Reasons for Procrastinating
DISCUSSION 1 Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: How can you find balance and prioritize your academic, professional, and personal responsibilities? What are some effective time management strategies that you have used at home, at school, or in the workplace? Why were they successful? Consider a time when your own procrastination but you in a time crunch. What were your reasons for procrastinating? What were the consequences? What skills have you learned this week could you have used to change the outcome of the situation? DISCUSSION 2Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: How would you describe the benefits of creating SMART goals to a recent high-school graduate who is about to start college? Reflect on one of your own personal, academic, or professional goals. Which of the SMART components might need to be revisited, and why? One obstacle to achieving our goals is stress. What are some of your current stressors? What strategies or coping skills can you use to address that source of stress? Discussion 3Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: What are the differences among self-esteem, self-image, and self-value? Why does it help to differentiate among these terms? In your own words, why do self-esteem and attitude matter? What are some things we might do to increase how much we value and respect ourselves?
