Life Skills & Leadership: Unit 3, Session 1: Goal Setting, the Basics | Page 6 of 68- Leave an extra-long moment of silence after this last prompt so that participants can better refocus on
the class setting. Gently say:
“I’d like you to slowly open your eyes and take three deep breaths. Then just sit quietly for a moment so
you can think to yourself about your ideas for the future.”- Gather some general thoughts from participants with these discussion questions. Say:
“After doing this activity, some people feel like they actually traveled to a different place. Your ideas
about the future are very special and they belong to you. You don’t have to share anything specific if
you don’t wish to, but I would like to hear some of your general ideas.”Note: Among the discussion questions, those in BOLD are the most important.How easy or difficult was it to think about your future three years from now?
Which was most exciting to think about — your intellectual, social, emotional, physical, or
spiritual happiness?
How far did you “stretch the rubber band?” Was there a big difference between how you see
yourself now and how you might be in the future?
To what extent did you limit yourself by thinking only about what you thought might be
possible?
How would your visualization be different if there were no limits on what you could become?
How was this activity similar to other creativity activities we have done?B. Summary
Summarize by saying:
“This kind of visualization is a chance to get an idea of what some of your hopes and dreams for the
future might be. When you have a clear idea of what you want for the future, it creates a positive
pressure, like we learned with the rubber band, which pulls us toward the future that we desire.”III. Practice ( 30 minutes)
Materials:
Flip chart paper
Markers or crayons
Collage supplies (magazine pictures, glue or tape)
Flip chart 1: Making Decisions (from Unit 2, Session 3)
Flip chart 2: My Dream
A. What’s Your Dream? (Continued)
Participants further refine their personal vision.
Note: This activity makes reference to “Whole Body Decisions” in Unit 2, Session 3, (Flipchart 1: Making Decisions). You can reuse
some of the flip charts from that session here.