Confidence · Being yourself · 2 min read
You don't have to look confident to be confident
Confidence does not have to be performed. It can grow when young people become more comfortable being themselves.
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Choices · Understanding yourself · 2 min read
We ask students to decide before we ask them to understand themselves
Students are often asked what they want to do next before they have had much time to understand themselves. Perhaps the first step is to pause.
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Self-awareness · Exploring possibilities · 2 min read
Self-awareness becomes useful when it changes what you do
Knowing your strengths is only the starting point. The next step is to combine what you are good at with what draws your attention and find possibilities worth testing.
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Strengths · Seeing yourself clearly · 2 min read
Your strengths don't need to sound impressive
A conversation with a student in our first Launchpad cohort was a useful reminder: the strengths that matter aren't always the ones that sound exceptional.
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