Get Sorted How to make the most of your student experience

by Gill, Jeff; Medd, Will

• ISBN13: 9781137405937
• ISBN10: 1137405937
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-05-17
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

A self-coaching guide for students focused on challenging them to make more of their university experience. This book uses a coaching philosophy which bridges the gap between student life, degree performance, employability skills and health and well-being by challenging the reader to ask 'how do I want my student experience to be, and what can I do to make it like that?'.

Author Biography

Jeff Gill is an ICF Professionally Certified Coach with over 16 years of experience coaching students, entrepreneurs, leaders and managers. As Team Coach with the International Team Academy programme, he coaches student entrepreneurs to create and grow innovative business and social projects. Jeff is co-author of 'Your Phd Coach'.
 
Will Medd has a PhD in Sociology and has worked in Higher Education for over 15 years. He is also a professional work and life coach (Associate Certified Coach with the ICF and CPCC with CTI) who specialises in coaching in Higher Education. In the last 5 years he has been developing coaching in the Higher Education context, initially with PhD students and now offering coaching to all involved in university life. Will is co-author of 'Your PhD Coach'.

Table of Contents

Introduction

PART I: FOUNDATIONS
1. Introduction. Making your day - Get Sorted now and everyday ...
2. Making each day relevant: bring your vision to life!
3. Making each day meaningful: living your values
4. Making each day gremlin free: don't let the voice of doom have the last word
5. Making each day mindful: how are you today, really?
6. Making it happen: saying 'Yes' to being sorted

PART II: INNER RESOURCES
7. Getting going (being motivated)
8. Stepping up to it (being confident)
9. Keeping it together (being focused)
10. Get beyond the obvious (being creative)
11. You're not alone (being in relationships)
12. Work, rest and play (being in balanced)
13. Weebles Wobble! (being resilient )
14. Being you (Your inner leader)