Finding your path


2010 What Color is Your Parachute? (book by Richard N. Bolles)

Visit the Career Planning and Job Search Services office at your college to get assistance in with determining what degree or career to pursue.

Kuder Occupational Interest Survey (assessment; learn more about it at http://www.kuder.com or visit your college's Career Services office)

Strengths Finder 2.0 (book by Tom Rath; assessment by Gallup Inc.)

Strong Interest Inventory (This assessment is offered at many DCCCD colleges. Visit a career counselor at your location.)



Improving your study skills


Visit the Tutoring Center at your location.

How to Study (book by Ronald W. Fry)

Improving Your Study Skills (book by Shelley O'Hara)

What Smart Students Know (book by Adam Robinson)


Improving your time management skills


The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People (book by Stephen R. Covey)

Use Google Alarm/Calendar to send yourself reminders to attend class, study, work on projects, etc.


Learning how to be happier and more optimistic


Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment (book by Tal Ben-Shahar, Ph.D and instructor of Harvard's most popular course)

Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life (book by Martin E. P. Seligman, the founder of the "positive psychology" movement)