Advice for My Child

Write an advice letter to your teen Imagine your teen is your age right now. Include in the letter any goals you had at this age, and what those goals did for you. Write to your teen about taking risks – what kinds of risks are good to take and what kind are not. Discuss any memorable risks you took as a teen. Tell your teen how to deal with failure and disappointment, so they won’t be discouraged when things don’t work out the way they want. Tell them any other advice you have from living through your own teen years.

Questions What are some of your life goals? What do you want to achieve in your life before you have children? How can you look at mistakes as successes? How do you define success?

“Success is the quality of the journey.” - Jennifer James

Innovative Goal Setting Technique Write down what it is that you would like to achieve Write about how your goal: - Inspires you - Helps other people - Makes a difference Take 3 steps backwards from goal to present Create a to-do list Work out the details and direct actions towards each milestone Keep each action as simple as possible

Assignment Practice this goal-setting technique with a career goal Use CIS to help you find the pertinent information you need Identify a short-term component of this goal that can be achieved this term Prepare to share this with the class