late for classes):1. give yourself enough time to get to your destination.2. get everything situated before it’s time for you to go somewhere.

Avoiding responsibility:1. Not procrastinating your responsibilities.2. force yourself to get thing done in a timely manner.

Partying over studying:1. choose to study to do great on a test.2. choosing to stay focus on your classes instead of having distractions.

Apathy:1. push yourself to have interest in something. 2. try things that will get your attention. Like a certain book or a certain subject in school.

No focus or goals1. start taking life more serious to better yourself.2. set a standard for yourself. Want more out of life.

Pessimism:1. be more positive start to say out loud that good things will happen.2. have a better outlook on life. Surround yourself around positive people.

Social isolation (shyness):1. make yourself interact with others.2. join study groups so you can get use to being around a lot of people who you will have to discuss issues with.

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Activity Sheet:Overcoming Negative Success Indicators