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0:00[Guitar Music]
0:10Ability!
0:11Motivation!
0:13Attitude!
0:14In order to be a successful student,
0:16you must have all three.
0:18Lou Holtz, former American football player and coach,
0:21once said that,
0:22“ABILITY is what you’re capable of doing,
0:25MOTIVATION determines what you do,
0:27and ATTITUDE determines how well you do it.”
0:29Your PASS Instructors and Ambassadors
0:32couldn’t agree more with this statement.
0:34Let’s look at each one of these traits and how they apply to you.
0:38ABILITY!
0:39If ability is what you are capable of doing,
0:42then obviously you are capable of completing college work
0:45because you have been accepted to Austin Peay State University.
0:49This means you have met the standards to be admitted into school
0:52and we feel you have what it takes to be a successful student.
0:56We wouldn’t accept you into our school if we didn’t think you could engage in classes,
1:00make good grades, and go on to graduate with a degree.
1:04Here are six critical abilities that are essential for student success:
1:09Think analytically,
1:11express ideas through writing,
1:13exchange ideas effectively through oral communication,
1:17innovate,
1:18work independently and with a group,
1:20and accept and act on criticism.
1:23This doesn’t mean you have to be a super hero!
1:26We all have strengths and weaknesses.
1:28For example, some abilities make completing tasks feel almost effortless.
1:33They vary with everyone,
1:35but abilities can be developed and improved over time.
1:39If you don’t have a natural ability for math,
1:41you can always work hard and develop your skills,
1:44or at least improve on what you already know about math.
1:47Knowing your academic ability is important.
1:50If you recognize areas for improvement in your abilities,
1:53you have help here at Austin Peay.
1:56We offer peer-tutoring at the Academic Support Center
1:59and writing assistance at the Writing Center,
2:02and we have the PASS class designed to teach you important skills to be a successful student.
2:07MOTIVATION!
2:09…it’s why you do it!
2:10This is the internal drive that helps you carry out your abilities.
2:14Motivation consists of goals,
2:16beliefs, perceptions and expectations that give you energy and direction.
2:22“We must each generate motivation within ourselves; no one can give us motivation.
2:28You can teach yourself to succeed through motivation by employing five tools:
2:33Making small gains!
2:35In order to stay motivated, it is important to focus on your strengths and stay positive.
2:40Setting small, achievable goals will benefit you in the long run.
2:45Instead of focusing on getting an “A” in the class,
2:48set several goals throughout the semester that will help you earn the grade you want.
2:52For example, one of your goals the first week of class might be to attend class each day.
2:57Another goal might be to turn in the work on time.
3:01Setting the goals and achieving them each week will help you stay motivated and positive.
3:07Visualization!
3:08Instead of dwelling on the difficulty of a task, think of all the positive outcomes of completing a task well.
3:14If you focus your thoughts on achieving a positive outcome, you are more likely to see that result.
3:20Flexibility!
3:22Don’t panic if something doesn’t work out exactly as you planned.
3:25These are goals you set yourself, so you have the ability to adjust them.
3:29It may take some trial and error to figure out what you can accomplish in a day or a week,
3:34and that’s perfectly normal.
3:36Being flexible will reduce your stress and make you more motivated.
3:40Refusing to quit!
3:42If you’re struggling to complete a task,
3:44break it up into smaller pieces that are easier to manage.
3:48That way, you will no longer feel overwhelmed.
3:50If you quit, you guarantee that you will not succeed.
3:54Taking responsibility!
3:56If you didn’t get a good grade,
3:58look at your study or research habits and how you can improve them in the future.
4:02If you did get a good grade,
4:04give yourself the credit.
4:05You deserve it!
4:08ATTITUDE!
4:09It’s how you feel and how you approach a task.
4:12It is the way you view the world around you and choose to see it,
4:16either positively or negatively.
4:19To the degree that you can maintain a positive attitude about yourself,
4:23others, and the circumstances you find yourself in,
4:26you will see yourself achieving greater and greater things.
4:30Believing that you can do something is just as important as your ability to do it.
4:35A study by Dr. Charles Snyder concluded that
4:38“the level of hope among first-year college students
4:42was a better predictor of academic success than grades or test scores.”
4:47“There is a direct relationship between hope and success.”
4:50A positive attitude is the only way to yield positive results.
4:55Ability, Motivation, and Attitude are all essential to success.
5:00Here are some questions you can ask yourself:
5:03Ability:
5:05What could you achieve if you just took your skills to the next level beyond where they are right now?
5:10How would improving your skills improve your success?
5:14Motivation:
5:15What motivates you?
5:17What could you do to find a higher level of motivation?
5:20What would happen if you became super motivated for the next period of your life?
5:25What great things would happen?
5:27Attitude:
5:28Are you more of an optimist or a pessimist?
5:31What about when things go wrong?
5:33What if you just chose to have an incredible attitude?
5:37What would be the ramifications?
5:40Booker T. Washington said,
5:42"The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows;
5:45it is what a man or woman is able to do that counts."
5:50This is so true.
5:52People will judge you on what you accomplish, not what you know or what you talk about.
5:57In fact, if you know a lot or talk a lot but do not accomplish anything, people will wonder what happened.
6:04So the question is whether or not you will take the actions necessary to deliver on your potential.
6:11To do so, you will need to focus in on the three legs of the stool of success:
6:15Your ability, your motivation, and your attitude.
6:19Take some time this week to give serious thought to these three areas.
6:23Your success depends on it!
6:26[Guitar Music]