1 Unit 8, SDEV 101: Self Management (Part 2)

2 Review: What is a Habit?  Defining a Habit: A habit can be considered “a rule followed over time.”  Bad Habits = self defeating  Good Habits = growth and success

3 Review: “Procrastination Profiles” What is your style?  The Perfectionist  The Dreamer  The Worrier  The Defier  The Crisis Maker  The Overdoer

4 Quadrants of Time Mgt. I Firefighters & Procrastinators  Pressing Problems  Deadlines  Do NOW Activities (i.e.: Classes, Appts., Family, Assignments, projects due) (i.e.: Classes, Appts., Family, Assignments, projects due)  CRAMMING FOR TESTS Planners II  Study ahead for tests  Planning  Set Goals & Priorities  Relationship Building Family, Friends, Students, Faculty Family, Friends, Students, Faculty  Take Care of Self: Physical, Mental, Spiritual, and Emotional Health. INTERRUPTIONS  Some Phone Calls  Some Meetings  Some  Errands  Popular Activities III Time Wasters  Trivia, Busywork  Junk mail,  Some Phone Calls  Escape activities (i.e.: mindlessly watching TV) (i.e.: mindlessly watching TV)IV Urgent Important Not Important Not Urgent

5 Time Wasters and Time Savers From Time Logs  Time Wasters  Time Savers

6 Self-Management  It is not enough to be busy...the question is: What are we busy about?  – Henry David Thoreau

7 Self-Management  The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.  – Mark Twain

8 32-Day Commitment  Based on your procrastination quiz and what you now know about time management, what is ONE new habit you could commit to that would significantly impact your life in a positive way? –This needs to be a NEW habit –Use DAPPS (Dated, Achievable, Personal, Positive, Specific) as a guideline for setting this commitment  Keep a log for 32 days as to whether you practiced the new habit everyday – or not