1. Be generous with your smiles

2. Listen attentively when people talk to you.

3.  Be warm and friendly. If you don’t know the people in the group, be the first one to introduce yourself.

4.  Pay others compliments (make sure they are genuine – and not fake).

5.  Be considerate and polite to both friends and strangers.

6.  If you’re going to a party or social event, offer to be the designated driver.

7.  Turn up on time (or arrive a few minutes early).

8.  Overlook minor mistakes.

9. Never shame or embarrass others.

10.  Give people the benefit of the doubt. If uncertain, think the best, not the worst of others.

1. Pay attention to your posture. Stand straight, and don’t slouch.

2.  Smile.

3. Look people in the eyes. Averting your gaze or looking down at your feet sends the message that you’re feeling insecure.

4. Take your time - so you look more relaxed and ease with yourself, and with your ideas and decisions.

5.  Speak slowly, carefully and with self-belief. Don’t mumble or continually apologize for yourself.

6.  Accept compliments from others (don’t deflect them, or quickly brush them off).

7.  Dressing with confidence often helps us feel more confident about ourselves. Don’t be afraid to try new things, and to look as if you have a (positive) statement to make.

8. Be aware of your positive qualities and strengths. Keep reminding yourself that it is great to be you!

Below are some tips to help you develop the attitudes and habits which lead to success:

1. Take responsibility for yourself, and your failure or success.

2. Understand that you’ll need to priorities the way you use your time and your energy. Make your own decisions, and don’t let your friends dictate what’s important, and how much you should work.

3. Figure out when your most productive work times are, and the types of environments where you work best.

4. Try to understand the material well – don’t just memorize what the textbook says. If possible, try to explain it to a friend.

5. Try something else if revision doesn’t help. Don’t just keep reading the same things again.

6. Then, if you still don’t understand then ask for some help. It’s not going to magically fall into place.

7. Study with a friend, and share ideas, and test each other on what you’re meant to know.

8. Keep working and revising throughout the term so the material stays fresh and is easy to retrieve.

1. Try to always be positive, affirming and encouraging.

2.  Be willing to help others.

3. Notice the little things that make a difference to others – and do them.

4.  Don’t hold grudges – forgive and move on. Accept we all make mistakes at times.

5.  Be patient and understanding.

6.  Be generous, large hearted and happy to share.

7.  Be willing to put yourself out for others. Share your time and your abilities with them.

8.  Be genuinely interested in other peoples’ lives.

9. Be polite, respectful and pleasant.

10. Treat other people in the same way as you’d like them to treat you.

Procrastination is a problem for most people – and for some individuals it becomes a way of life. We tend to put things off until we’re backed into a corner, and we’re staring at a deadline, and feeling super stressed. So what are the reasons for procrastinating?

1. Poor work habits. There are some who procrastinate on everything. They are always way behind and never schedule anything. They say they work well under pressure – but they are bad organizers who wait to the last minute before starting on a task. For them it’s only important when it’s due RIGHT NOW.
2. Feeling overwhelmed. When we don’t know where to start, and we don’t know what to do, it’s tempting to do nothing – as that’s so much easier! Also, sometimes work piles up, and we feel it’s all too much. So procrastinating here is a quick form of relief.
3. Aiming for perfection. There are some individuals who are sticklers for details. They can’t miss a thing and all their work has to be perfect. They’re under so much pressure to achieve an ideal standard that it takes them forever to complete a simple task.
4. Wanting to do something else instead. We all have projects that we just don’t want to do. It may be writing a report, or filing in a “stupid” form. We’re avoiding what’s unpleasant as it’s really not much fun. But delaying getting started won’t make it disappear.

Some advice for those who tend to be procrastinators …

• Acknowledge what you are doing; don’t pretend it’s not a problem
• Tell yourself that you don’t have to do it all at once. Make a start on something – that will help to change your feelings.
• Make your focus “getting started”, instead of finishing.
• Break those large assignments down and make a start on something small.
• Don’t beat yourself up. It’s a very common problem. You’re not the only one, and you can change your behaviour!