L3Y2 L02

L3Y2 L02

Open Ended

When writing a personal statement or cover letter why do you think it is important to talk about yourself positively?

5 Minutes

Be negative about yourself or your skills.

Highlight your negatives when it does not ask you to do so.

Focus on what you can't do, focus on what you do well.

Don't

Be positive.

Any area's for development share your plan for how you intend to improve.

Talk about challenges you faced and how you overcame them.

Do

When writing about yourself

"I am doing my best"

"My peace matters"

"Every day I am doing better than before"

"I believe in myself"

Positive affirmations

Open Ended

Why is practicing positive and mindfulness important?

Challenge: Being positive

This may take you a while, and that is okay!

Consider yourself for a moment, I want you to write one to five things about yourself that you consider a positive. It might be that you like to learn, you help people when you can it can even be small things like I work up and had breakfast. Everyone's challenges are different.

20 Minutes

Target setting:

Short term, Long term and Lifetime goal

I want you to set yourself two short term, one long term and one lifetime goal. Make sure there are in the unit 11 section of your WordPress, you will be reflecting on these in a few weeks so ensure they are things you can work towards.

Stretch and challenge: What steps are you going to take to achieve your lifetime goals? What is going to get you there.

30 Minutes

Take some time to finish your personal statements. Use the lessons you have learned on positivity today to help you!

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Finish your personal statements

Poll

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