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KEY 12.8 Attitudes and skills acquired in college are tools
for lifelong success.

ACQUIRED SKILL IN COLLEGE, YOU’LL USE IT TO . . . IN CAREER AND LIFE, YOU’LL USE IT TO . . .
Investigating resources . . . find who and what can help you have the . . . get acclimated at a new job or in a new town—
college experience you want find the people, resources, and services that can
help you succeed
Knowing and using your . . . select study strategies that make the most of . . . select jobs, career areas, and other pursuits
learning styles your learning styles that suit what you do best
Setting goals and managing … complete assignments and achieve educational . . . accomplish tasks and reach career and personal
stress goals; reduce stress by being in control goals; reduce stress by being in control

Managing time . . . get to classes on time, juggle school and . . . finish work tasks on time or before they are
work, turn in assignments when they are due, due, balance duties on the job and at home
plan study time

Analytical, creative, and . . . think through writing assignments, solve math . . . find ways to improve product design, increase
practical thinking problems, analyze academic readings, brainstorm market share, present ideas to customers; analyze
paper topics, work through academic issues, work life issues, come up with ideas, and take practical
effectively on team projects action
Reading . . . read course texts and other materials . . . Read operating manuals, user guides, employee
handbooks, materials in your field; read for practical
purposes, for learning, and for pleasure at home
Note taking . . . take notes in class, in study groups, during . . . Take notes in work and community meetings
studying, and during research and during important phone calls
Test taking . . . take quizzes, tests, and final exams . . . take tests for certification in particular work
skills and for continuing education courses

Writing . . . Write essays, reports, letters to the school . . . Write work-related documents, including emails,
newspaper, and communicate clearly with others reports, proposals, instructional materials, and
presentations; write personal letters and journal
entries
Building successful . . . get along with instructors, students, and . . . get along with supervisors, co-workers, team
relationships student groups members, friends, and family members
Staying healthy . . . Stay physically and mentally healthy so you . . . Stay physically and mentally healthy so you can
can make the most of school be at your best at work and at home

Managing money . . . stay on top of school costs and make decisions . . . Budget the money you earn so you can pay
that earn and save you the money you need your bills and save for the future
Establishing and maintaining . . . develop a big picture idea of what you want . . . Develop a big picture idea of what you want
a personal mission from your education, and make choices that guide to accomplish in life, and make choices that guide
you toward those goals you toward your goals

gions, values, and ethnic backgrounds. Travel internationally and locally. Take a course
that deals with cultural diversity. Try a term or year abroad. Learn a new language.

Nurture a spiritual life. Wherever you find spirituality—in organized religion, family,
friendship, nature, music, or anywhere else—it will help you find balance and meaning.
12 Experience the arts. In a general sense, art is a tool for both knowing yourself and
CHAPTER 318 understanding the world. Seek what moves you—music, visual arts, theater, photography,

dance, film, television, poetry, prose, and more—and see how it changes your perspective.