This phase involves putting your plans into action. You will carry out your plan, continue to monitor your progress, and make any adjustments you feel necessary. Always ask yourself, "How am I progressing toward my goals and the course's learning outcomes? What am I doing to achieve my goals?" 

Decision making is the process of making choices by identifying a decision, gathering information, and assessing alternative resolutions. It can involve selecting the option that best aligns with the goals, values, or desired outcomes of the decision-maker.  

The belief that your basic abilities, such as intelligence or talent, are fixed traits that cannot be changed or developed. Someone with a fixed mindset documents their intelligence and skills, rather than actively working to develop and improve them. They also believe that success comes from talent alone, but they are wrong. Success requires effort.

The belief that your basic abilities can be developed and cultivated through hard work and dedication. Someone with a growth mindset views their basic skills and talents as a starting point, therefore creating a love of learning and resilience that is essential for great accomplishment. Great learners are made, not born.

The demonstratable (outwardly visible) products of learning, which can include knowledge, skills, and values.

Metacognition requires you to think about your own thinking and is separated into two parts - knowing what you know and deciding what to do for your learning. This skill is essential for identifying how well you know the prerequisite knowledge, developing study strategies, and learning how to schedule your time.

A mindful learner has three qualities essential for self-regulated learning: they maintain awareness in the present moment, know their thoughts and feelings regarding their learning, and are not overpowered by their thoughts or emotions in directing actions. Mindful learners are able to detach themselves from unpleasant thoughts and feelings that would otherwise distract them from their learning.

As stated by Carol Dweck in Mindset: "Mindsets are beliefs – beliefs about yourself and your most basic qualities and abilities.” Identifying your current mindset is essential to guide and take control of your learning. Working towards a growth mindset rather than a fixed mindset means you will be more open and hard-working and will allow you to be more motivated and dedicated to your goals, studies, and work.

Planning involves identifying strategies and developing a plan and schedule to achieve your goals you set in the reflect phase. To plan, you will decide on strategies, plan your time, and identify the resources you need. By defining and refining your goals they will become more achievable.

Defined as a situation, question, or challenge that requires resolution or investigation and is used to evaluate knowledge, skills, abilities, or attitudes.  

Reflection involves looking back on your past experiences to identify your strengths and areas you think you need to focus on, as well as identifying your learning beliefs and mindset when faced with challenges. Reflection can be used to help refine the goals you want to achieve.

The capacity to embrace and accept failure as a part of learning and bounce back. Resiliency applies to your course work, midterms or exams, personal challenges, and other aspects of life.

Self-monitoring involves monitoring your progress towards your goals and making any adjustments you feel are necessary. This technique also involves using metacognition to evaluate your learning and decide what to do to improve your learning. Self-monitoring is key to reaching your goals and it allows you to stay on track.

Self-regulated learning can be achieved through the SRL cycle. The SRL cycle allows you to take strategic control of how you approach your goals and be prepared and willing to face any challenges and seize any opportunities that might arise as you work to make your goals your reality. The SRL cycle consists of three phases: reflect, plan, and act. Ideally, you should repeat this cycle multiple times as you create goals and tackle challenges.

SMART goals can be used in all aspects of your life and allow you to develop your goals into actionable statements that you can work towards, rather than goals that seem overwhelming or difficult. There are 5 components to a SMART goal: Specific, Measurable, Accountable, Reachable, and Time Specific.

Type I thinking refers to a quick and automatic decision that is typically made based on an individual's prior knowledge or experiences—typically used for everyday decisions. 

Type II thinking refers to a slow, analytical, and deliberate approach to decision-making, typically used in situations where information is ambiguous or unfamiliar.