The Seven Habits
of Highly Successful
Students
Russell Conwell Center
Math Science Upward Bound
To receive credit for this please print and complete the last slide of this
PowerPoint and submit it to your coordinator
Habit # 1:
Be proactive.
•Take charge of your learning
experience.
•Use all the tools and resources available
to you.
•Start now; don’t wait untill it’s too late.
•Ask for what you need.
•Advocate for yourself.
•Talk to you’re Advisor/Counselor.
•Get a tutor.
Habit # 2:
Begin with the end in mind.
Investigate career options now!!
Review:
•Job listings
•Professional publications
Consult with:
•Guidance Counselor
•People working in the field
Habit # 3:
Put first things first.
•Identify goals and obligations.
•Separate long term from short term goals.
•Set priorities and revisit them.
•Use a time management plan.
•First, be clear with yourself
about your own needs.
Then consider what others
expect of you.
Habit # 4:
Don’t Compete.
•Avoid adversarial relationships
with professors and peers.
•Seek teamwork and teambuilding
opportunities.
•View grades as constructive feedback.
•See tests as opportunities to show
the professor what you know and
to find out what you need to learn.
•Focus on repairing (not comparing)
your performance.
Habit #5:
Communicate well.
•Be quiet.
•Maintain comfortable eye contact.
•Display openness.
•Send acknowledgements.
•Give back understanding.
•Pay attention to non-verbal cues.
•Listen for requests and intentions.
•Make sure you understand your own needs first!
Habit #6:
Join a diverse learning community.
•Volunteer.
•Take a course that requires
service learning.
•Be an intern.
•Join a student organization.
•Be a research assistant.
•Seek real life learning experiences.
•Value differences and build upon them.
•Get to know someone whose
cultural background is different
from yours.
Habit #7:
Sharpen the saw.
Take care of your health,
both physically and emotionally.
Learn to relax, practice moderation,
and balance your life.
Sleep, eat well, and give yourself time
to enjoy friends and family.
You are your most important resource!
IN ORDER TO RECEIVE
CREDIT FOR THIS WORKSHOP,
PLEASE COMPLETE THE
FOLLOWING WORKSHEET
AND TURN IT INTO YOUR
COORDINATOR
Student Name________________________
Seven Habits of Successful Student Work Sheet
Please answer questions in full sentences.
•Which seven habits do you currently practice? Which habits do you not practice?
•Pick one of the habits you selected above and explain how you put it into use.
•Of the habits that you do not currently practice, state which is the most difficult for you and why.
•Pick two of the study habits and describe how you use them in an everyday situation. For example, doing a project for
school, participating on a team, working at your job, etc. Use a different situation for each habit.
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