Cornerstone Building on Your Best for Career Success & Video Cases on CD Pkg

by Sherfield, Robert M.; Montgomery, Rhonda J.; Moody, Patricia G.

• ISBN13: 9780132197618
• ISBN10: 0132197618
• Edition: CD
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

This guide book offers one of the most complete, concrete student success programs in the country, with suggestions and strategies for academic success and personal improvementincluding goals, change, and career/life planning. Visually stunning, and conversationally written, the book provides readers with a variety of solutions to almost any problem faced in the first year of college and beyond.Chapter topics include preparing for and dealing with change; motivation, goal setting and self-esteem; things you need to know about college, but may never ask; managing your time and money wisely; the art of active listening; empowering your memory; critical and creative thinking skills; practical steps for writing and speaking; and a plan for wellness, stress reduction and personal responsibility.For anyone preparing and planning to succeed in life.

Table of Contents

Change: Dealing with Change, Setting Goals, and Getting Motivated

Persist: Things You Need to Know about Succeeding, but May Never Ask

Prioritize: Managing Your Time and Money

Read: Building Active Reading and Comprehension Skills

Learn: Multiple Intelligences, Learning Styles and Personality Typing

Record: The Art of Active Listening and Note Taking

Remember: Empowering Your Memory

Assess: Strategies for Test Taking

Think: Critical and Creative Thinking Skills

Prosper: Preparing for Success in the World of Word... and Beyond

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