Shout out to our class! I am very impressed with your progress (ha ha...the title of Week 8!) in our course so far and am particularly impressed with how well each of you connects our course to the real world. Keep up the good work -- our leadership development class ROCKS!
Week 7 continues and is due Monday.
Many of you continue to be out of school and there are still several who do not have power. Do not worry about late work -- Weeks 8-9 work will not be counted late due to Hurricane Matthew. Take one day at a time! Use some of the time management strategies from Week 4 to help you prioritize and plan your week.
Check out these tips for reading our texts:
- Remember that the text you read in our course is our textbook -- when you read, read it with meaning.
- Pre-read the questions so you know what to look for.
- Make connections to your life as you read -- if an example or phrase speaks to you, use it to help you answer the questions. You do not have to take notes for our class but when you read it is still important to write down meaningful information.
- Remember to look for the weekly vocabulary in the text as well.
Take a few minutes to process the text and you will find that your answers are richer, stronger, and most importantly, you will move further along your leadership journey.
Ready, learn, lead!
Procrastination...it never goes away! We discussed procrastination in Week 4 and it is also part of Week 7. Here are a few reminders from the University of Buffalo to help you deal with procrastination:
How to Overcome Procrastination (....how to eat frogs!)
- Recognize self-defeating problems such as; fear and anxiety, difficulty concentrating, poor time management, indecisiveness and perfectionism.
- Identify your own goals, strengths and weaknesses, values and priorities.
- Compare your actions with the values you feel you have. Are your values consistent with your actions?
- Discipline yourself to use time wisely: Set priorities.
- Study in small blocks instead of long time periods. For example, you will accomplish more if you study/work in 60 minute blocks and take frequent 10 minute breaks in between, than if you study/work for 2-3 hours straight, with no breaks. Reward yourself after you complete a task.
- Motivate yourself to study: Dwell on success, not on failure. Try to study in small groups. Break large assignments into small tasks. Keep a reminder schedule and checklist.
- Set realistic goals.
- Modify your environment: Eliminate or minimize noise/ distraction. Ensure adequate lighting. Have necessary equipment at hand. Don't waste time going back and forth to get things. Don't get too comfortable when studying. A desk and straight-backed chair is usually best (a bed is no place to study). Be neat! Take a few minutes to straighten your desk. This can help to reduce day-dreaming.
- University at Buffalo
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