Values Cont'd

OVERDUE - Resilience Project

IN PROGESS - Great Discovery

How would you define your values?

Before you answer this question, you need to know what, in general, values are.

Your values are the things that you believe are important in the way you live.

They (should) determine your priorities, and, deep down, they're probably the measures you use to tell if your life is turning out the way you want it to.

When the things that you do and the way you behave match your values, life is usually good – you're satisfied and content. But when these don't align with your personal values, that's when things feel... wrong. This can be a real source of unhappiness.

This is why making a conscious effort to identify your values is so important.

How Values Help You

Values exist, whether you recognize them or not. Life can be much easier when you acknowledge your values – and when you make plans and decisions that honor them.

If you value family, for example, but you start fighting with your parents all the time  will you feel internal stress and conflict? Yes. Your values are being ignored.

In these types of situations, understanding your values can really help. When you know your own values, you can use them to make decisions about how to live your life, and you can answer questions like these:

·         Who should I spend time with?

·         How should I behave?

·         What should I do after I leave high school?

·         What job(s) should I pursue?

·         Should I follow tradition, or travel down a new path?

So, take the time to understand the real priorities in your life, and you'll be able to determine the best direction for you and your life goals!

Tip:  Values are usually fairly stable, yet they don't have strict limits or boundaries. Also, as you move through life, your values may change. 

As your definition of success changes, so do your personal values. This is why keeping in touch with your values is a lifelong exercise. You should continuously revisit this, especially if you start to feel unbalanced... and you can't quite figure out why.

Defining Your Values

When you define your personal values, you discover what's truly important to you. 

A good way of starting to do this is to look back on your life – to identify when you felt really good, and really confident that you were making good choices. 

 From: https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_85.htm

Time for the Values Assignment - are you like an iceburg?

Mission Statement

You have to know who you are to be who you are...

Be careful who you pretend to be because that is who you'll become...

So, who are you? 

YOU = your values

Do you know what you value?

FINISH THE GREAT DISCOVERY

and...




Create your own Mission Statement that reflects your values.

https://msb.franklincovey.com/ 

Resilient Person Project

The great American novelist, Ernest Hemingway, once wrote, "The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places." We've looked at a number of examples... now, it's your turn to present an example of a person who embodies resilience.

Your task: choose on one person - historical or current (no fictional characters).

Then, do some research and answer the following questions about this person:

1. What was the adversity that this person had to overcome? Describe the hardships that they faced.
2. Describe how this person found strength again. How did they recover and bounce back?
3. What character traits do they have that are admirable?
4. What sort of support did they have from the people around them?
5. What strengths did they gain?
6. Why should they be an inspiration to others?

Now, take your answers and your research and design a VISUAL presentation that you can share with your teacher, or the whole class. Your presentation could be a...

• Poster
• Google Doc
• Infographic https://piktochart.com/
• Glogster
• Powerpoint
• Video
• Prezi
• Animation
• or your own idea

Each presentation must include at least 5 visuals (images or graphics or video).

Marks will be awarded, as follows:

Detail/answers to questions - _____/20

Relevance of images - _____/10
Overall project design/creativity - _____/10

Resilience Role Models Project Begins and a Great Discovery!

1) Two more qualities of a resilient person.


2) Let's try again - Amy Purdy: another example of a resilient person!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2QZM7azGoA



3) First step of the Resilient Role Model Project

STEP ONE - You can use your phones!!! :)
Do some quick googling and select a person who is an example of resilience that you are willing to do a presentation about. This person can be historical or current. Once you have decided, let Ms. Colborne know ASAP.

Once this person is selected, no one else can have them.  Examples - Terry Fox or Malala.

STEP TWO - Research - next class! Consider at least five different sources. There may even be a book to consider in the library.

4) A strategy for resilience? - Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens
http://www.hobbsschools.net/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=83621 
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Resilience Cont'd

Who can remember what resilience is?

                                               ........ To Bounce Back from Adversity.........



1) Watch a couple more R Life - qualities of resilient people: http://rlifeproject.ca/e-learning/ 

2) Examples of Resilient People:

https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_purdy_living_beyond_limits?language=en



And, another resilient role model. A man born without arms and legs. Today he is a youth pastor and an inspirational speaker. He is originally from Australia but now lives in California. Meet Nick Vujicic - you might not always agree exactly with what he is saying, but you will be moved and you will be inspired.

Guess what? He got married and has a kid now... now, that is one resilient guy.

3) Library tasks: 

So, how resilient are you? Try this online quiz: http://www.resiliencyquiz.com/index.shtml PRINT your results and put your name on it for course credits!   At the bottom of the page, answer this question:

How would you cope, if at some point in your life you suffer a major setback, like an injury, or major illness? What would you have to do to get you through it all?

4) Now, find your own example of a resilient person - alive or dead. 

• You will be preparing a project on this person so make sure this is someone who you can find out a lot about. Once you know who you want to work on, give the name to Ms. Colborne. Once that person is taken, no one else can select them! 
• You must also write down the name of one family member who you believe has overcome adversity and you would be willing to interview.

Growth Mindset and Introducing Resilience...

1) Let's Talk about having a Growth Mindset!

 - What were you like when you were in Kindergarten? Favourite activities? Shows? Foods? What were you afraid of? What did you most want? Who did you like to be around? What were you like around your parents?

- Have you changed? What has stayed the same?

- Do you think you will stop changing?

- Growth Mindset Questionnaire - let's see what your score is?










Strong Growth Mindset = 45 – 60 points
Growth Mindset with some Fixed ideas = 34 – 44 points
Fixed Mindset with some Growth ideas = 21 – 33 points
Strong Fixed Mindset = 0 – 20 points

- What if I told you this simple truth:

EVERYONE CHANGES. 

EVERYONE CAN IMPROVE 

EVERYONE can be better, no matter what their age, ability, behaviour.

LET'S WATCH A TALK BY THE RESEARCHER WHO ORIGINATED THIS IDEA: https://www.ted.com/talks/carol_dweck_the_power_of_believing_that_you_can_improve/transcript?language=en#t-97988

 


What about RESILIENCE?

What is it?

http://rlifeproject.ca/elearning/resilience-self-community-resilient-thinking/