What trade offs are you

willing to make?

What is
you?

to

Values
Principles or qualities that you consider important

You make your life choices based on your personal

values.
What to do, what to believe, how and with whom to spend
your time

Your value system is built piece by

piece.

Values start with

powerful external
influences

Place a mark next to the 5

values most important to you

You have the power to choose what

you value.
What is the source of this value?
Is it from the outside, or did I choose it on my

own?
What might happen if I adopt this value?
Do my life goals and day-to-day actions
reflect this value?
Are there other values I could consider?

How do Values Develop and

Change Overtime?

Your values change overtime as you grow and

gain more knowledge and life experience.

Self esteem:

Belief in your value as a person that

builds as you achieve your goals

Taking responsible action builds on self-esteem.

How Values Affect Your Life

Experience?
Your values are often determined by the

choices you make; therefore, your values

shape your life experiences.
For example, your value of higher education,
in turn, has led you to become a college
student.
Values often become goals.
Do you see this correlation?

AN END TOWARD WHICH YOU DIRECT YOUR

EFFORTS

How Do You Set and Achieve

Productive Goals?
Take charge of your Goals
Set Short-Term Goals
Set Long-Term Goals
Set up a SMART Goal-Achievement
Plan
Academic Goals

Goals reinforce one

another
Goals exist in both long-term and short-term
frames.
Short-term goals are smaller steps that move
you toward a long-term goal, making it
achievable piece by piece.
Use your chart and try to set out a plan which

includes short-term goals to achieve the longterm goal: Earning a degree

http://www.yo
utube.com/wa
tch?
v=3y0Jja52B2
o

5 steps
to
setting
goals

Reviewing
The SMART System
Specific- How will you get there?
Measurable-What safeguards will keep

you on track?
Achievable-What do you want?
Realistic- Is it Realistic?
Time Frame- When do you want to
accomplish your goal.

Writing SMART goals:

Get a summer job
Get a scholarship
Become student council president
Learn a new language
Help the animal shelter

How Can You Make the Most

of
Your
Time?

Analyze Yourself as Time Manager

Build a Schedule Plan, Track and be Flexible
Confront Procrastination
Manage Stress by Managing Time

How can you handle time traps?

Avoid Paying the Price of
Procrastination
Take Charge of Technology
Be Wary of Multitasking

What will help you manage

the
stress
of
college
life?

Stress

Physical or mental strain or tension produced in

reaction to pressure

Work to delay gratification

To forgo an immediate pleasure or reward in
order to gain a more substantial one later
Go to class and use your syllabus
Time and Goal Management= Stress

Management

Wrapping it up
What are your values and personal mission?
Use the SMART system
How will you achieve your goals?
Who are you as a time manager?
What are your prioritized goals and tasks?
What tasks will help you achieve long-term goals?
How will you avoid procrastination?
What are your time traps?
How do time and task management control

stress?