Life Skills: Choosing How You Show Up in Life™
Setting a strong foundation by taking a more mindful approach by learning life skills can make a huge difference especially when students are preparing to launch into the next phase of their life as young adults.
What’s Included:
This engaging and interactive session starts off by having students focus on their dreams and goals. Students are then lead in a discussion of Don Miguel Ruiz’s “The Four Agreements” which are a basic foundation for life, followed by some key information about our thoughts and feelings.
Students explore why effective communication is an important life skill and then learn the Strategic C.A.L.M. Approach to Communication™ which helps set the stage for success when having conversations, followed by an exploration of stress reduction techniques.
This is a great overall session to help high school students start thinking about what they do and do not have control over, how their actions can impact others, and the importance of BE-ing present and aware of one’s self and in interactions with others.
This interactive program can also be combined with the high school student workshop version of Reflect. Reset. Restart.™ where students create a plan that aligns with their current school year and life goals.
Program Participant Feedback
High School & College Students
“I liked how it was more real-life content in the presentation and focused more on you as a person rather than just a student.”
“There was nothing too difficult to do (easy changes to make to your lifestyle that can positively change your mentality)”
“How it focused so much on how to be kind to yourself and think in ways that will help you feel better.”
“I liked learning the Strategic Calm approach. It seems very helpful and I liked the acronym we could use.”
“I like how I feel like I have new techniques to reduce stress and manage tricky situations.”
“I liked how understanding you were. You acknowledged that not every method will work for every person. You gave multiple options to find what works for each person.”
“The CALM acronym. Center; being slow and chill. Acceptance – not judging. Listen; Giving feedback, body language, responses. Mindful; open-minded.”
“My biggest takeaway was the realization that “doing your best” doesn’t mean pushing yourself to 100 percent every day. It’s going to look different by situations and moment.”
“Learning ways to effectively communicate with others.”
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