Team B builds sculpture (4 min.) Process Experience (8 min.) the sculpture without showing what he/she built. Team B partners have 4 minutes to follow the Team A partner’s instructions on how to build the structure, only by listening to the partner’s directions. Remove the sheet (or binder) and let the partners compare sculptures. Say: Team A, your job will be to build a three-dimensional sculpture out of pipe cleaners in 5 minutes. Team B, get into pairs and answer this question: What is the hardest goal you’ve achieved and how did you achieve it? Allow 4 minutes to pass and give a one-minute warning. Say: Now Team A, your job will be to tell your Team B partner how to build the exact same sculpture (same colors, shape, etc) in 4 minutes! Team B, you may not look at what they’ve built. You can only follow their instructions for guidance. Allow 4 minutes to pass and give a one-minute warning. Then remove the sheet (or binder) so that youth can see each other’s sculptures. Process of Blind Sculpture Activity: (Using the Experiential Learning Cycle) What happened?: What did it feel like to give and receive directions? What was challenging about it? What strategies worked? So What?: Why did these strategies work? Why are these strategies important? Now What?: What strategy did you see here that could be used to achieve big goals? Facilitator knows this story and tells it in his/her own way: Have you ever heard of NY Giants Coach Bill Parcels? He has experience working toward big goals. He led his team to two Super Bowl championships with his belief that even small successes can be extremely powerful in helping people believe in themselves. He’d tell the Giants: “Today, we executed well. But here’s what I want to do tomorrow: I want to see flawless special teams work. If you accomplish that, we will be ready for the game on Sunday.” “His strategy in training camps wasn’t to focus on the ultimate goal—getting to the Super Bowl. He established a clear set of goals within immediate reach… When players achieved them, they started to get it into their heads that they could succeed. They broke
the habit of losing and got into the habit of winning.” Excerpted from the Harvard Business Review, On Turnarounds, 2001 and Switch, by Chip and Dan Heath, 2010. Applying: How can you use what you learned today to give yourself guidance in managing future goals? Tell me about a real goal you have. How could you break it down into small chunks? Departing Message: In order to achieve big goals, you’ve got to break them down DEMONSTRATE (5 min.) Add action steps to the Destination Poster by filling out the Worksheet, pg. 2, first. Adding to the Destination Poster Say: Please pull out your Destination Poster Worksheet and turn to the second page. On the worksheet, you’ll write down some action steps that will lead you to your goals. You’ll also write down some challenges you might face, and the strengths and resources you might use to work towards your goal. Allow 4 minutes for youth to complete worksheet. Now copy these same action steps, challenges, strengths & resources on your Destination Poster. REVIEW (3 min.) Snap Review in rhythm Ask students to snap their fingers together in rhythm and ask them the following questions in rhythm: Ok everyone, we’re going to do a snap review. Please keep snapping and answer these questions in the rhythm. Raise your other hand to answer a question. What was today’s session about? (Yes, the science of achieving goals.) What three letters should we remember to achieve our goals? (GPS) What does the “G” stand for in GPS? (Goal Selection) What does the “P” stand for? (Pursuit of Strategies) How about the “S”? (Shifting Gears) Name three characteristics of good goals. (meaningful, stretching, realistic) What is one strategy that helps you achieve long-term goals? (break down step-by-step) CELEBRATE (5 min.) Assign Home Activity (Pursuing Multiple Goals) Victory Line: Statement of goal and how it feels to achieve it. Before we celebrate, I’d like you to know about one more secret to achieving your goals. To find out that secret you’ll have to do the Home Activity for tonight: Read this short article called Pursuing Multiple Goals and do question #6 on the Destination Postcard Worksheet. Later you’ll add it to your poster. Three of you will share at the beginning of the next session. HANDOUT: Pursuing Multiple Goals Say: