Letter to Future GUST Students

Write a letter to future GUST students. Provide words of wisdom (advice) to help them begin next semester strong.

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Learning about Emotional Intelligence

If necessary, review the section of chapter eight that highlights the famous marshmallow experiment of the 1960s. Then, watch this video of children who just can't seem to fight the urge to stay away from the marshmallow:

What can we do to become more emotionally intelligent when things don't go our way? Respond to this question regarding the three examples below:

Example #1

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Example #2

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Example #3

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Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset

Check out this TEDxNorrkoping video:

Provide a new example of what a Growth Mindset is and what a Fixed Mindset is. When have you responded to any type of adversity using the Growth Mindset? When have you responded to any type of adversity using the Fixed Mindset? Dive deep!

Self-Awareness

Knowing who you are and who you want to be are the tipping points to becoming successful. If you want to change something about yourself, you simply have to do it. However, a lot of people talk about wanting to change this or that, but they never make the change. It takes a motivated and dedicated individual to actually make a change. 

Accepting who you are today and deciding if you can improve any aspect of yourself or your environment is the starting point. The textbook shares three rules for success that you can apply to your academic, personal, and professional lives.

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Write about how those three success rules apply to one of the following: your academic life, your personal life, or your professional life.

Interdependence

We are taught from a young age to be independent. We even develop a mantra: "I can do it all by myself!"

After reading chapter five of our textbook, we know that interdependence is the more mature way to live life. 

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Is it easy for you to ask for help, or is it difficult? Dive deep!

Procrastination

What are your thoughts on procrastination? Dive deep! Everyone knows that procrastination adds stress to people's lives, yet procrastination seems to happen in people's academic lives, personal lives, and professional lives.

The Snowball Effect creeps up on people who procrastinate. If someone gets behind on a project or a set of tasks, the overwhelming feeling can cause him or her to have that mental or emotional meltdown, which causes the thought that nothing can be done to get caught up. This happens for many online learners. Again, people know this outcome will arrive if they procrastinate, but they continue to do things later instead of now. (I'll do it tomorrow...)

How can we utilize concepts in chapter four of our textbook to understand the cycle of procrastination, stop falling into the trap of procrastination, and become good managers of our time? 

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Discovering Self-Motivation

We need to discover what motivates us, especially when things get tough. Explain the differences between internal motivation and external motivation. Name one thing from chapter three of our textbook that helped you understand motivation even more. Dive deep.