Purpose: This assignment is designed to help you integrate the insights and methods of self-care and self-management from the course into a plan that will support you throughout your graduate education. Course Objectives: CO 3: Identify and manage the many challenges and stressors that accompany being a student and how to address them appropriately. CO 4: Create a system of work-life balance and effectively utilize internal and external resources. Directions: Review the responses you've given to the graded discussions in Modules 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 to get you started. Be honest with yourself about the things you struggle with. Review the Download and review the Areas of Self-Care and Self-Management section in Module 9 Lesson. Identify four skills within areas you need to work on (planning your time, seeking support, managing emotions, being motivated). Using this form (Links to an external site.) , identify strategies, commitments, and beliefs that will help you succeed for each skill. Each commitment should be in a SMART goal: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time hound (indicating frequency or date). NOTE: Under "Seeking Support": formal resources are those that you seek from organizations, such as counseling, career guidance, tutoring, or help from the Office of Student Disability Services