You must have heard of “Seven

Habits of Highly Effective

People”.
1.Be Proactive, 2.Begin with the end in mind, 3.Put First Things First,
4.Think Win/Win, 5.Seek First to Understand Then to Be Understood, 6.Synergize, 7.Sharpen the Saw.

You must have heard of 8th Habit also - From Effectiveness to Greatness.

You also must have heard of

“Seven Habits of Successful
Students”
 The Seven Habits

of Highly Successful

Students
 Habit # 1:
Be proactive.
•Take charge of your learning experience.
•Use all the tools and resources available.
•Start now; don’t wait till it’s too late.
•Ask for what you need.
•Advocate for yourself.
•Talk to you’re Advisor/Counselor.
•Talk to your professors.
•Ask for help from your peers.
•Think of having a Coach / Mentor.
 Drive your education.

Don’t let it drive you!

 Habit # 2:
Begin with the end in mind.
Investigate career options now.
Review and Consult with:
•Career Counselor
•Professors
•People working in the field
•Campus career fairs
•Job listings
•Professional publications
Is this course of study going
to take me where I want to go?
Do I want to go where
this course of study
is taking me?
Clarify and redefine
your goals
as you advance
through your
academic courses.
 Habit # 3:
Put first things first.
•Identify goals and obligations.
•Separate long term from short term goals.
•Set priorities and revisit them.
•Use a time management plan.
•First, be clear with yourself
about your own needs.

•Then consider what

others expect
of you.
 Set your priorities
according to what you know
you most want
to achieve!
•Be realistic!
•Know what you can control.
•Know what you can’t.
Avoid procrastination!
•Make the work relevant to you.
•Make your own performance standards reasonable.
•Make sure you fully understand the task.
•Calm yourself from performance fears and fear
of the unknown.
•“Chunk” large tasks into a series of smaller ones.
•Allocate appropriate time for each task don’t feel
guilty about it.
•Give yourself rewards at reasonable intervals.
•Make internal deadlines so you’ll end up with
extra time.
Habit # 4:
Don’t Compete.
Avoid adversarial relationships
with professors and peers.
 Seek teamwork
and teambuilding
opportunities.
View grades as constructive feedback.
See tests as opportunities to show
the professor what you know…

…and find out what you need to learn.

Focus on repairing
(not comparing)
your performance.
Habit #5:
Communicate well.
Learn to be a better listener.
•Be quiet.
•Maintain comfortable eye contact.
•Display openness.
•Send acknowledgements.
•Give back understanding.
•Pay attention to non-verbal cues.
•Listen for requests and intentions.
 Use empathy.

Try to put yourself in the other person’s shoes.

 Be clear when telling others
what you expect.

Make sure you understand your own needs first!

Habit #6:
Join a diverse learning community.
•Seek real life learning experiences.
•Value differences and build upon them.
•Participate in campus life outside the classroom.
•Volunteer.
•Take a course that requires
service learning.
•Be an intern.
•Join a student organization.
•Be a research assistant.
•Attend campus
and community cultural events.
 Get to know someone whose
cultural background is different
than yours.
Habit #7:
Sharpen the saw.
 Take care of your health,
both physically and emotionally.
Learn to relax, practice moderation,
and balance your life.
Sleep, eat well, and give yourself time
to enjoy friends and family.
You are your most important resource!
Control your destiny
or
someone else will.
-------Noel M.Tichy & Stratford Sherman