Life Skills & Leadership: Unit 1, Session 3: Building Self-Confidence | Page 36 of 93- Ask participants to move around and walk in different directions so they are passing by a variety of
other participants. After about 30 seconds, shout, “Freeze” (or “stop”). Have participants find someone
next to them that they haven’t worked with in the past 10 minutes (or at all during this session). Say:
“3- 2 - 1! Tell this person your three buildup statements, the two situations where you might use these
statements and the one person with whom you are going to share what you’ve learned. You each have
30 seconds to share. Go!”Note: The activity “3- 2 - 1” is an alternative assessment of Learning Objectives 1, 2, and 3.D. Summary
After the full minute, thank participants and say:
I want to encourage you to keep practicing what you have learned about making negative comments
about others and about yourself. Remember, you can always stop to consider whether what someone
says about you is really true. If it’s not true, you don’t have to repeat it in your own mind to yourself.
Instead, work on ways to build your own self-confidence. Next time we’ll learn about other ways to
focus on positive things in our lives.As participants leave, hold up three fingers, then two and then one; reminding them of 3- 2 - 1!
References:
Curie, Charles G. and Arons, Bernard S., Building Self-Esteem: A Self-Help Guide. Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services, SMA-3715.
http://studentservices.fgcu.edu/Counseling/Files/Building_Self.pdf
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