Psychological Concepts Strategies for Success Worksheet

Psychological Concepts/Strategies for Success Worksheet Overview           Reflect on the following psychological concepts and strategies you’ve been learning about in the first 2 weeks of this course: Elements of success Big 5 personality traits Definitions of success Self-awareness Strengths Mindfulness Gratitude Self-esteem Positive thinking Attitude Consider which of these psychological concepts or strategies covered in Ch. 1 and 2 of this week’s reading can be used to improve your success in the following aspects of your life: at work, at school, and with your family or other personal relationships. In this worksheet, you choose 2 psychological concepts or strategies for each aspect of your life and explain why you chose each strategy and how it can help you increase your success in that aspect of your life. Before you begin, review the sample responses below to get a better idea of what a response might include. Sample Responses Aspect of Life – Work Psychological Concept/Strategy Self-awareness Description/Rationale I am not sure what career path I want to take and understanding myself better will help. I want to know what I am good at, what is going to make me happy, and if I am heading in the right direction. By being self-aware, I will learn what my strengths, weaknesses, interests, and skill levels are. By knowing more about myself, I will be able to create a clear career path. Aspect of Life – Family/Personal Relationships Psychological Concept/Strategy Mindset Description/Rationale Having a positive mindset will help me be a better parent to my children. This is something I can control and decide each day. Some days I struggle, Psychological Concepts/Strategies for Success Worksheet Page 2 of 3 Psychological Concept/Strategy Description/Rationale but I try my best to stay present with my children, find balance each day, and remember what I am thankful for. Aspect of Life – School Psychological Concept/Strategy Self-discipline Description/Rationale Graduation is at the top of my list of goals, and to accomplish it, I must have self-discipline. With self-discipline, I must remind myself why I started this goal in the first place. I will find ways to keep my eye on the prize by avoiding distractions, making a strict schedule (and sticking to it), and creating good study habits. Your Responses Now it’s your turn. Select 2 concepts or strategies for each aspect of your life (work, family/personal relationships, and school), and enter your responses into the following tables. Aspect of Life – Work In Column 1, identify 2 psychological concepts or strategies that can help you succeed at work. In Column 2, write a 50- to 75-word description of why you chose each concept or strategy and how it can help you increase your success in your work. Psychological Concept/Strategy Attitude Strengths Description/Rationale My attitude is important when it comes to my workplace. I want to be able to have a positive attitude when it comes to work because I believe it will help me move further in my career. My strengths is what keeps me going to work. The more I work the more I work on balancing out my strengths and weaknesses. Aspect of Life – Family/Personal Relationships In Column 1, identify 2 psychological concepts or strategies that can help you succeed in your family and personal relationships. In Column 2, write a 50- to 75-word description of why you chose each concept or strategy and how it can help you increase your success in your relationships. Psychological Concept/Strategy Mindset Description/Rationale I think having a positive mindset will help me focus on what’s more important in my life such as my daughter and my family. I know doing online courses will help me and my family in the future. So having a positive mindset is #1. Psychological Concepts/Strategies for Success Worksheet Page 3 of 3 Psychological Concept/Strategy mindfulness Description/Rationale I accept my family feelings and opinions about anything I do in life such as school, work, or even everyday life decisions. By me being mindful of their feelings I’m not only working on my relationship with them but I’m also working on myself. Aspect of Life – School In Column 1, identify 2 psychological concepts or strategies that can help you succeed at school. In Column 2, write a 50- to 75-word description of why you chose each concept or strategy and how it can help you increase your success in school. Psychological Concept/Strategy Description/Rationale Positive thinking Positive thinking can help me in school because before being in school I never thought positive about it so I wasn’t doing my work and making bad grades. Positive thinking now while in school helps me stay focus and think about the outcome and my future while obtaining my degree. Gratitude I would like to expressed my gratitude to the University of Phoenix for their support and help motivate me to stay in school and be able to finish without quitting. Reflect on Your Learning Write a 50- to 75-word reflection on your learning. Include which of the psychological concepts or strategies is most important to your general success in life and why that concept or strategy is significant for you. The strategy that is most important to me would be positive thinking. When you think positive good things happen to you and you get more things done in life. Thinking negative not only messes with your head it also messes with your personal and academic life. There was a time in my life when I thought about nothing, but negative things and a lot of negativities would follow me around, when I question myself about I couldn’t find the answer to why things were going wrong for me. Once I had my daughter, I learned to think positive more so that my daughter could see me happy, and I could make things happen for her and myself. Positive thinking helps you accomplish both long term and short-term goals and helps you become successful in life. Now whenever something goes wrong in my life I think of all the positive things that could help me and I know that I can do.