Personality and Personal Development: Important Student Traits

Being a student is not easy and you know that there are a number of demands on you that you do not experience in other areas of life. You have to be prepared for a number of things and be ready to take on a number of challenges each day. If you are lacking certain traits, it can make being a student more difficult. However, if you know what the traits are, you can work on your personal development to make sure that your personality type is going to allow you to be successful in college.  This is one of the #1 most comprehensive Psychology Books ever written, and it's free on Kindle (Get a copy, because it's like a Masters Degree wrapped-up into a single book).  However, I recommend that you upgrade to the Print edition, because that copy comes with images.

There are 10 traits you want to make sure that you have in your personality type. You can use these traits to create a personal development plan for your education. This allows you to make sure that you can tackle your classes and other school responsibilities. This will also ensure that you can handle the other aspects of your life while you are in school.

Attention to Detail

You have to pay close attention to detail when you are taking tests and doing projects. This also helps you to take important notes as you are listening during class. You have to be able to separate the important details.

Punctuality

You have to be on time and make sure that you are getting all of your work done on time to be a successful student. If you are someone who is always late, this is the time to start working on this trait within yourself.

Not Procrastinating

If you want to be successful in school, it is important to make sure that you do not procrastinate. You want to make sure that you are getting things done on schedule and never waiting until the last minute to get things done. Make a schedule and stick to it for all things related to school.

Listening

You have to be able to listen to the teacher, as well as your fellow students to do well in college. You have to hear what people are saying and use the important parts to write down so that you can refer back to them at a later date for studying.

Working in Groups

You will have group projects when you are in college and you have to be able to work well with others to get them done. Make sure that you can also take the leadership role in your group if necessary to ensure that everyone is doing their part.

Working Independently

You will do a lot of things on your own in college, so you must be able to work independently. You have to be able to take tests, complete complex projects and take notes without getting any help from other people. Make sure that you are able to schedule yourself well.

Time Management

You will have a lot of work to do and it all must be done on time or else you risk falling behind. You have to be able to manage your time in college. You have to adhere to all due dates and make sure that you can get things done in a timely manner.

Scheduling Your Time

You have to be good at scheduling yourself since you have a lot of responsibilities when you are in college. You have to keep up with all of your classes, as well as the other important things in your life. Creating an effective schedule will make sure that you are able to get it all done.

Passion for Learning

If you do not have a passion for learning, you will find several classes to be too difficult to handle. You need to have a general passion for learning so that you can conquer all of the subjects necessary to accomplish your degree.

Mental Stability

You are going to have challenges tossed your way every day and you have to be able to handle them. Make sure that you have solid mental stability before you start school.

Now you know more about the personality type and the traits that will help you to be successful in college. When you are working on your education personal development plan, make sure that you are taking these traits into account. Now that you know more about these traits, you can easily make sure that you have the strength in each trait necessary to ensure success. Be honest and make sure that if any of these traits are weaknesses that you work to make them stronger before starting school.

References:

http://www.state.gov/m/a/os/64653.htm

http://blog.riosalado.edu/2014/10/successful-students-do-following-things.html