Own Your Academic Story

Lesson 1.1 Workbook — Reflection Activity & General Exercises

Two ways to do this: type your answers directly into the boxes below, or grab your journal and write them by hand — whichever feels most honest for you. If you type them here, use the "Download my responses" button at the bottom of each page to save them to your device before you close this tab. Nothing is saved automatically.

Reflection Activity

Before we continue... there are no right or wrong answers here.

1.Why do I think I'm really here?

2.Who am I trying to make proud with my marks — and is that the same as what I want for myself?

3.Do I believe my marks define how smart I am?

4.What's one belief about myself I'd like to change over these 7 days?

5.If my report card didn't exist, how would I describe myself?

Journal Exercise — My Academic Story Begins Here

Complete these statements.

Right now I feel...

The biggest challenge in my academics is...

I usually tell myself...

By the end of these 7 days, I hope...

One promise I want to make to myself is...

End of Lesson Challenge

This isn't asking you to be perfect. It's asking you to be responsible for your own growth.

From today onwards, I choose to lead my academic journey by...

Working with a coach after Day 7? Keep these responses — downloaded, printed, or in your own journal — and bring them into your coaching session. They give your coach real insight into how you think, so you can spend that time getting perspective and strategy, not starting from scratch.