How can students manage their own state of mind?
Managing state of mind
Mindfulness
-Practice focus and concentration
-Practice strategies to develop mental focus and to overcome distractions
-Practice being aware of body-mind connections
Perseverance
-Demonstrate persistence and perseverance
Emotional management
- Practice strategies to overcome impulsiveness and anger
- Practice strategies to reduce stress anxiety
Self-motivation
- Practice analyzing and attributing causes for failure
- Practice managing self-talk and positive thinking
Resilience
- Practice “bouncing back” after adversity, mistakes, and failures
- Practice “failing well”
- Practice dealing with disappointment and unmet expectations
- Practice dealing with change