Test Blog: 7 1/2 Habits Tutorial

I highly recommend checking out the "7 1/2 Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learners" tutorial at:
http://www.cmlibrary.org/public/learning/player.html.  The seven habits are as follows: 

Habit 1:  Begin with the end in mind.  This means knowing what it will take to reach your goals, so you can outline a path to attain them.
Habit 2:  Accept responsibility for your own learning.  This includes asking someone who can help you if you have a question.  (Sometimes this is hard for me.)
Habit 3:  View problems as challenges.  When a problem comes up, do you typically think of it as another crisis that must be dealt with or a challenge that you can learn from?
Habit 4:  Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner.  This, I believe, goes hand-in-hand with habits two and three.  After all, you have to have confidence to accept responsibility and deal with challenges.
Habit 5:  Create your own learning toolbox.  This includes the things you need to accomplish your goals.  I would also add that this includes what you already possess, such as communication skills, technology fluency, and so on.
Habit 6:  Use technology to your advantage.  (I'm still working on seeing technology as my friend.)

Habit 7:  Teach/mentor others.  This is the best way to learn something--by teaching it!
Habit 7 1/2:  Play!  Play, be curious, and read!  (I also have trouble with this play part.  Although I'm curious and I read all the time, days go by and I realize that I haven't played.  I must make it a priority.)

So, obviously, I have some difficulty with a few of these habits.  Overall, I would have to say that the easiest for me is habit #1.  I seem to set goals easily, and I have a generally healthy grasp on knowing what goes into achieving my goals.  The absolute hardest for me?:  #3.  And #4 goes right along with it.  I must learn to view problems as challenges, and learn to go to my toolbox and colleagues as resources for help in overcoming the challenges.