b"Chapter 4 TAKE CHARGE OF YOURSELFSelf-determinationisacombinationofskills,knowledge,andbelievesthat enable a person to engage in autonomous, self-regulated, and goal-directed behavior.An understanding of one's strengths and limitations as well as belief in oneself are essential factors for self-determination. By acting on these skills and attitudes, individuals have a greater ability to take controloftheirlivesandassumetheroleofsuccessfuladults.To take control of your life, you must learn and then successfully apply several self-determination skills, such as setting goals, understanding your abilities and disabilities, problem solving, and social autonomy. The assessment of these skills in various contexts, the personal process of learning and its use are at the heart of self-determination.1.Define your own success: people define success in different ways. a.Success is defined: by whom we are, what we believe in and what we think it means to be successful. For some it's money, for others it can berelationships,family,work,religion,oreducation.Formost, successisaboutachievingapersonaldream.Successisworking 140Germain Decelles"