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1. Failing to Succeed

2. angelahousand.com
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6. The Year of…
GREAT
EXPECTATIONS

7. 3rd

11. lthough there are many
possible explanations for
why one could fail, effort
and ability are the most
likely causes that students
report.
– Good & Brophy
A

12. Teacher Rating of Students
Student Self-Rating
R2 = .52
Quality
of
Work
Ability
R2 = .11
Quality
of
Work
Effort
(Siegle & McCoach)
R2 = .66
Quality
of
Work
Ability R2 = .63
Quality
of
Work
Effort

14. Ascending Intellectual Demand

16. Mihaly
Csikszentmihalyi

17. Apathy
Flow Channel

19. In 2015 the ACHA surveyed over
93,000 college students.
Nearly 1/2 reported that academics
had been very difficult to handle.

20. Stay
in the
Struggle

27. I have not failed 1000 times…
-Thomas Edison

28. I have not failed 1000 times…
I have successfully
discovered 1000 ways to NOT
make a light bulb.
-Thomas Edison

29. ITERATE

32. Learn contingency planning…

33. Overcome adversity.

34. Take responsibility for their actions…

35. Persevering in the Face of Obstacles

36. Find the good in a bad situation…

37. The Year of…
GREATER
EXPECTATIONS

38. 4th

43. False praise can be as
harmful as no praise!

45. Don’t
you
think
if I were
wrong,
I’d
KNOW it?

46. Lack of
Honest
Self-Appraisal
Skills

47. Diminishes Value of Authentic Praise

49. S
TO
W
Helpful
to achieving the
objective
Harmful
to achieving the
objective
Internal Origin
Attributes of the
Individual
Strengths Weaknesses
External Origin
Attributes of the
Environment
Opportunities Threats
SWOT
Analysis

50. Strengths
What unique skills do I have?
What do I do well?
What experiences have I had that
will help me as I move forward?
© Angela Housand, 2013

51. Weaknesses
What areas do I need to improve?
What do others view as my
weakness or area for improvement?
What is something I would like to
change?
© Angela Housand, 2013

52. Opportunities
What resources do I have available?
Who do I know that can help me?
What opportunities am I already
taking advantage of?
Could I be doing more to leverage
existing opportunities?
© Angela Housand, 2013

53. Threats
What could hinder my success?
What are potential problems I could
encounter?
What are the challenges I face?
What are the restrictions in my life (time,
money, access to the Internet, etc.)?
© Angela Housand, 2013

55. At some point over the past 12 months:
Hopeless
Overwhelmed
Exhausted
Very Sad
Overwhelming Anxiety
0.0 25.0 50.0 75.0 100.0
56.9%
63.9%
81.7%
85.6%
47.7%

58. What is
YOUR
definition of
success?

60. The Year of…
EVEN GREATER
EXPECTATIONS

61. 5th

64. Critical Internal Voice

66. Fear of Failure
Goal Achievement
Opportunities

67. “Fear of Failure” Signs:
• Worry about what others will think
• Worry that people will think they
are not smart
• Worry about disappointing people

68. “Fear of Failure” Signs:
• Attempt to lower expectations
• Physical symptoms as deadline
approaches
• Procrastination

69. Influence
• List the past five years
vertically
(2015, 2014, 2013…).
• List the most important
event that occurred in your
life during that year.
2015…
2014…
2013…
2012…
2011…

70. Influence
• Estimate the percentage of
control or influence you had
over each event.
2015…
2014…
2013…
2012…
2011…

71. Influence
• When you reflect on your
experience, do you find that
you had more control than
you thought?
• Young people may feel that
external forces control their
lives.

72. Individuals cannot
perceive a relationship
between their behavior
and the outcomes of
that behavior.
Amotivation Intrinsic Motivation
Individuals’ behavior
stems from an internal
desire for self-satisfaction
or the joy of engaging in a
behavior.

73. Amotivation
IntrinsicMotivation
External Regulation:
Behavior is externally motivated
by punishment, reward, or need
for compliance.

74. Amotivation
IntrinsicMotivation
Introjection:
Individual acts to gain approval
but do not understand the
purpose of their actions.
External Regulation:
Behavior is externally motivated
by punishment, reward, or need
for compliance.

75. Amotivation
IntrinsicMotivation
Identification:
Individual’s behaviors become
personally meaningful.
Introjection:
Individual acts to gain approval
but do not understand the
purpose of their actions.
External Regulation:
Behavior is externally motivated
by punishment, reward, or need
for compliance.

76. Amotivation
IntrinsicMotivation
Integration:
Individual’s behaviors become
central to their self-identity.
Identification:
Individual’s behaviors become
personally meaningful.
Introjection:
Individual acts to gain approval
but do not understand the
purpose of their actions.
External Regulation:
Behavior is externally motivated
by punishment, reward, or need
for compliance.

77. Intrinsic Motivation
Relatedness
Competence
Autonomy

78. The Year of…
A NEW HOPE

79. 6th

82. Risk
Taking

83. Increased Confidence

84. Increased Sense of Control

85. Decision-Making
Practice

86. Skills to Manage Anxiety
& Overcome Fears

87. 5 Categories of Risk
Intellectual
Social
Emotional
Physical
Spiritual

88. Systematic Risk-Taking
• Understand benefits of risk-taking
• Self-Assess for risk categories
• Identify personal needs
• Determine risk to take
• Take the risk
• Process the risk experience
(Neihart, 1999)

94. Autonomy
The freedom to choose…

95. Failure taught me things
about myself
that I could have
learned no other way.
J.K. Rowling