Description
PSY110: Psychology Of Learning
PSY110-Wk 1 Discussion: Ingredients for Success
In your personal, professional, and academic life, you will achieve success in different areas. To help you reach your goals, it is important to develop your self-awareness.
Discover
In this first week of PSY/110: Psychology of Learning, we will explore personal fulfillment and what success looks like for you. We will also take a close look at the role of self-awareness and how to leverage that awareness to keep moving toward your goals. This week’s readings cover the elements for success, benefits of self-awareness, and methods for examining your own personal strengths.
Reflect
Take a moment to consider your own strengths and how they relate to your personal goals.
Act
Before you draft your response to this discussion, be sure to read through all of this week’s materials.
Respond to all of the following:
- Consider the elements for success from Ch. 1 of this week’s reading and think about how you define your success. Which of the elements of success do you feel most comfortable with? Share an example of how you put that element to work. Which of the elements is the most challenging for you and why?
- One element for success is self-awareness. Self-awareness is the process of reflecting on your strengths, weaknesses, personality traits, behaviors, feelings, thoughts, values, beliefs, etc. It is really getting to know yourself. Why do you think self-awareness is important? How can becoming more self-aware help you reach your goals?
Response Requirements
- By Thursday, respond to the prompt above in a minimum of 175 words.
- By Monday, post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.