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Journal Entry 12

1. Write a one-sentence statement of one of your most motivating goals or dreams in your role as a student.

To have a 3.5 or above GPA.

 

2. Write a list of personal qualities that would help you achieve this educational goal or dream.

Persistent, hard-working, organized, motivated, strong

 

3.Circle the three qualities on your list that seem the most essential for you to achieve your goal or dream as a student (from Step1).

(Persistent, hard-working, motivated)

 

4.Write three versions of your personal affirmation.

A) I am a motivated, persistent, hard-working man.

B)I am a motivated, persistent, hard-working man, creating my dreams.

C)I am a motivated, persistent, hard-working man and I will succeed.

 

5.Circle or highlight the sentence from Step 4 that you like best.

(I am a motivated, persistent, hard-working man and I will succeed.

 

6.Write three paragraphs- one for each of the three qualities in your affirmation.

A) The moment when I was most motivated was when my brother gave money to my parents after he started working and I wanted to become like him. I want to pursue a higher education so I could have a good job and give back to my parents.

B)A moment in my life when I was persistent was when I wanted to buy myself a laptop. My goal was to reach $2,000 and I did this by having a budget and following it. I was persistent in not spending money on unnecessary things to achieve my goal.

C) I am hard-working when it comes to something I am passionate about. I want to achieve a higher degree to become successful and one way I am doing that is by working hard every day and studying whenever I can.

Journal Entry 13

A.Write a list of 15 or more specific actions you have taken in the past two days.

1)Study at the Baruch Library

2)Played online games

3)Skyped with friends

4)Ate outside with friends

5)Went to eat breakfast with parents

6) Watched a movie with friends

7) Did my homework

8) Watched Youtube videos

9) Took a midterm in math

10) Spent a hour shopping online

11)Played soccer at the park

12)Studied for midterm

13)Cleaned my room

14)Did laundry with my mom

15)Went to tutoring

 

B+C. Using an entire journal page, draw a four-quadrant chart like the example on page 114.

*Quadrant I (Important and urgent)

Doing Homework, studying for midterm, took a midterm in math

 

*Quadrant II (Important and not urgent)

Study at the library , going to tutoring, cleaning my room, eating dinner with my family

 

*Quadrant III (not important and urgent)

Eating outside with friends, cleaning my room

 

*Quadrant IV (not important and not urgent)

Played online games, Watched a movie with friends, Watched Youtube videos, Played soccer in the park, Skyping with my friends, spent an hour shopping online

 

 

D. Write about what you have learned or relearned concerning your use of time.

I have relearned that time is valuable. I spent a lot of my time doing things in Quadrant IV which is not important and not urgent. I should try to focus my time in more important things, that are urgent such as studying for a midterm. I also learned that I should consider writing a schedule that has both time for relaxing and working.