You'll find dozens of high-interest activities, discussions, role plays, simulations, and reproducible handouts that develop self-motivation, positive attitudes, effective communication, decision-making, problem-solving and planning skills, reasonable self-expectations and a personal vision. This book helps you demonstrate to your students that the gap between dreams and accomplishments is filled, not with luck and more dreaming, but with planning and action. Teach your students how to develop written goals, make deliberate, considered decisions, create step-by-step plans of action, understand and effectively use self-talk and affirmations to control their attitudes