Life Skills and Leadership Manual - Peace Corps

Life Skills & Leadership: Unit 3, Session 1: Goal Setting, the Basics | Page 12 of 68

Flip Chart 1: Making Decisions (from Unit 2, Session 3)

Prepare a flip chart showing the graphic on the left. You do not need to include the Sample Questions. Use them for

reference to remind participants of the session on decision making.

Making Decisions

Hopes (Goals)

Head (Intellectual)

Hands (Social)

Heart (Emotional)

Sample Questions for

Making Decisions

Head

Is it right?

Does it make sense?

What does my experience tell me about

this?

How much does it cost?

Is it safe?

Heart

How do I feel about it?

Do I have pain in my stomach when I

think about this decision?

What are my instincts telling me?

Hands

Who might be affected by your

decision?

What do other people expect?

Who will approve or disapprove?

Hopes

How will it affect me in the long term?

Will it help me reach my goal?

Will it help me be a better person?