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eat and how you sleep. With these changes you should be able to fall asleep with ease, stay asleep all night,
and wake up feeling energized. Your mind will be clear and sharp. and you’ll get more done in less time,
massively increasing your productivity and your success in college.
You now understand that a certain level of stress is to be expected. Chronic stress, however, is damaging to the
body, so it’s important to have a variety of tools to manage stress. Practicing mindfulness, deep breathing, and
gratitude can have a powerful impact on your emotional, mental, and physical health.
At the beginning of this chapter, you were introduced to a simple way of thinking about your health—nutrients
in, toxins out. This means eating plenty of fruits and vegetables and avoiding junk food, soda, and other
sugary beverages. If you move often throughout the day, drink plenty of clean water, and prioritize your sleep,
you will help your body detoxify. Reduce your exposure to toxins by paying attention to what you put in and on
your body. If you wouldn’t eat it, don’t put it on your skin or hair. A helpful way to remember to take care of
your health is to follow the rule of eights: aim each day for eight hours of sleep, eight servings of fruits and
vegetables, eight glasses of water, eight minutes of mindfulness, and eight meaningful connections, and
incorporate any one of these eight ways to move—walking, aerobic exercise, strength training, yoga, Tai Chi,
stretching, HIIT, or dancing.

Career Connection
Is putting in longer hours at work an effective strategy for meeting workplace demands? Read this article
about managing your energy instead of your time (https://openstax.org/l/manageyourenergy).

Rethinking
Revisit the questions you answered at the beginning of the chapter, and consider one option you learned in
this chapter that might make you rethink how you answered each one. Has this chapter prompted you to
consider changing any of your habits?
Rank the following questions on a scale of 1–4. 1 = “least like me” and 4 = “most like me.”
1.
2.
3.
4.

I eat enough fruits and vegetables every day.
I get enough sleep.
I have, for the most part, healthy relationships with friends and family.
I feel like I know how to manage stress.

Where do you go from here?
It’s easy to lose focus on your own health and wellness during the tumultuous first year in college. But the
benefits of developing strategies to improve and maintain your emotional, physical, and mental health will
only increase as you age. What would you like to learn more about? Choose a topic from the list below, and
create an annotated bibliography that would direct further research.
• simple strategies to improve physical health
• daily opportunities to maintain and improve emotional well-being
• mental health risks and warning signs

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• steps to take to be more safety conscious

Access for free at openstax.org

12 • Introduction

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Planning for Your Future
Figure 12.1 Credit: Stig Nygaard / Flickr / Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC-BY)

Chapter Outline
12.1 Why Worry about a Career While I'm in College?
12.2 Your Map to Success: The Career Planning Cycle
12.3 Where Can You Go from Here?

Introduction
Student Survey
How ready are you to plan your career? Take this quick survey to figure it out, ranking questions on a scale of
1–4, 1 meaning “least like me” and 4 meaning “most like me.”
1.
2.
3.
4.

I am feeling certain about my major (or my ability to choose a major soon).
I know what kinds of jobs I can get with my major.
I have a good idea of what I need to do in each year of college to achieve career success as I graduate.
I am aware of what resources are on campus to help me create a career plan.

You can also take the Chapter 12 survey (https://openstax.org/l/collegesurvey12) anonymously online.

STUDENT PROFILE
“A lesson I have learned throughout my college career is that changing majors is okay. Fresh out of high
school, I always wanted to be an FBI agent. I wanted to be in those forensic shows—like Criminal
Minds—that we all see on TV. So I decided to go to college and major in criminal justice with an emphasis in
forensic science. When I started to take criminal justice classes, I noticed that my passion and
determination were focused on something else: helping others and changing people’s lives so they do not
have to struggle as much as I did. I quickly decided to talk to a career counselor and let him know that I
wanted to change majors. We discussed the long-term plans and where I would see myself in the future. I

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changed my major to a related one, sociology. And with that, I want to be a counselor, as I want to help
others achieve their goals.”
—Carlos Espinosa

About This Chapter
In earlier chapters of this book (1, 3, 4), you learned more about setting the foundation for college and career

eat and how you sleep. With these changes you should be able to fall asleep with ease, stay asleep all night,

and wake up feeling energized. Your mind will be clear and sharp. and you’ll get more done in less time,

massively increasing your productivity and your success in college.

You now understand that a certain level of stress is to be expected. Chronic stress, however, is damaging to the

body, so it’s important to have a variety of tools to manage stress. Practicing mindfulness, deep breathing, and

gratitude can have a powerful impact on your emotional, mental, and physical health.

At the beginning of this chapter, you were introduced to a simple way of thinking about your health—nutrients

in, toxins out. This means eating plenty of fruits and vegetables and avoiding junk food, soda, and other

sugary beverages. If you move often throughout the day, drink plenty of clean water, and prioritize your sleep,

you will help your body detoxify. Reduce your exposure to toxins by paying attention to what you put in and on

your body. If you wouldn’t eat it, don’t put it on your skin or hair. A helpful way to remember to take care of

your health is to follow the rule of eights: aim each day for eight hours of sleep, eight servings of fruits and

vegetables, eight glasses of water, eight minutes of mindfulness, and eight meaningful connections, and

incorporate any one of these eight ways to move—walking, aerobic exercise, strength training, yoga, Tai Chi,

stretching, HIIT, or dancing.

Career Connection

Is putting in longer hours at work an effective strategy for meeting workplace demands? Read this article

about managing your energy instead of your time (https://openstax.org/l/manageyourenergy).

Rethinking

Revisit the questions you answered at the beginning of the chapter, and consider one option you learned in

this chapter that might make you rethink how you answered each one. Has this chapter prompted you to

consider changing any of your habits?

Rank the following questions on a scale of 1–4. 1 = “least like me” and 4 = “most like me.”

1.

2.

3.

4.

I eat enough fruits and vegetables every day.

I get enough sleep.

I have, for the most part, healthy relationships with friends and family.

I feel like I know how to manage stress.

Where do you go from here?

It’s easy to lose focus on your own health and wellness during the tumultuous first year in college. But the

benefits of developing strategies to improve and maintain your emotional, physical, and mental health will

only increase as you age. What would you like to learn more about? Choose a topic from the list below, and

create an annotated bibliography that would direct further research.

• simple strategies to improve physical health

• daily opportunities to maintain and improve emotional well-being

• mental health risks and warning signs

368

11 • Where do you go from here?

• steps to take to be more safety conscious

Access for free at openstax.org

12 • Introduction

12

Planning for Your Future

Figure 12.1 Credit: Stig Nygaard / Flickr / Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC-BY)

Chapter Outline

12.1 Why Worry about a Career While I'm in College?

12.2 Your Map to Success: The Career Planning Cycle

12.3 Where Can You Go from Here?

Introduction

Student Survey

How ready are you to plan your career? Take this quick survey to figure it out, ranking questions on a scale of

1–4, 1 meaning “least like me” and 4 meaning “most like me.”

1.

2.

3.

4.

I am feeling certain about my major (or my ability to choose a major soon).

I know what kinds of jobs I can get with my major.

I have a good idea of what I need to do in each year of college to achieve career success as I graduate.

I am aware of what resources are on campus to help me create a career plan.

You can also take the Chapter 12 survey (https://openstax.org/l/collegesurvey12) anonymously online.

STUDENT PROFILE

“A lesson I have learned throughout my college career is that changing majors is okay. Fresh out of high

school, I always wanted to be an FBI agent. I wanted to be in those forensic shows—like Criminal

Minds—that we all see on TV. So I decided to go to college and major in criminal justice with an emphasis in

forensic science. When I started to take criminal justice classes, I noticed that my passion and

determination were focused on something else: helping others and changing people’s lives so they do not

have to struggle as much as I did. I quickly decided to talk to a career counselor and let him know that I

wanted to change majors. We discussed the long-term plans and where I would see myself in the future. I

369

370

12 • Planning for Your Future

changed my major to a related one, sociology. And with that, I want to be a counselor, as I want to help

others achieve their goals.”

—Carlos Espinosa

About This Chapter

In earlier chapters of this book (1, 3, 4), you learned more about setting the foundation for college and career