Self Talk

Yet another strategy to avoid procrastination is to consistently Tell Yourself what is important to you and how to achieve your goals. To remind yourself of your important academic goals, complete the following form each week and print a copy.

1) The advantages of studying are:
2) My commitment and confidence that I will succeed are based on:
3) The obstacles I need to overcome are:
4) I will overcome these obstacles by:
5) My daily rewards for successfully working towards my goals are:
6) My weekly rewards for successfully working toward my goals are:
7) Last week, relative to my goals, my performance was:	much better a little better a little worse much worse
8) Last week, my UFO (unidentified obstacles) were:
9) So, my changes from last week's plan are:

Self-Talk!