Finding your path
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2010 What Color is Your Parachute? (book by Richard N. Bolles)
- Visit the Career Planning and Job Search Services office at your college to get assistance with determining what degree or career to pursue.
- Kuder Occupational Interest Survey (assessment; learn more about it at
http://www.kuder.com or visit your college's Career Services office)
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Strengths Finder 2.0 (book by Tom Rath; assessment by Gallup Inc.)
- Strong Interest Inventory (This assessment is offered at many of the colleges of DCCCD. Visit a career counselor at your college.)
Improving your study skills
- Visit the
Tutoring Center at your college.
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How to Study (book by Ronald W. Fry)
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Improving Your Study Skills (book by Shelley O'Hara)
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What Smart Students Know (book by Adam Robinson)
Improving your time management skills
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The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People (book by Stephen R. Covey)
- Use Google Alarm/Calendar to send yourself reminders to attend class, study, work on projects, etc.
Learning how to be happier and more optimistic
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Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment (book by Tal Ben-Shahar, Ph.D and instructor of Harvard's most popular course)
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Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life (book by Martin E. P. Seligman, the founder of the "positive psychology" movement)