1. 1 California State University, Los Angeles College of Business and Economics - Advisement Center

2. 2 Your Values Values - beliefs that guide your choices Examine sources - help define Yours alone – own choice Continue to evaluate, change Goals – enable – put values into practice How do you set and achieve goals

3. 3 Why do you go to college? Learn to think and communicate better Able to deal with advances in knowledge and technology – changing world Learn to adapt to new situations Better prepared to live in a world of diversity Make learning a lifelong habit Understand the meaning of your own contribution to world

4. 4 Why do you set goals? Give life direction Organize daily life See path ahead of you Define life’s purpose, mission Understand purpose of daily activities/obligations Control course of your life Get things done Reduce guilt Pass class

5. 5 Personal mission statement Way to stay focused on bigger picture Establishes goals, sets standards for accomplishing goals Idea of ultimate destination Once understand big picture – relatively easy to define steps – get end result Long term goals – lifelong Short term goals – narrow focus, smaller, more manageable Values – guide you As life changes, alter your values

6. Priorities Focus on what’s most important Help organize goals – most important first Five areas: personal, family, school/career, finances, lifestyle Effective time management – based on identifying priorities, making appropriate choices and understanding one’s learning style preferences Priorities – reflect personal goals 6

7. Manage your time? 3 ways Set daily and weekly goals – time management, daily lists Write everything down - #1 key to successful scheduling – writing down, free brain from unnecessary clutter Prioritize – evaluate, choose Building a schedule – keep you responsible Two advantages: Allocate segments of time Serve as a concrete reminder 7

8. Prioritize goals, activities Some things are more important than others Plan when to get things done Time management strategies Procrastination – problem? Postpone unpleasant or burdensome tasks Strategies Avoid what don’t want to do – reasons? Managing procrastination Traps 8

9. 9 Assign #7 – pg. 79-80 – 3.1, pg. 80 – 3.2

10. Acct 320A, 320B, 321, 322, 325, 424A, 495, 2 electives Prelegal Fin 305, 325, 5 electives Economics 415, 458, 491, 303 or 310, 3 electives Entrepreneurship Acct 426, Fin 494, Mgmt 468, Mkt 325, 443, 2 elec Finance 325, 331, 332, 434, 3 electives 10

11. Human Resources Management 473, 474, 477, 489, 472, 2 electives International Business Mkt 325, 358, 456, Fin 431, Mgmt 462, 2 electives Management 460, 462, 479, 489, 3 electives Marketing Management 325, 342, 442, 446, 3 electives Operations Management 460, 464, 489, 4 electives Real Estate 325, 338, 381, 438, 439, 493, 1 elective 11

12. Retailing Mkt 325, 342, 344, 349, 3 electives Special Business Mgmt 489 or Mkt 325, 6 electives CIS – Information Technology, Business Systems – 4 electives Economics – Applied Economics, Social and Behavioral Sciences 12