The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Canteen Leaders

Strategies and Tools to Help Prepare Ourselves For

The Challenges of Life and Leadership!

CANCAN

Glengarry: Teaching Skills For Glengarry: Teaching Skills For LifeLife

Kangaroo Valley

Reflections Of My School Reflections Of My School YearsYears

Australian Australian Cherub Dingy ChampsCherub Dingy Champs

KayakingKayaking A Dream come A Dream come True!True!

Under PressureUnder PressurePerformancePerformance

The The MountainsMountains

Australian KayakAustralian Kayak

Perth, Easter, 2000.

4 years of planning

Marathon Championships

Outdoor Education & Outdoor Education & Sport PsychologySport Psychology

NSW Netball Team Undergoing Outdoor Training In Preparation For Their National Championships

Profoundly Life Changing Profoundly Life Changing Read!Read!

Fostering Change In People Requires A New Fostering Change In People Requires A New Direction In Programming & Facilitation At Our Direction In Programming & Facilitation At Our

CampsCamps

TO TO CHANGECHANGE ANTICIPATED OUTCOMESANTICIPATED OUTCOMES PROGRAM TYPEPROGRAM TYPE

FeelingsNew skills, energy,

enjoyment, funRecreational

ThinkingNew knowledge, attitude,

awarenessEducational

BehaviourNew ways to act & increase

functionDevelopmental

Misbehaviour

New ways to cope & decrease dysfunction

Therapeutic

Outdoor Education

Matching program type with change requirements. (Priest, 1996, p.23)

Tools The 7 Tools The 7 Habits Can Habits Can

Provide Canteen Provide Canteen Leaders!Leaders!

The 7 HabitsThe 7 HabitsOverviewOverview

Pride & Accountability

Positivity & Celebration

Flexibility & Initiative

Inspiration & Encouragement

Respect & Integrity

Understanding & Compassion

Teamwork & Inclusiveness

Optimising Our Physical &

Mental Health

Habit 1 Be Proactive Habit 1 Be Proactive Overview Overview

• A proactive person:A proactive person:– Can choose their attitude Can choose their attitude

to lifeto life– Is responsible for their own Is responsible for their own

happiness.happiness.– Controls the things in their Controls the things in their

life that they can control, life that they can control, and forgets about the and forgets about the uncontrollable. uncontrollable.

– Overcomes setbacks Overcomes setbacks through proactive thinking through proactive thinking & action.& action.

– Strives to be a change Strives to be a change agent through proactive agent through proactive actions.actions.

– Makes life happen to them Makes life happen to them rather than being a rather than being a passenger.passenger.

– Makes smarter decisions. Makes smarter decisions. Thinks before acting!Thinks before acting!

Is all about taking control of your life! It means that you Is all about taking control of your life! It means that you choose to act deliberately and take responsibility for your choose to act deliberately and take responsibility for your actions and your life’s direction.actions and your life’s direction.

Pride & Accountability

Positivity & Celebration

Good Leaders Make A Proactive Good Leaders Make A Proactive Choice Choice

Proactive or ReactiveProactive or ReactiveCan-Do People No-Can-Do People

Take initiative to Wait for something tomake it happen. happen to them.

Think about solutions Think about problems and options. and barriers.

Act. Are acted upon.

Self-Awareness: Self-Awareness: Am I a Positive or Negative Am I a Positive or Negative

Thinker?Thinker?• Monitoring self-talk on a Monitoring self-talk on a

tough expedition or at camp. tough expedition or at camp.

• At a given time, or at places At a given time, or at places dictated by the terrain that dictated by the terrain that could provide “a teachable could provide “a teachable moment” have students moment” have students complete a self-check for a complete a self-check for a few minutes evaluating the few minutes evaluating the following:following:– Self-talkSelf-talk– Talk with othersTalk with others– Body languageBody language– Enthusiasm levels at Enthusiasm levels at

different spots during the different spots during the trip. trip.

• Evaluate this around the fire Evaluate this around the fire at night. This leads to a at night. This leads to a tutorial on positive – tutorial on positive – negative self-talk.negative self-talk.

• As a leader what kind of As a leader what kind of thinker are you?thinker are you?

What do I see when I look inside myself? Do I like what I see? All Change has to begin from within!

Positive or Negative TrackerPositive or Negative Tracker

• What Kind Of Tracker are What Kind Of Tracker are you? you?

• This activity links to the This activity links to the monitoring of self-talk during monitoring of self-talk during an expedition or camp.an expedition or camp.

• Around the fire students Around the fire students complete the tracker complete the tracker questionnaire and calculate questionnaire and calculate the kind of “Tracker” they the kind of “Tracker” they are.are.

• Facilitation can involve Facilitation can involve partner sharing of results. partner sharing of results. Then a discussion on how we Then a discussion on how we can be more positive in our can be more positive in our daily lives.daily lives.

Make Your Own Weather!Make Your Own Weather!We have the ability to see sunshine even We have the ability to see sunshine even when we are surrounded by storms! Its all when we are surrounded by storms! Its all

about attitude!about attitude!

Press PausePress Pause: Between stimulus and response we have a split : Between stimulus and response we have a split second where we can pause and learn to be proactive with our second where we can pause and learn to be proactive with our decisions!decisions!

• Think Before Think Before Speaking or Acting: Speaking or Acting: – Monitor your dialogue Monitor your dialogue

with others. Is it how with others. Is it how you would want to be you would want to be treated. treated.

– Am I about to do Am I about to do something that I will something that I will regret, or is negative? regret, or is negative?

– Good Leaders are Good Leaders are self-aware, and roll self-aware, and roll model proactive model proactive behaviour. behaviour.

– Look for opportunities Look for opportunities to use & teach the to use & teach the pause sign!pause sign!

3 Blessings! 3 Things I Am Thankful For 3 Blessings! 3 Things I Am Thankful For Today!Today!• Around the fire at the Around the fire at the

conclusion of each conclusion of each day, participants are day, participants are given time to reflect given time to reflect on their day, focusing on their day, focusing on the good things on the good things that happened to that happened to them! Things they are them! Things they are thankful for.thankful for.

• EG: 3 things I am EG: 3 things I am proud of … 3 things I proud of … 3 things I did well today…. did well today….

• This activity, on it’s This activity, on it’s own, has been show to own, has been show to significantly reduce significantly reduce negative feelings and negative feelings and emotions.emotions.

• Where possible focus Where possible focus on the positives.on the positives.

““Can Do” Proactive People In Can Do” Proactive People In HistoryHistory

Everest

Habit 2: Begin With The End In Mind Habit 2: Begin With The End In Mind OverviewOverview

• Deals with developing a Deals with developing a clear picture of who you clear picture of who you want to be and what you want to be and what you want to accomplish in want to accomplish in your life. your life.

• What are your values?What are your values?• What is your mission?What is your mission?• What are your goals?What are your goals?

– How to set themHow to set them– Systems to support your Systems to support your

goalsgoals• Identifying your talents Identifying your talents

and developing them and developing them through out your life.through out your life.

• Making your life Making your life extraordinary!extraordinary!

• How can you use your How can you use your extraordinary talents as a extraordinary talents as a leader at Canteen?leader at Canteen?

Where do we want to go in Where do we want to go in life? We better draw a map life? We better draw a map to get there”.to get there”.

Flexibility & Initiative

I Need 4 I Need 4 VolunteersVolunteers

• In 2 minutes you need In 2 minutes you need to assemble this jig saw to assemble this jig saw puzzle. Off you go!puzzle. Off you go!

• Would it have been Would it have been easier to put the puzzle easier to put the puzzle together if you’d had a together if you’d had a picture to look at? Why picture to look at? Why or why not?or why not?

• Having a picture Having a picture provides you with a provides you with a clear vision of what you clear vision of what you need to accomplish, need to accomplish, which gives you which gives you direction and saves you direction and saves you time, and makes you time, and makes you more efficient.more efficient.

Mouse’s Magic PaintsMouse’s Magic Paints

If You Could Achieve One Impactful Thing At Canteen, And You Could Paint This, What Would It Look Like?

Paint Your Own MasterpiecePaint Your Own Masterpiece

The Great DiscoveryThe Great Discovery• This online activity takes you through a series of questions that This online activity takes you through a series of questions that

helps you pinpoint the priorities in your life.helps you pinpoint the priorities in your life.• Teen Mission Builder Teen Mission Builder click to open webpageclick to open webpage

• It will email you back a print out that you can then use to It will email you back a print out that you can then use to formulate your own mission statement for your wall at home or formulate your own mission statement for your wall at home or work.work.

http://www.franklincovey.com/cgi-bin/teens/teens-msb/part01/index.html

Mission Statements: Single Mission Statements: Single SentenceSentence

Sam

Setting Setting GoalsGoals

1.1. Count The CostCount The Cost

2.2. Put It To PenPut It To Pen

3.3. Just Do ItJust Do It

4.4. Use Momentous Use Momentous MomentsMoments

5.5. Rope UpRope Up

Steps That I Need To Take To Help Me Live My Life’s Mission

Step 5: Roping Step 5: Roping UpUp

• Climbers rely on each other for Climbers rely on each other for safety, motivation & support. safety, motivation & support. The rope bonds them and keeps The rope bonds them and keeps them together in their common them together in their common quest!quest!

• They are also there to support They are also there to support you if & when you fall!you if & when you fall!

• When you set goals, “rope up” When you set goals, “rope up” with someone else with a with someone else with a similar vision or motivation for similar vision or motivation for life. life.

• In real life if you rope up with In real life if you rope up with someone or a group; your someone or a group; your energies and enthusiasm will energies and enthusiasm will drive each other to success.drive each other to success.

• You will also have people to You will also have people to support you through the hard support you through the hard times along your journey to times along your journey to success, which are naturally success, which are naturally part of life!part of life!

This is the spirit ofThis is the spirit of

Habit 3: Put First Things First Habit 3: Put First Things First OverviewOverview

• Managing Your Managing Your Time [later Time [later session].session].

• Not Letting fear Not Letting fear control your life control your life and make your and make your decisions.decisions.

• Comfort zones – Comfort zones – Courage Zones. Courage Zones.

• Overcoming the Overcoming the hard moments in hard moments in life.life.

Inspiration & Encouragement

Courage Courage ZoneZone

• Habit 3 is about Habit 3 is about putting yourself & putting yourself & your best interests your best interests ahead of your ahead of your fears.fears.

• Putting first things Putting first things first will often first will often cause you to cause you to stretch outside stretch outside your comfort zone.your comfort zone.

• And Venture into And Venture into your Courage your Courage Zone!Zone!

Click Picture To Go To Story

Courage ZoneCourage Zone Looking For Opportunities To Looking For Opportunities To Sew The Seeds Of Change.Sew The Seeds Of Change.

• It could be argued that fear It could be argued that fear is one of the worst emotions is one of the worst emotions that people can possess that people can possess because of its ability to hold because of its ability to hold us back in life.us back in life.

• Fear can paralyse us, limiting Fear can paralyse us, limiting our achievements and our achievements and reducing enjoyment in our reducing enjoyment in our lives. lives.

• As a leader at Canteen your As a leader at Canteen your time with participants is full time with participants is full of opportunities to look for of opportunities to look for that small teachable moment that small teachable moment that may have a that may have a BIG BIG lasting lasting influence on a person’s life!influence on a person’s life!

Okay: Now Lets All Experience Okay: Now Lets All Experience The Courage Zone!The Courage Zone!

• Everyone on your feetEveryone on your feet• Make a circleMake a circle• Renee is going to Renee is going to

demonstrate how to step into demonstrate how to step into your courage zone by dancing your courage zone by dancing for us all in the circle. for us all in the circle.

• Well each one of you has to Well each one of you has to do it to the music.do it to the music.

• Now I want you to monitor Now I want you to monitor your self talk, your thoughts, your self talk, your thoughts, your muscle tightness, your your muscle tightness, your belief in yourself.belief in yourself.

• How are you feeling right How are you feeling right now? [look at the body now? [look at the body language of those around language of those around you, ask them what they are you, ask them what they are thinking!thinking!

RememberRememberThe key to overcoming our The key to overcoming our fears is to fears is to worry less about worry less about failing, and more about the failing, and more about the chances we miss when we chances we miss when we don’t even try.don’t even try.

Large Hard MomentsLarge Hard Moments• Occur every so often in life & Occur every so often in life &

include things like:include things like:– Peer Pressure: Alcohol, drugs.Peer Pressure: Alcohol, drugs.– Dropping people who were Dropping people who were

friends when they won’t friends when they won’t respect your values.respect your values.

– Getting dumped by a girl/boy Getting dumped by a girl/boy friend.friend.

– Your parents get divorced.Your parents get divorced.– Someone we love passes Someone we love passes

away.away.• These moments will come in These moments will come in

your life, they are part of the your life, they are part of the cycle of life.cycle of life.

• You can prepare for them and You can prepare for them and meet them head on like a meet them head on like a warrior and come out warrior and come out victorious.victorious.

• Be courageous at these key Be courageous at these key junctions in your life. Canteen junctions in your life. Canteen operates to foster this operates to foster this courage!courage!

• Just REMEMBER this!Just REMEMBER this!

I should check the weather before heading

to the mountains!

Thumb Wrestling!Thumb Wrestling!• Working with the person Working with the person

next to you, you have 1 next to you, you have 1 minute to thumb wrestle minute to thumb wrestle with them. In that 1 minute with them. In that 1 minute you have to see how many you have to see how many times you can pin the other times you can pin the other person’s thumb down for the person’s thumb down for the count of 3. count of 3.

• How many of you were How many of you were engaged in a competitive engaged in a competitive mindset when you started mindset when you started the activity?the activity?

• Did anyone simply Did anyone simply communicate with each communicate with each other and work together to other and work together to get as many touches as get as many touches as possible?possible?

• We all too often go into an We all too often go into an activity with this win lose activity with this win lose mindset, when Win Win can mindset, when Win Win can help achieve much more.help achieve much more.

Habit 4: Think Win-WinHabit 4: Think Win-Win• Thinking a Win-Win Thinking a Win-Win

philosophy for life is philosophy for life is the foundation for the foundation for getting along well with getting along well with others. others.

• It not only means you It not only means you both get something both get something out of what you’re out of what you’re doing, it means you try doing, it means you try to plan ways for both to plan ways for both of you to win.of you to win.

• Win-Win is not an Win-Win is not an accident it is a accident it is a deliberate way of deliberate way of thinking!thinking!

Respect & Integrity

Let’s Learn a Little More About Each Let’s Learn a Little More About Each Paradigm.Paradigm.

Your Relationship Bank Your Relationship Bank AccountAccount

• How you feel about yourself & How you feel about yourself & others is like a bank account!others is like a bank account!

• You can make deposits and You can make deposits and withdrawals into this account withdrawals into this account through the things you think, through the things you think, do, and say to yourself & do, and say to yourself & others.others.

• When I make a commitment to When I make a commitment to myself or others and stick to it myself or others and stick to it “Cha Ching”, it’s a deposit.“Cha Ching”, it’s a deposit.

• When I break a promise to When I break a promise to myself or others, I feel myself or others, I feel disappointed and make a disappointed and make a withdrawal.withdrawal.

Relationship Bank AccountRelationship Bank AccountRBA Deposits RBA Withdrawals

Keep promises. Break promises.

Do small acts Keep to yourself.of kindness.

Be loyal. Gossip and break confidences.

Listen. Don’t listen.

Say you’re sorry. Be arrogant.

Set clear expectations. Set false expectations.

Small Acts Of KindnessSmall Acts Of KindnessRBA Deposits RBA Withdrawals

Do small acts Keep to yourself.of kindness.

• Leaders be on the lookout to facilitate small acts of kindness! It fosters win-win positive feelings within the group and individuals.

• While working with your Canteen colleagues look for ways to create a “Cha Ching” moment.

• Let’s hear it “Cha Ching!”

Saying Sorry: Can quickly Saying Sorry: Can quickly restore an overdrawn restore an overdrawn relationship accountrelationship account

• A great activity for sitting A great activity for sitting around the fire near the end around the fire near the end of a trip, or with groups that of a trip, or with groups that you know have had some you know have had some conflict.conflict.

• As a group, there have been As a group, there have been times when we have made times when we have made withdrawals from our withdrawals from our relationship bank accounts, relationship bank accounts, this has been at the this has been at the expense of others feelings.expense of others feelings.

• Look around this circle. Who Look around this circle. Who have you done something have you done something to that requires an apology?to that requires an apology?

• Take 2 minutes to look Take 2 minutes to look around the circle and reflect around the circle and reflect on your past actions.on your past actions.

• Offer turns of going around Offer turns of going around and saying sorry to the and saying sorry to the person that you have person that you have wronged.wronged.

Habit 5: Seek First to Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, then to be Understand, then to be understood.understood.

• Habit 5 is about being Habit 5 is about being good communicators.good communicators.

• It teaches about listening It teaches about listening first, then talking second.first, then talking second.

• It is about seeing things It is about seeing things from another's point of from another's point of view before sharing your view before sharing your own.own.

• For young men giving For young men giving them opportunities to talk them opportunities to talk about their lives, fears, about their lives, fears, challenges is a real challenges is a real positive!positive!

• Feeling secure socially is a Feeling secure socially is a buffer to depression and buffer to depression and an area that we in outdoor an area that we in outdoor education can foster!education can foster!

Understanding & Compassion

5 Poor Listening Styles5 Poor Listening Styles

1.1. Spacing OutSpacing Out

2.2. Pretend ListeningPretend Listening

3.3. Selective ListeningSelective Listening

4.4. Word ListeningWord Listening

5.5. Self-Centered Self-Centered ListeningListening

If we want to be effective If we want to be effective communicators during our lives we communicators during our lives we have to learn to be good listeners. have to learn to be good listeners.

Good listeners are aware of poor Good listeners are aware of poor listening styles. listening styles.

Let’s take a look at 5 poor listening Let’s take a look at 5 poor listening styles and check in to see if you styles and check in to see if you have any poor listening have any poor listening characteristics. characteristics.

Group CampoutGroup Campout• Students are Students are

grouped into camp grouped into camp groups of 4 groups of 4 students.students.

• Groups are made to Groups are made to separate friends and separate friends and cliques.cliques.

• They spend the They spend the weekend camping weekend camping together on campus together on campus with roving staff with roving staff supervision.supervision.

Walk a Mile In Someone Else’s Walk a Mile In Someone Else’s ShoesShoes

• After getting organised After getting organised at camp have students at camp have students head off in pairs for half head off in pairs for half an hour of Duo Time.an hour of Duo Time.

• Make groups up with Make groups up with people they do not people they do not know too well!know too well!

• Their task is to conduct Their task is to conduct an interview as if they an interview as if they were a reporter for the were a reporter for the local newspaper.local newspaper.

• The article they are The article they are writing will be read writing will be read around the fire that around the fire that night!night![Partner sharing around [Partner sharing around the fire that evening].the fire that evening].

Walk A Mile In Their Walk A Mile In Their ShoesShoes

Name GameName Game– Partner Retell. [Pair people Partner Retell. [Pair people

up & complete the up & complete the following:following:

– Tell us how you came to get Tell us how you came to get your name or nick name.your name or nick name.

– 1 goal you have in the 1 goal you have in the future.future.

– 1 person you have in your 1 person you have in your life that is special and that life that is special and that you can talk to them about you can talk to them about anything. What makes this anything. What makes this person special and person special and approachable?approachable?

– Name one skill you possess Name one skill you possess that helps you cope with that helps you cope with the low points in your life. the low points in your life. How do you use it?How do you use it?

Noble, (2007)Noble, (2007)

Something In My Life I Need Help Something In My Life I Need Help With…..With…..

• Often we do not know how to Often we do not know how to ask for help, this is especially ask for help, this is especially the case for young men. the case for young men.

• This important life skill can This important life skill can be practiced around the be practiced around the campfire.campfire.

• I need help with….I need help with….• The facilitator gives an The facilitator gives an

example from their life to the example from their life to the group to get started. group to get started.

• Break off into smaller groups Break off into smaller groups of 2 or 4 and share the issues of 2 or 4 and share the issues they are having problems they are having problems with.with.

• Come back to the circle. A Come back to the circle. A partner shares the issue with partner shares the issue with the group.the group.

• The group listens and then The group listens and then tries to give solutions and tries to give solutions and support to the person.support to the person.

Habit 6: Synergise OverviewHabit 6: Synergise Overview

• Habit 6 is about Habit 6 is about valuing and valuing and celebrating celebrating differences. It’s differences. It’s about knowing that about knowing that two or more people two or more people can work together can work together to create better to create better solutions than any solutions than any one of them could one of them could alone.alone.

• Flow activities to Flow activities to promote synergy.promote synergy. Teamwork & Inclusiveness

Synergy In Synergy In ActionAction

• Working individually, Working individually, take 1 minute to try and take 1 minute to try and write down the names of write down the names of as many body parts as as many body parts as you can think of that you can think of that have only 3 letters in have only 3 letters in their name.their name.– There are 10 of them.There are 10 of them.– No slang or rude words!No slang or rude words!

• Now, pair up, share your Now, pair up, share your list with your partner, list with your partner, and take another 1 and take another 1 minute to see if you can minute to see if you can come up with any come up with any additional names.additional names.

• Did any pair get all 10 Did any pair get all 10 body parts?body parts?

• If not, join up with 2 If not, join up with 2 more people, can you more people, can you get all 10.get all 10.

• Lets check your list Lets check your list against mine!against mine!

10 Body Parts With 3 Letters In Their 10 Body Parts With 3 Letters In Their NameName

1.1. ToeToe

2.2. LipLip

3.3. GumGum

4.4. RibRib

5.5. ArmArm

6.6. LegLeg

7.7. EyeEye

8.8. EarEar

9.9. HipHip

10.10.JawJaw

Gum

We Are All Special: A Minority Of We Are All Special: A Minority Of One!One!

• We are all different.We are all different.• We learn differentlyWe learn differently• We have talents in We have talents in

different areas.different areas.– Some are good at sportSome are good at sport– Some are good at musicSome are good at music– Some are good at Some are good at

sciencescience

• We see the world We see the world through different through different coloured glasses.coloured glasses.– This gives us many This gives us many

differing perspectives!differing perspectives!

We See The World We See The World Differently!Differently!

• Group 1, put your Group 1, put your hands up!hands up!

• Okay turn around so Okay turn around so you can’t see the you can’t see the board.board.

• Group 2 I will now show Group 2 I will now show you 2 pictures. Look at you 2 pictures. Look at them and keep the them and keep the answer to yourself answer to yourself regarding what the regarding what the pictures were.pictures were.– Look at picture 1Look at picture 1– Now look at picture 2Now look at picture 2

Seeing The World Seeing The World DifferentlyDifferently• Group 2, now you turn Group 2, now you turn

around so you can’t around so you can’t see the board.see the board.

• Group 1 I will now Group 1 I will now show you the 2 show you the 2 pictures. Look at them pictures. Look at them and keep the answer and keep the answer to yourself regarding to yourself regarding what the pictures what the pictures were.were.– Look at picture 1Look at picture 1– Now look at picture 2Now look at picture 2

What Did You See?What Did You See?

• Group 1?Group 1?• Group 2?Group 2?• How can two groups How can two groups

looking at the same looking at the same thing, get two thing, get two completely different completely different views of the world.views of the world.

• We all see things We all see things differently, we can differently, we can use this to our use this to our benefit if we benefit if we synergise!synergise!

Entrance to B 31 Argyle Entrance to B 31 Argyle CaveCave

The SqueezeThe Squeeze

Synergy In The CaveSynergy In The Cave

Lights Out & Work To Get Out Of The Lights Out & Work To Get Out Of The CaveCave

Synergising With Synergising With My Peers: My Peers:

Focussing on Focussing on things within our things within our

control.control.

• I am sure all of us at I am sure all of us at one time or another one time or another have the feeling that have the feeling that our life is out of our life is out of control. We feel:control. We feel:– Out of balanceOut of balance– Stressed outStressed out– Empty on the insideEmpty on the inside

• Habit 7 is designed to Habit 7 is designed to reacquaint us with the reacquaint us with the concept of renewing concept of renewing our lives.our lives.

• Why is it called Why is it called “Sharpen The Saw”?“Sharpen The Saw”?

Habit 7: Sharpen The Saw: Habit 7: Sharpen The Saw: Renewing Ourselves. It is “Me” Renewing Ourselves. It is “Me”

TimeTime

Exercise = Healthier Exercise = Healthier Brains!Brains!

Heart

Four Dimensions of Sharpening The Four Dimensions of Sharpening The SawSaw

Body

Brain

Soul

Why is Balance so Why is Balance so Important?Important?

• Balance is important Balance is important because what we do in one because what we do in one dimension will affect the dimension will affect the other dimensions.other dimensions.

• In modern society many In modern society many people are finding people are finding themselves out of balance.themselves out of balance.

• I would imagine at Canteen I would imagine at Canteen many of the folks you are many of the folks you are working with could be working with could be struggling with one or struggling with one or more of these areas.more of these areas.

• Camp can be a real healing Camp can be a real healing place, restoring balance place, restoring balance and perspective, or and perspective, or teaching how to teaching how to strengthen untapped areas strengthen untapped areas in one of these four areas.in one of these four areas.

Taking Time To Stop and Open Your Senses

Brain Research & The Sounds Of NatureBrain Research & The Sounds Of Nature

Meditation Visualisation

Mental Preparation For Sport or Life

Meditation Meditation

And TheAnd The BrainBrain

Meditation has the ability to decrease stress and increase feelings of wellness and happiness.

The End The End But Hopefully But Hopefully The The Beginning!Beginning!

I didn’t get a Canteen Bandana

The EndThe End• www.maximumpotential.biwww.maximumpotential.bi

zz

Letter Writing Letter Writing To YourselfTo Yourself

• During solo which takes During solo which takes place near the end of their place near the end of their time at Glengarry, students time at Glengarry, students write a letter to write a letter to themselves…themselves…

1.1. What were the 3 most What were the 3 most significant events you had at significant events you had at Glengarry?Glengarry?

2.2. What were the 3 most What were the 3 most significant lessons you can significant lessons you can take away with you after take away with you after Glengarry?Glengarry?

3.3. What way have you changed What way have you changed the most during your time at the most during your time at Glengarry?Glengarry?

4.4. Which one of the 7 habits Which one of the 7 habits had the most impact on your had the most impact on your life? How will you continue life? How will you continue using this after GG?using this after GG?

5.5. Imagine you could see into Imagine you could see into the future 12 months.the future 12 months.

• What will you be like?What will you be like?• What goals will you be What goals will you be

chasing?chasing?• What will your attitude be What will your attitude be

like?like?• How will you have used the How will you have used the

learning you had at GG?learning you had at GG?• What would your perfect What would your perfect

world look like?world look like?

This letter is collected & sent 12 months later!