1. First Steps Master Student Map
Chapter One
First Steps
Master Student Map

2. Why this chapter matters …
Visible measures of success—such as top grades and résumés filled with accomplishments—start with invisible assets called attitudes.
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3. What is included … First Step: Truth is a key to mastery
If you skipped the introduction
The Discovery Wheel
Learning styles: Discovering how you learn
Using your learning style profile to succeed in school
Claim your multiple intelligences
Learning by seeing, hearing, and moving: The VAK system
The Master Student
Motivation: Discover it now
Attitudes, affirmations, and visualizations
The value of higher education
Power Process: Ideas are tools
Master Student Profile: Liz Murray
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4. How you can use this chapter …
Experience the power of telling the truth about your current skills.
Discover your preferred learning styles and develop new ones.
Consciously choose attitudes that promote your success.
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5. As you read, ask yourself: What if …
… I could create attitudes that would help me achieve the results in life that I want?
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