GEN 300 WS5: Personal Management Joseph Lewis Aguirre Critical Thinking & Computer Logic

Investment Financing an education can be extremely expensive! Have you tried financing lack of education? -A UoP Student

Journey....A journey of a thousand miles, begins with a single step. ---Confucius---

Walt settles on Mickey instead of Mortimer – debuts in Steamboat Willie, 1928 Benjamin Franklin in the 1780s (ambassador to France) encourages emigration of skill labor Julius Caesar (circa 59 BC) keeps people informed with handwritten sheets Ted Turner launches CNN in 1980, against market research Robert Woodruf, president of Coca-Cola sells bottles of Coke to the Armed Services for $0.05 (WWII) Thomas Watson changes the name of the Computing-Tabulating-Recoding Company to International Business Machines (1924) Bill Gates licenses MS/DOS to IBM (1981) Construction of the Great Wall (Chinese Qin Dynasty BC) Andrew Carnegie imports British Steel and process to the US to build railway bridges Queen Isabella of Spain sponsors Colombus voyage to the New World (1492) Management Review, 1998 Greatest Management Decisions

a. Diet b. Exercise c. Rest d. Saying "No e. Family support WS5: Stress Management

Family support 1) Plan ahead for special occasions 2) Know the importance of delegating 3) Family Needs 4) Time with significant other. 5) Set limits WS5: Stress Management

6) Trade Offs 7) Give/Take emotional support. 8) Positive Attitude 9) Commitment counts 10) Listen for buy in 11) Understand that a positive attitude can make all the difference in the world! WS5: Stress Management

Learn me, Versus How I learn: a. Be successful b. Meet final goals c. Know when to learn and how to learn d. Enjoy learning e. Make a commitment to the team and to the team's success f. Stay true to the team g. Manage your time h. Earn your grade; and want continuous improvement WS5: Self Managed Learning

a. Student responsibility 1) Personal responsibility for learning 2) Team responsibility 3) Grades 4) Continual improvement b. Preparing for academic success 1) First assignment 2) Start reviewing materials early 3) Buy the book if needed 4) Confirm date, time, and location of class WS5: Way Forward

5) Use University resources a) Math aids b) Writing help c) Academic advising WS5: Way Forward