road to success

What is Success?
A Multidimensional View
• Educational attainment
• Employment status
• Social relationships
• Psychological health
• Family relationships
• Life satisfaction

Success Attributes

• Self -Awareness
• Proactivity
• Perseverance
• Goal-Setting
• Use of Support Systems
• Emotional Coping Strategies

Self-Awareness

• Open and specific about their difficulties
• Accept their difficulties/challenges
• Compartmentalize their LD
• Recognize their talents
• “Match” jobs with abilities

Proactivity

• Engaged actively in the world
• Believe in their power to control destiny
• Make decisions and act upon them
• Take responsibility for action

Goal Setting

• Set specific goals
• Cover multiple domains
• Recognize step-by-step process
• Make realistic & attainable goals

Coping Strategies

• Recognize stress triggers associated with learning difficulties
• Develop effective means of coping with stress of learning difficulties
• Demonstrate positive and hopeful outlook