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This guide book offers one of the most complete, concrete student success programs in the country, with suggestions and strategies for academic success and personal improvement--including goals, change, and career/life planning. Visually stunning, and conversationally written, the book provides readers with a variety of solutions to almost any problem faced in the first year of college and beyond. Chapter topics include preparing for and dealing with change; motivation, goal setting and self-esteem; things you need to know about college, but may never ask; managing your time and money wisely; the art of active listening; empowering your memory; critical and creative thinking skills; practical steps for writing and speaking; and a plan for wellness, stress reduction and personal responsibility. For anyone preparing and planning to succeed in life.

To Our Students	p. vii
About the Authors	p. viii
Preface	p. x
Acknowledgments	p. xiv
Change: Preparing for and Dealing with Change	p. 2
Why College?	p. 7
The Significance of Your College Experience	p. 9
What Do You What? Thinking about Your Choices	p. 12
Changes in the Days to Come	p. 13
Common Characteristic... MOREs of Any Change	p. 15
Physical and Emotional Reactions to Change	p. 16
Preparing for and Dealing with Change	p. 18
Attitudes that Hinder Change	p. 20
Changing Behaviors	p. 20
A Moment in Time	p. 23
Grow: Motivation, Goal Setting, and Self-Esteem	p. 28
The Impact of Values on Motivation and Goal Setting	p. 33
Do You Value College?	p. 34
Attitude--The First Step in Getting What You Want	p. 35
Overcoming Doubts and Fears	p. 37
The Goal-Setting Process	p. 40
The Impact of Self-Esteem on Your Motivation	p. 47
Influences on Self-Esteem	p. 49
Improving Your Self-Esteem	p. 51
Learn: Multiple Intelligences, Learning Styles, and Personality Typing	p. 58
Understanding Our Strengths	p. 63
Discovering and Polishing Your Talents	p. 64
Understanding Multiple Intelligences	p. 68
Using Multiple Intelligences to Enhance Studying and Learning	p. 70
Understanding Learning Styles Theory	p. 72
What Can We Learn About Personality?	p. 75
Understanding Personality Typing (Typology)	p. 77
Functions of Personality Typology	p. 78
Using Your Personality Type to Enhance Learning	p. 81
Think: Critical and Creative Thinking Skills	p. 88
Thinking About Thinking	p. 93
A Working Definition of Critical Thinking	p. 94
The Importance of Critical Thinking	p. 94
A Plan for Critical Thinking	p. 96
Creative Thinking	p. 110
Prioritize: Time, Money, and Resources	p. 118
Working Hard and Playing Hard	p. 123
It's that "P" Word: Procrastination	p. 124
Priority Management of Your Time	p. 127
Planning and Organizing for School	p. 129
Planning and Organizing for Work	p. 132
Planning and Organizing at Home	p. 134
Prioritizing Your Finances	p. 136
Mazimizing Other Resources	p. 138
Listen: The Art of Listening	p. 144
The Importance of Listening	p. 149
The Difference Between Listening and Hearing	p. 150
Practical Definitions of Listening	p. 152
Obstacles to Listening	p. 154
Listening for Key Words, Phrases, and Hints	p. 158
How Do I Get Others to Listen to Me?	p. 159
Record: The Essentials of Note Taking	p. 166
Why Take Notes?	p. 171
Preparing to Take Notes	p. 171
Beginning the Building Process	p. 174
Putting It All Together: Note-Taking Techniques	p. 177
What to Do When You Get Lost	p. 181
Using Your Laptop Computer for Note Taking	p. 182
Remember: Studying for Success	p. 188
Why Study? I Can Fake It	p. 193
The Importance of Your Study Environment	p. 194
Understanding Memory	p. 196
Ready, Set, Go!	p. 199
Studying with Small Children in the House	p. 210
Assess: Strategies for Test Taking	p. 216
Controlling Test Anxiety	p. 221
Three Types of Responses to Test Questions	p. 224
Test-Taking Strategies and Hints for success	p. 225
Academic Integrity	p. 234
Communicate: A Guide to Writing and Public Speaking	p. 240
Your Chance to Shine	p. 245
The Power of Words	p. 247
Topic Selection	p. 250
Audience Analysis	p. 251
Writing a Thesis Statement	p. 252
Researching Your Paper or Speech	p. 253
Organizing Your Paper or Speech	p. 256
Writing Your Paper or Speech	p. 258
Documenting Your Paper or Speech	p. 264
Outlining Your Notes for Delivery	p. 266
Using Audiovisual Aids	p. 267
Rehearsal and Delivery	p. 269
Understand: Relationships and Personal Responsibility	p. 276
Relationships	p. 281
Why Are Relationships Important?	p. 282
Communities	p. 283
Friendship	p. 284
Loneliness	p. 288
Love Relationships	p. 288
Sexuality	p. 290
Sexual Behavior	p. 209
Sexually Transmitted Diseases	p. 291
Sexual Harassment	p. 294
Rape	p. 295
Celebrate: An Understanding of Diversity	p. 302
You Are a Culture of One	p. 307
The Components of Culture	p. 308
The Power of an Open Mind	p. 310
You Are the Center of Your Own Universe	p. 313
Changing Demographics of the United States	p. 315
Other Components of Culture	p. 315
Who Are You?	p. 317
The Golden Rule for Celebrating Diversity	p. 317
Live: A Plan for Wellness and Stress Reduction	p. 332
What Does It Mean to Be Healthy?	p. 337
A Holistic Approach to Wellness	p. 338
The Mind	p. 338
Charles Steve Spearman	p. 340
The Soul	p. 342
The Body	p. 342
The Body and Food	p. 344
Wellness and Stress	p. 346
Dream: Career and Life Planning	p. 354
Do You Want to Do Something or Be Something?	p. 359
You've Got a Job, Now You Want a Career	p. 361
What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?	p. 362
Help Me! I'm Undeclared	p. 367
Networking: The Overlooked Source for Career Development	p. 369
Mentors	p. 369
Bringing It All Together	p. 372
Things You Need to Know But Probably Will Never Ask	p. 378
Glossary	p. 390
References	p. 396
Index	p. 398
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