Stick to it! Persevering in a task through to completion; remaining focused. Looking for ways to reach your goal when stuck. Not giving up. PERSISTING

There is no failure except in no longer trying. Elbert Hubbard PERSISTING

Take your time! Thinking before acting; remaining calm, thoughtful and deliberative. MANAGING IMPULSIVITY

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. Vincent van Gogh MANAGING IMPULSIVITY

Understand others! Devoting mental energy to another person’s thoughts and ideas. Make an effort to perceive another’s point of view and emotions. LISTENING WITH UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY

If there is any secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from his angle as well as from your own. Henry Ford LISTENING WITH UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY

Look at it another way! Being able to change perspectives, generate alternatives, and consider options. THINKING FLEXIBLY

It’s a mighty poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word. Andrew Jackson THINKING FLEXIBLY

Know your knowing! Being aware of your own thoughts, strategies, feelings, and actions and their effects on others. THINKING ABOUT YOUR THINKING (METACOGNITION)

I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think. Socrates THINKING ABOUT YOUR THINKING (METACOGNITION)

Check it again! Always doing your best. Setting high standards. Checking and finding ways to improve constantly. STRIVING FOR ACCURACY

A man who has committed a mistake and doesn’t correct it is committing another mistake. Confucius STRIVING FOR ACCURACY

How do you know? Having a questioning attitude; knowing what data are needed and developing questioning strategies to produce those data. Finding problems to solve. QUESTIONING AND PROBLEM POSING

The wise man doesn’t give the right answers, he poses the right questions. Claude Levi- Strauss, businessman QUESTIONING AND PROBLEM POSING

Use what you learn! Accessing prior knowledge; transferring knowledge beyond the situation in which it was learned. APPLYING PAST KNOWLEDGE TO NEW SITUATIONS

I’ve never made a mistake. I’ve only learned from experience. Thomas A. Edison APPLYING PAST KNOWLEDGE TO NEW SITUATIONS

Be clear! Striving for accurate communication in both written and oral form; avoiding over- generalizations, distortions, deletions, and exaggerations. THINKING AND COMMUNICATING WITH CLARITY AND PRECISION

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and lightning bug. Mark Twain THINKING AND COMMUNICATING WITH CLARITY AND PRECISION

Use your natural pathways! Pay attention to the world around you. Gather data through all the senses: taste, touch, smell, hearing, and sight. GATHER DATA THROUGH ALL SENSES

It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. Henry David Thoreau GATHER DATA THROUGH ALL SENSES

Try a different way! Generating new and novel ideas; fluency; originality. CREATING, IMAGINING, AND INNOVATING

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Albert Einstein CREATING, IMAGINING, AND INNOVATING

Have fun figuring it out! Finding the world awesome, mysterious; being intrigued with phenomena and beauty. RESPONDING WITH WONDERMENT AND AWE

One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else. Eleanor Roosevelt RESPONDING WITH WONDERMENT AND AWE

Venture out! Being adventuresome; living on the edge of one’s competence. Try new things constantly. TAKING RESPONSIBLE RISKS

We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes. John F. Kennedy TAKING RESPONSIBLE RISKS

Laugh a little! Finding the whimsical, incongruous, and unexpected. Being able to laugh at oneself. FINDING HUMOR

A day without laughter is a day wasted. Charlie Chaplin FINDING HUMOR

Work together! Being able to work in and learn from others in reciprocal situations. Teamwork. THINKING INTERDEPENDENTLY

We need a spirit of community, a sense that we are all in this together. If we have no sense of community, the American dream will wither. Bill Clinton THINKING INTERDEPENDENTLY

I have so much more to learn! Having humility and pride when admitting we don’t know; resisting complacency. REMAINING OPEN TO CONTINUOUS LEARNING

To know that you do not know is the best. To pretend to know when you do not know is disease. Lao Tsu REMAINING OPEN TO CONTINUOUS LEARNING