How to follow your dreams and be successful Renee Rathjen MWD VP

 Brainstorm your ideas  Is there someone who’s been in your situation before?  Begin with the end  What do you want to have to show for yourself?  Why are you doing what you want to do?

 Create small, manageable tasks  Can be individual tasks  Can be time-based tasks  Work on introduction of paper  Work on first idea for 10 minutes

 How long will each step take?  If your steps were vague, when do you want them defined by?  Timelines are flexible, but not unimportant!

 The only way to see any progress is to start

 Keep track of your progress  Be honest – are you on track?  Unexpected vs unprioritized

 This is not a one-time process – go back and repeat steps 1-6  Redefine your goal as you learn more by working on it  Adjust your timeline as necessary

 What is a goal you have?  Can be related to Kappas, school, hobbies, anything you want to do  Example: if you need to write a paper, your goal would be to write a paper with a certain topic.  Write down what you want to accomplish.

 Take your previous goal and break it down into several manageable steps.

 Now take 5 minutes and create a timeline for your project.  Example:  Write introduction by February 2 nd  Solidify topic and points by February 8 th  Finish rough draft by February 16th

 Ideas? Troubleshooting?

 Trello – works well with groups  Trello.com  Habitica – turn your mundane tasks into something more fun!  feature=youtu.be feature=youtu.be  Habitica.com

 Kappa resources: ropbox/KKPsi%20Helpful%20Resources ropbox/KKPsi%20Helpful%20Resources  YOU can help add to these resources: send us ideas your chapter brainstorms!