Question 1

Ramone is a change manager.His job is to go into to companies to help manage major changes affecting a large portion of employees.Ramone just took a position in helping a corporation train its people to adapt to a new building and a new way of conducting their business.People will no longer be working in a cubicle with their own space.Instead, they will be working in communal workspaces they must share with others, including their storage area.They must not only learn the art of sharing their space with grace, but also must learn to be ultra-organized as a common courtesy.Describe 3 resistors you believe Ramone must train employees to overcome in order to accept this change in a positive manner.For each resistor, provide 3 strategies Ramone may suggest to help people accept this change with a positive attitude.

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Question 2

Bria has not worked out in months because she has had such a busy schedule.She is frustrated with herself for going back on her contract to make it to the gym at least 5 days per week.She just started this contract a week ago.She needs to be patient and persistent.

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Bria cannot be frustrated for going back on a contract she just started a week ago, as she has not had months to fail at it.

Question 3

Sandra is a sophomore literature major.She is enrolled in a course that has been extremely challenging to her in just the first two weeks.She has always performed well in school, but for the first time, she has received a failing grade after preparing more than usual for this type of quiz.She has decided to drop the course.To be a peak performer, she needs to be more willing to learn.

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Question 4

Imagine you can not seem to give up eating sweets during the week.You need to make this change because you are at risk for diabetes.Write up the 5 elements of a commitment contract you will use to make this positive change in your life.

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Question 5

Penelope takes classes at a community college during the day and works as a waitress at a very busy restaurant at night.She has performed well in school but has hassles at work that leave her feeling very stressed and anxious.She has very long days, and after she gets home from work, she tends to drink alcohol to distress and forget about her day.Sometimes she goes out with friends, and sometimes she drinks alone.During finals week she found herself drinking more than usual and feeling sick while taking her exams.She felt depressed, and when she got her grades she knew she had to change her drinking habit to be more successful in school and in life.As Penelope's friend, use what you have learned in the chapter to offer her at least 5 strategies to help her overcome this negative habit.

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Question 6

Choose a long-term goal you would like to accomplish.Describe how you will apply the Peak Performance success formula to achieve this goal.

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Question 7

Discuss a change you would like to see in your personal habits.Describe 3 types of resistance you may experience in trying to make this change, and name 5 strategies you will use to overcome these resistors.

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Question 8

Ruth is a college freshman majoring in Physics with the long-term goal of becoming an astronaut one day.Ben is an Accounting major and wants to work for the New York Stock Exchange.Alex is a Physical Education major and wants to open her own Yoga studio one day.All of these people are engaged in being positive.

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All three individuals have set long-term goals and are actively pursuing their respective fields of interest, which reflects a positive and proactive approach to their futures.

Question 9

Describe a difficult change you were forced to make in your life, including the resistors you faced and the strategies you used to overcome them.Do they connect to the resistors and strategies covered in this chapter? Would the information from this chapter helped you to make this change, and if so, how?

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Question 10

Name the 10 habits of a peak performer.Describe each habit and use evidence from your life to demonstrate how you use this habit to reach peak performance, or how you will establish this habit to reach peak performance.

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Quiz 13: Develop Positive Habits

Bria has not worked out in months because she has had such a busy schedule.She is frustrated with herself for going back on her contract to make it to the gym at least 5 days per week.She just started this contract a week ago.She needs to be patient and persistent.

Imagine you can not seem to give up eating sweets during the week.You need to make this change because you are at risk for diabetes.Write up the 5 elements of a commitment contract you will use to make this positive change in your life.

Choose a long-term goal you would like to accomplish.Describe how you will apply the Peak Performance success formula to achieve this goal.

Discuss a change you would like to see in your personal habits.Describe 3 types of resistance you may experience in trying to make this change, and name 5 strategies you will use to overcome these resistors.

Name the 10 habits of a peak performer.Describe each habit and use evidence from your life to demonstrate how you use this habit to reach peak performance, or how you will establish this habit to reach peak performance.