The My Impact framework allows young people to reflect on 12 key areas for personal development. The self reflection statements area as follows:
Values driven
- I know what my personal values are
- I have considered how my personal values affect my decision making
- I live my life according to my personal values
- The people I have chosen to have in my life have similar values to me
Purpose
- I want to have a positive impact on my community and those around me
- I see the value in education and learning
- I know what I want to do as a career
- I know what learning I need to do to achieve my ambitions
Engagement
- I am curious about the world around me
- I am able to motivate myself to start on a task and do not procrastinate
- I actively listen to instructions
- I fully participate in my work/learning
- I seek out opportunities to better myself
Self awareness
- I spend time thinking about who I am and who I want to be
- I know what my personal strengths and areas for development are
- I reflect on my behaviour and can identify how this impacts on others
- I seek feedback from others and act on this feedback
Emotional regulation
- I can identify which emotions I am feeling
- I can identify the reasons that I am feeling these emotions (approach, avoid or attack)
- I am aware strategies to help me manage negative emotions
- I understand that feelings are temporary
- I can use the strategies to help me manage my emotions effectively
Organisation
- I am able to manage my time effectively
- I know how to prioritise (do the most important thing first)
- I am able to plan what I need to ensure that I have a successful day (having the right clothing, equipment, knowing what my schedule is etc)
- I use strategies to help me to be organised (list making etc)
Able to relate to others
- I understand what empathy is and can empathise with others
- I demonstrate respect, even when people have a different background or views to my own
- I help others and strive to be a positive role model
- I find it easy to forgive and move on
Connected
- I feel as though I am a valued part of a community
- I have positive role models in my life who encourage and support me to make good choices
- I know a large network of people with different skills and backgrounds
- I am able to reach out to others to help me to achieve my goals
Resistance to negative influences
- I can identify right from wrong
- I can identify when people are trying to manipulate or influence me to do the wrong thing
- I am able to say no when others encourage me to get involved in negative behaviours
- I seek out people who are likely to have a positive influence in my life
- I seek out experiences that are likely to have a positive influence on my future
Communication
- I have good spoken skills and can make my views and ideas understood
- I am able to communicate my needs and emotions to others
- I am able to influence and persuade others without becoming aggressive
- I have good written skills
Confidence
- I feel that I am worthy of love and support
- I believe that I am able to achieve what I want in life
- I understand what assertiveness is and am able to be assertive when I need to
Resilience
- I am determined and do not give up when things get hard
- I know what my protective factors are and how to use these when I need to
- I have strategies to cope with distress
- I am able to live in the moment and do not spend too much time dwelling on the past or worrying about the future
- I can find meaning in negative events