It is important that you identify how quality improvement methods and tools can be used in small as well as large settings and develop a personal context for thinking about quality improvement. Please discuss the following prompts with your class.

1. What is an area of your life that you would like to improve? Some examples are :
   • Developing better study habits;
   • Giving up smoking;
   • Eating healthier foods.
2. What challenges have you faced when you tried to change in the past?
3. Are you confident that you can succeed in making this change?
4. What factors may influence your success?
5. Identify the steps you will have to take to succeed.
6. How will you know if you have succeeded?