EL Journey Wheel

Please take five minutes to define:

• Proactivity

• Responsibility (Response-ability)

**Feel free to add an example if it helps

Circle of

Influence

Circle of ConcernExternal factors that

affect us, but are outside

of our control.•Parents’ finances

•Hard SAT Q’s

•Weather

•School policies

Circle of Influence

Internal reactions which

we choose in response to

the things that impact us.• Attitude

• Outlook

• Language

• Personal actions

Self AwarenessOwning and controlling

feelings, behaviors,

thoughts, and language

Imagination

Creating new solutions,

thinking creatively,

challenging preconceived

notions, breaking the mold

Stimulus ResponseFreedom

to Choose

Conscience

Choosing to do the right

thing, regardless of the

external pressures; matters

of morality

Personal WillTaking action or

initiative; acting rather than

being acted upon

Circle of

Influence

Circle of Concern• Speed limit

• Laws

• How people drive and

feel about law-abiding

• Safety issues

Circle of Influence• Monitoring speed

• Approaching city with a

solution

• Creating a system of

rewards and

punishments

• Making law-abiding fun

Self AwarenessOwning and controlling

feelings, behaviors,

thoughts, and language

Imagination

Creating new solutions,

thinking creatively,

challenging preconceived

notions, breaking the mold

Stimulus ResponseFreedom

to Choose

Conscience

Choosing to do the right

thing, regardless of the

external pressures; matters

of morality

Personal WillTaking action or

initiative; acting rather than

being acted upon

Imagination

Creating new solutions,

thinking creatively,

challenging preconceived

notions, breaking the mold

Circle of

Influence

Circle of Concern•Actions of others

•Quality of garden crew

•Reputation of school

Circle of Influence• Your attitude

• If you add to pile

• If you use another bin

• If you clean it up

Self AwarenessOwning and controlling

feelings, behaviors,

thoughts, and language

Imagination

Creating new solutions,

thinking creatively,

challenging preconceived

notions, breaking the mold

Stimulus ResponseFreedom

to Choose

Conscience

Choosing to do the right

thing, regardless of the

external pressures; matters

of morality

Personal WillTaking action or

initiative; acting rather than

being acted upon

Conscience

Choosing to do the right

thing, regardless of the

external pressures; matters

of morality

Class Clock Your Clock

Circle of

Influence

Circle of Concern•Bad batteries/clocks

•Teacher letting you out

late/counting you tardy

•ALA’s tardy policies

•Prior ALA classes’ bad

behavior

•No bell system

Circle of Influence• If you try to fix clock

• If you talk to teacher

• If you petition Mr.

Bradford for new clocks

• If you are conscientious

of time

Self AwarenessOwning and controlling

feelings, behaviors,

thoughts, and language

Imagination

Creating new solutions,

thinking creatively,

challenging preconceived

notions, breaking the mold

Stimulus ResponseFreedom

to Choose

Conscience

Choosing to do the right

thing, regardless of the

external pressures; matters

of morality

Personal WillTaking action or

initiative; acting rather than

being acted upon

Personal WillTaking action or

initiative; acting rather than

being acted upon

Circle of

Influence

Circle of Concern• How the other person

acts

• How he/she feels

• Whether he/she

forgives

• If they know about

Emotional Intelligence

Circle of Influence• Your attitude

• Your behavior/actions

• If you forgive/argue

• Language

Self AwarenessOwning and controlling

feelings, behaviors,

thoughts, and language

Imagination

Creating new solutions,

thinking creatively,

challenging preconceived

notions, breaking the mold

Stimulus ResponseFreedom

to Choose

Conscience

Choosing to do the right

thing, regardless of the

external pressures; matters

of morality

Personal WillTaking action or

initiative; acting rather than

being acted upon

Self AwarenessOwning and controlling

feelings, behaviors,

thoughts, and language

Circle of

Influence

Circle of Concern

?

Circle of Influence

?

Self AwarenessOwning and controlling

feelings, behaviors,

thoughts, and language

Imagination

Creating new solutions,

thinking creatively,

challenging preconceived

notions, breaking the mold

Stimulus ResponseFreedom

to Choose

Conscience

Choosing to do the right

thing, regardless of the

external pressures; matters

of morality

Personal WillTaking action or

initiative; acting rather than

being acted upon

Self AwarenessOwning and controlling

feelings, behaviors,

thoughts, and language

Imagination

Creating new solutions,

thinking creatively,

challenging preconceived

notions, breaking the mold

Personal WillTaking action or

initiative; acting rather than

being acted upon

Making Proactivity Personal

• Take 15 minutes to think of a problem that you

would like to address

• Use proactivity to address the issue

• Use the following steps to create a strategy

More Proactivity Examples

• Talking to your RA after breaking curfew the night before

(Conscience)

• You talk to Mr. Bradford about getting a bigger scholarship

after your mom loses job (Personal Will)

• You’ve been really emotional lately so you go see Ms. Zsofia

(Self Awareness)

• You study for a test two weeks in advance because you know

there’s a guest speaker the night before the test (Personal Will)

• You talk to your Res Fac about a game you could play as a hall

to get closer (Imagination)

Not Proactivity

• You start going to Leadership Warriors?

• You walk by your enemy on the quad and don’t look at him/her

so you won’t fight

• Getting answers from a friend for a test you have not studied

for

• Stealing money to pay for expenses

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Steps—From Problem to Proactivity

1.Values: Identify what’s important to you, the

situation, etc.

2.Narrow scope of problem: what’s within your Circle

of Influence and what isn’t?

3.Identify resources: List things you have at your

disposal to make a change (skills, talents, knowledge,

relationships)

4.Take initiative: Create steps to taking action

Time Management

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Raise your hand if you

can identify with this.

Time Audit Results: 2012

• Students reported going to bed between 11:15-

11:30pm on an average night

• Students got less than 9 hours of sleep (recommended)

5-7 nights per week

• Students got less than 7 hours of sleep (minimum

recommended) on 1-3 nights per week

Time Audit Results: 2012

• Outside of the classroom, students spent about 20

hours studying

• Among the top time consumers• Economics—4.67 hours/week

• Math—4.55 hours/week

• Chemistry—4.18 hours/week

• French—4.16 hours/week

**If you had all of those classes, that’s 17.5 hours alone

• What is most interesting about this to you?

• What do you find worrying about these statistics?

• Given what you just saw, would you say that time

management is a strength among students? Why or

why not?

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What do you think?

What is Time Management?

• Time management is the act or process of

exercising conscious control over the amount of

time spent on specific activities, especially to

increase efficiency or productivity

• The use of tools, techniques, and strategies to

leverage time and efficiency

Why is Time Management Important?

• Productivity—getting more done

• Efficiency—getting more done faster

• Health—maintaining wellbeing

• Balance—having a good mix of work, play and rest

• Fulfillment—using your time in a satisfying manner

• Relationships—prioritizing time spent with/for others

• Personal improvement—finding time for yourself

• Spiritual—protecting time to recharge your soul

Question: Is time the only thing we

should manage?

Energy Management

• The act of intentionally regulating your eating,

sleeping, working, playing, resting, and studying in a

manner that allows your mind and body to be

maximally capable of everything required of it

• The use of conscious self-awareness to gauge

personal motivation and attention levels

Why is Energy Management Important?

• Productivity—getting more done

• Efficiency—getting more done faster

• Health—maintaining wellbeing

• Balance—having a good mix of work, play and rest

• Fulfillment—using your time in a satisfying manner

• Relationships—prioritizing time spent with/for others

• Personal improvement—finding time for yourself

• Spiritual—protecting time to recharge your soul

You can’t have any of these

things without energy

Question

Which is worse?

(Answer by show of hands)

1. Showing up to class drunk?

2. Showing up to class sleep deprived?

Sleep Deprivation

• Worse than being drunk

• Causes physical illness and unhealthiness

• Causes mental illness

• Predominate factor in inducing panic attacks,

depression, and suicidal thoughts

What is the solution?

You’ll find out after the break

15 minutes…

Manage it well

Raise your hand if you

can identify with this.

What is the solution?

1. The Power of No

2. Urgent vs. Important

3. Time Management

The Keys to Time Management

The Power of No

• Creates boundaries

• Helps others exercise time management and

responsibility

• Allows you to say “Yes” to those things that are

most important and personally rewarding

The Keys to Time Management

Urgent

• Things that must be done

(or seem like they must be

done) in the very near

term

• Typically thrust upon us

by others

• Easily steal time from

important things

Important

•Things that may or not have

a short time deadline

•Typically things that are

determined from our own

values, goals, and dream

•Easy to postpone,

reschedule, or address “when

you have time”

URGENT NOT URGENT

IMPORTANT Quadrant I:

-Crises

-Pressing problems

-Deadline-driven projects,

meetings, preparations

Quadrant II:

-Preparation/Planning

-Spiritual growth

-Reflection/values clarification

-College preparation

-Relationships, relationship building

-L&E Class

NOT

IMPORTANT

Quadrant III:

-Interruptions, some emails

-Some email, some classwork

-Some meetings

-Many popular activities

Quadrant IV:

-Trivia, busywork

-Facebook (usually)

-Mass emails, typically

-Time wasters & escape activities

Source: Stephen Covey et al., First Things First (Simon and Schuster: New York, 1994).

Time Management Quadrants

URGENT NOT URGENT

IMPORTANT Quadrant I: Quadrant II:

NOT

IMPORTANT

Quadrant III: Quadrant IV:

Source: Stephen Covey et al., First Things First (Simon and Schuster: New York, 1994).

Make Your Own

The Keys to Time Management

Four Generations of

Time Management

First Generation

Second Generation

Third Generation

Values

Priorities

Schedules

Tasks1st Generation

2nd Generation

3rd Generation

Primary Component of Each Generation

4th Generation

Fourth Generation

Building to Fourth Generation TM

STEP 1: Outline your roles (for example):• Sciences student*

• EL & AS student*

• Math and English student*

• Basketball team member

• Art Club Secretary

• Family member

• Muslim

*Feel free to list separately if important to you

Source: Stephen Covey et al., First Things First (Simon and Schuster: New York, 1994).

Building to Fourth Generation TM

URGENT NOT URGENT

IMPORTANT Quadrant I:

20-25%

Quadrant II:

65-80%

NOT

IMPORTANT

Quadrant III:

15%

Quadrant IV:

less than 1%

Source: Stephen Covey et al., First Things First (Simon and Schuster: New York, 1994).

Building to Fourth Generation TM

URGENT NOT URGENT

IMPORTANT Quadrant I:

-English Student

-Sciences Student

Quadrant II:

-Family Member

-LEA Student

-Muslim

-Math Student

NOT

IMPORTANT

Quadrant III:

-Basketball Player

-Sciences Student

Quadrant IV:

-Art Club Secretary

Building to Fourth Generation TM

STEP 3: Set S.MA.R.T.* Goals for each role:• S – Specific

• M – Measurable

• A – Attainable/Achievable

• R – Realistic

• T – Time Bound

*See L/E faculty for additional reading on this if interested

Building to Fourth Generation TM

STEP 3: Set S.MA.R.T.* Goals for each role (for

example):

Family Member—Skype with at least two family members

this week

Basketball—Go to practice and two Leadership Warrior

sessions this week

Math Student—Get all homework done on time and get

a 85% or above on quiz

Building to Fourth Generation TM

STEP 4: Think of ways to Rejuvenate

If you’re going to keep up a fast pace lifestyle, you must have

ways to recharge your body, heart, mind, soul, and spirit.

Building to Fourth Generation TM

STEP 5: Prioritize, Schedule, and Create Checklists

Still important to managing one’s time, but must come after

determining values, naming roles and setting goals

Raise your hand if you wish you could do more

with your time.

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