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ACHIEVING THE AMERICAN DREAM

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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ACHIEVING THE AMERICAN DREAM

BEING HUMBLE AND HOPEFUL
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DEFICIT LENS

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CULTURAL CAPITAL

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DEGREE ASPIRATIONS

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STRADDLERS

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MORE DEFINED BY FAILURES THAN SUCCESSES

Adversity is our best teacher
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FEAR OF ACADEMIC FAILURE

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We Forget What its Like to Not Know

Dan and Chip Heath, Made to Stick
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Educational System

EMPHASIS ON WINNING!
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FIVE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF WELL-BEING

  • Career Well-Being
  • Social Well-Being
  • Financial Well-Being
  • Physical Well-Being
  • Community Well-Being
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HOPE IS A DANGEROUS THING

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HOPE

. . . to want something to happen and think that it could
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GRIT

. . . the habit of overcoming challenges, of learning from mistakes instead of being defeated by them
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PURPOSE OF EDUCATION

I WISH I HAD KNOWN THAT COLLEGE IS NOT JUST FOR "SMART PEOPLE"
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IT'S OKAY TO FEEL THAT WAY!

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HAPPENSTANCE

A Theory of Occupational Selection
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Five Skills

  • Curiosity
  • Persistence
  • Flexibility
  • Optimism
  • Risk-Taking
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HOPE IS A GOOD THING, MAYBE THE BEST OF THINGS,

AND NO GOOD THING EVER DIES
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FOSTERING HEALTHY GOAL COMMITMENT

  • Authentic Goals
  • Approach Goals
  • Activity Goals
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Happiness-Generating Activities

  • Engaging Strengths
  • Practicing Gratitude
  • Performing Service
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THE ART OF ASKING QUESTIONS

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Affirmation

Validation
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THANK YOU

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Timothy Alvarez