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Pathways to Creative Youthwork
Pathways to Creative Youthwork
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Habits are a big part of your life, about 40 % of your actions are habits. What if you would become aware of your habits and make conscious decisions instead of doing things automatically without thinking if it is an effective behaviour or not. A habit can be something small like taking a coffee every morning when you wake up, but it can also be more complicated as not taking action to change something that you don’t feel comfortable with. These habits are not just there, they grow step by step until they become second nature. This can be very helpful because when something becomes a second nature, the action doesn’t take a lot of energy anymore. Though it is very annoying when the habit is not effective for your well being.
Do you want to have influence at what happens in your own life and in your surroundings? By living the 7 habits of highly effective people, a method developed by Steven Covey, you will become better in achieving the things that you appreciate most in life and you will become more effective in living the personal and career life that you want. This playlist is inspired by Steven Covey’s work. It will support you in creating habits that are useful for you personally and especially for your work with young people.
Watch and be inspired by Youtube artist NickyTutorials when she decides to take back influence at her life during blackmail by sharing to the world that she is transgender. She became aware about her habits, was proactive within the area where she could influence to feel free again.
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“Begin with the end in mind” means to start any action or project with a clear understanding of your purpose and desired outcome. It’s about having a vision of who you want to be and what you want to achieve — personally, professionally, and within your community. ‘All things are created twice’, that is what Steven Covey, the author of the book ‘The 7 habits of effective people’ writes. For example, when you want to build a house, you need to know first how this house must look, otherwise you will experience in a later stage that you forgot important basics and your house can become unstable. So you first create in your mind and later on in reality, and that is what is meant by ‘all things are created twice’.
In youth work, this habit reminds us to act intentionally. Youth workers and young people alike benefit from defining their values, long-term goals, and the kind of impact they want to have. When we are clear about our purpose, our decisions become more meaningful and aligned with what truly matters.
For youth workers, “beginning with the end in mind” is also about designing learning experiences that help young people set meaningful goals, envision their future, and take steps toward it. When we help young people connect their everyday actions with their long-term aspirations, we support empowerment, self-leadership, and purpose-driven learning.
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...learned to define a clear personal and professional vision for their future.
...recognised the importance of connecting everyday actions to long-term goals.
...applied the “begin with the end in mind” mindset to act with purpose and direction.
The holder of this badge has worked independently at awareness at beginning with the end in mind. In collaboration with a group of international youthwork colleagues, the holder has worked at the sociocultural context of this competence during the international training course "Pathways to creative youthwork".
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Task no.1
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Reflect on today’s learnings:
- What personal or professional goals did you identify during the activities today?
- How does having a clear vision influence your motivation, focus, and daily choices?
- How does the approach of “beginning with the end in mind” help you to act with more clarity, creativity, and purpose in your own life and work?
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How can you use your learnings in your work with young people?
- How can you support young people in defining their own goals and vision for the future?
- What tools or methods could help them explore what is meaningful to them and how to plan steps toward their goals?
- How can you create learning experiences that connect their everyday actions with their long-term aspirations?
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