Characteristics of Successful Students
Introducing the Eight Characteristics and Strategies to Enhance It
How Successful vs Struggling Students Resemble the Characteristics (or the Opposite!)
Successful studentsaccept Personal Resposibility for creating the outcomes and quality of theirlives. Struggling students see themselves as victims, believingfor the most part that what happens tothem is beyond their control.
Successful students discover a Motivating Purpose, characterized by personally meaningful goalsand dreams. Struggling students have difficulty choosing a purpose,
often experiencing depression and/orresentment about the meaninglessness of their lives.
Successful students consistently plan and take Effective Actions in pursuing their goals anddreams. Struggling students seldom identify the specific actionsneeded to accomplish a task. And when they do, they tend to procrastinate.
Successful students build Mutually Supportive Relationships that assist them in
pursuing their goals and dreams. Struggling students are solitary, seldom requesting, evenrejecting offers of assistance fromlegitimate resources.
Successful students gaim Heightened Self-Awareness, developing empowering
beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors that will keepthem on course. Struggling students are slaves of disempowering lifescripts that carry them far off course.
Successful students become Life-Long Learners, finding valuable lessons in nearly everyexperience they have. Struggling students tend to resist learning new ideas and
skills, often viewing learning asdrudgery rather than mental play.
Successful students develop Emotional Maturity, characterized by optimism, happiness, andpeace of mind.Struggling students live at the mercy of their emotions,having their success hijacked by anger,depression, anxiety, and a need forinstant gratification.
Successful students Believe in Themselves, feelingcapable, lovable, and unconditionally worthy as human beings. Struggling students doubt their personal value, feelinginadequate to accomplish meaningfultasks and unworthy to be loved by others or themselves.