Throughout college, I have had difficulty with creating short term goals, managing my stress, and my reading comprehension. Therefore, I hoped to practice and develop these areas by implementing strategies throughout the semester. I felt it was necessary to improve these areas since I felt that they were hindering my academic potential and my personal life. Additionally, it is uncommon to be given an assignment that focuses on improving oneself; thus, I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity and truly benefit from this. In this essay, I will discuss my strategy prior to this class, describe how the information I learned throughout this semester assisted in the development of my strategies, and how I will attempt to maintain this progress
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I created an action plan by creating short term SMART goals and writing the expected date of completion. I began my essay on September 21st and continued this strategy until October 21st. Additionally, I made certain that this essay was the first assignment I worked on since I dreaded it the most. This strategy proved to be successful since I was able to complete the essay well before the deadline. By utilizing this strategy I was received a grade of 100%. I realized that by breaking my long term goal into short term goals, I felt less intimidated by the assignment and more willing to complete …show more content…
This is an effective maintenance strategy since this will allow me to practice and further develop my strategy. I will begin by noting the instructions and requirements for the assignment on a document. From this information, I will develop short term SMART goals for each day I intend to work on the assignment. Additionally, I will create a deadlines for my short term goals that accommodate for unpredictable events. I am committed to this strategy since it has been proven to achieve my long term goals and increase my productivity. Another way I will maintain this strategy is by writing my agenda entries as SMART goals. Not all assignment require an action plan; therefore, I can practice creating short term goals by creating SMART goals for my individual assignments. I will accomplish this by writing goals that are specific, measureable, action-oriented, realistic, and timely. I am committed to this strategy because this will enhance my academic performance and be applied to other
I created an action plan by creating short term SMART goals and writing the expected date of completion. I began my essay on September 21st and continued this strategy until October 21st. Additionally, I made certain that this essay was the first assignment I worked on since I dreaded it the most. This strategy proved to be successful since I was able to complete the essay well before the deadline. By utilizing this strategy I was received a grade of 100%. I realized that by breaking my long term goal into short term goals, I felt less intimidated by the assignment and more willing to complete …show more content…
This is an effective maintenance strategy since this will allow me to practice and further develop my strategy. I will begin by noting the instructions and requirements for the assignment on a document. From this information, I will develop short term SMART goals for each day I intend to work on the assignment. Additionally, I will create a deadlines for my short term goals that accommodate for unpredictable events. I am committed to this strategy since it has been proven to achieve my long term goals and increase my productivity. Another way I will maintain this strategy is by writing my agenda entries as SMART goals. Not all assignment require an action plan; therefore, I can practice creating short term goals by creating SMART goals for my individual assignments. I will accomplish this by writing goals that are specific, measureable, action-oriented, realistic, and timely. I am committed to this strategy because this will enhance my academic performance and be applied to other