Module two - where do i want to go?

To help participants develop a clear sense of direction and purpose by identifying meaningful goals, envisioning a desired future, and linking these aspirations to their goals, strengths, & sense of identity.

By the end of this module, participants will be able to:

1. Articulate a personal vision that aligns with their values, strengths, and interests.

2. Identify short-, medium-, and long-term goals related to personal development.

3. Understand the psychological mechanisms that underpin motivation and sustained effort.

4. Recognise the connection between self-belief, motivation, and achievement.

5. Develop an initial action plan that translates aspirations into achievable steps.

Activities:

• Review of homework: “My Vision” reflection from Module 1 – participants share insights or metaphors describing their ideal future selves.

• Facilitator input: The importance of vision — introduce research linking vision and motivation (e.g., Sinek’s “Start With Why”).

• Guided visualisation exercise: Participants close their eyes and imagine themselves five years from now, living a life they find fulfilling.

• Reflection task: “What did I see? How did it feel? Who was there with me? What was I doing?”

• Group discussion: Differences between “dreams” and “visions” – the latter being actionable, value-driven, and self-determined.

Activities:

• Interactive discussion: Why do we do what we do? Identify different motivations (money, approval, purpose, curiosity, mastery).

• Facilitator input: Overview of Self-Determination Theory – autonomy, competence, and relatedness as the three core needs for motivation.

• Values clarification exercise: Participants rank ten personal values (e.g., security, creativity, independence, belonging, achievement) and discuss what their top three mean to them.

• Mini-reflection: “How do my values shape my goals?”

Activities:

• Mini lecture: Introduce the GROW model (Goal, Reality, Options, Will) as a practical planning framework.

• Exercise: Work through GROW in pairs; one participant coaches the other through their personal goal.

• Facilitator input: SMART goals – ensuring goals are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.

• Reflection: “What is one goal that really matters to me right now?”

Activities:

• Discussion: What makes some people give up while others persist?

• Facilitator input: Snyder’s Hope Theory – hope as a combination of goals, pathways, and agency.

• Exercise: Pathway thinking – for each participant’s goal, brainstorm multiple routes to success.

• Reflection: Identify one possible barrier and how it might be overcome.

Activities:

• Discussion: What makes some people give up while others persist?

• Facilitator input: Snyder’s Hope Theory – hope as a combination of goals, pathways, and agency.

• Exercise: Pathway thinking – for each participant’s goal, brainstorm multiple routes to success.

• Reflection: Identify one possible barrier and how it might be overcome.

Activities:

• Task: Participants create a simple “Personal Roadmap” using the following structure:

1. My Vision – description of their ideal life in 5 years.
2. My Why – core reasons for pursuing it.
3. My Tactics – day-to-day actions to help facilitate the quest for an ideal life.
4. My Short-Term Actions – 3 specific, realistic next steps.

• Pair work: Participants share their roadmaps with a partner and offer feedback.

• Closing reflection: What has changed for me since the start of the course?