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Thriving & GPS Activity

Thriving & GPS Activity. Version 2/2/2012. Agenda. The Marshmallow Experiment The Elephant & Rider We all have a dream Building Activities. Paper Cup Activity. Debrief Questions. How did that feel? What strategies seemed to work?

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Thriving & GPS Activity

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  1. Thriving & GPS Activity Version 2/2/2012

  2. Agenda • The Marshmallow Experiment • The Elephant & Rider • We all have a dream • Building Activities

  3. Paper Cup Activity

  4. Debrief Questions • How did that feel? • What strategies seemed to work? • Do you use any of those same strategies when you are working toward a goal in the real world?

  5. Marshmallow Experiment Video Reach for goals by regulating your emotions and actions.

  6. Big/Little sharing • Bigs – an example from your life when it was important to control your emotions to reach a goal? • Why is the ability to control emotions important?

  7. The Elephant & Rider

  8. Action Triggers One way to trick the elephant is to set Action Triggers for yourself.

  9. Big/Little sharing • When does your reasoning side have a goal but you are tempted by something that is hard to resist? • How could Action Triggers help?

  10. Thriving and Risk Wheels

  11. Reaching our dreams • What are your dreams or goals? • Science tells us there are ways all of us can reach our dreams!

  12. Hoop Dreams Video

  13. GPS: Your Navigation System • G: Goal Selection: Where am I going? • P: Pursuit of Strategies: How do I get there? • S: Shifting Gears: When the going gets tough!

  14. Destination Postcard Meaningful ● Realistic ●Stretching

  15. Thriving Indicators Which of these skills will you need to use to reach your goal?

  16. GPS: Your Navigation System • G: Goal Selection: Where am I going? • P: Pursuit of Strategies: How do I get there? • S: Shifting Gears: When the going gets tough!

  17. Blind Sculpture Activity Reach for goals by breaking them down into smaller steps

  18. Debrief Questions • What did it feel like to give and receive directions? • What was challenging about it? What strategies worked? • How does this relate to real life?

  19. Big/Little sharing • Think about your Destination Postcard goal. • How could you break it down into small steps?

  20. Paper Cup Activity Reach for goals by being persistent & resourceful

  21. GPS: Your Navigation System • G: Goal Selection: Where am I going? • P: Pursuit of Strategies: How do I get there? • S: Shifting Gears: When the going gets tough!

  22. Paper Towers Activity • Directions • Set a goal: how high does your team think your tower is going to be? • Build the tower with only paper. Nothing else. • The point is to set an accurate goal AND build the tallest tower. • The team that builds the tallest tower AND reaches its goal will win.

  23. Debrief Questions • How did you decide what goals to set? How did it feel when you needed to change your goal along the way? • Why was it important to change your goal as the challenge kept changing? • Did you have to change your strategies at any point? • Why is it important to adjust your goals sometimes? • Sometimes, don’t you also have to shift your strategies to reach your goal?

  24. Big/Little sharing • What would you do if something kept you from achieving your Destination Postcard goal? • How would you know if it’s time to adjust your goal, shift strategies, or stick with that goal?

  25. Let’s make a plan for reaching your destination!

  26. Recommended! • Article: Elephant Inside of Us • 2. Video: Bright Spots www.bbbs.stepitup2thrive.org

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