Learn Well for Student Success
School of Health Sciences and Wellness University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Welcome. This is Learn Well for Student Success out of Student Success Center in the School of Health Sciences and Wellness at UW Stevens Point. It's our mission to support the whole student, honoring individual experiences and getting each person access to tools and resources that will help them achieve their goals.
If you have ever struggled to get going on an assignment, have ever been challenged to set goals, felt overwhelmed, or as felt as though you were imposter in your own major, then this an invitation from us to you. We understand the inherent challenges of being a college student and we know that with supports and connection, you can make your college experience one that is full of opportunity and growth.
Listen in as we talk to campus and community experts and students about their strategies for success.
Learn Well for Student Success
Building Self-Esteem
A lot of definitions universally available, frame self-esteem as a person's sense of their worth or value. With this simple understanding, it's not hard to see how someone attending college may come up against challenges in maintaining or building their self-esteem. For example, a student can easily interpret a less than desirable grade as an indicator that they are not good enough versus seeing it as an opportunity for growth and learning. Or, someone choosing a different career path from what their family wishes for them may get messages that they are failing or letting others down.
Self-esteem also has the power to influence someone's motivation, their overall well-being, and how empowered they feel to make a difference in their area of study. Today, we have Dr. Lyna Matesi joining us to talk about some practical ways we can build self-esteem and have successful experiences in are studies.