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Discover Yourself: Find Your Strengths, Values and Purpose

Understand your strengths, interests, values and story, learn from feedback and your community, then use what you…

About this course

Many young people are told to choose a course, a job or a business before anyone has helped them ask a simpler question: who am I, and what do I care about? This course helps you answer it step by step, honestly and without spending money. It is written for school leavers, university students, young parents, job seekers and anyone who feels unsure about the next step.

You will practise self-awareness, find your strengths and what gives you energy, name and rank your values, look at your beliefs and mindset, and understand personality differences in a simple, label-free way. You will study your life story and turning points, think about purpose and a good life, and face weaknesses and blind spots kindly. You will also look at the family, community and cultural influences that shape you, and how to respect them while still thinking for yourself.

The last modules turn what you learn into action: comparing options for studies, work or business, testing them cheaply, making decisions that fit your values, and writing a one-page personal profile and a 12-month direction statement. This course is for learning and reflection. It is not a medical or psychological test, and it does not replace a counsellor, teacher or trusted adult when life feels heavy.

What you will learn

  • Explain what self-awareness is and use simple habits to build it
  • Identify your strengths, talents and skills using feedback, past wins and honest reflection
  • Describe your interests and the activities that give you energy
  • Name your core values and rank them to guide choices
  • Tell the difference between a fixed and a growth mindset and challenge limiting beliefs
  • Understand personality differences without labels and work better with others
  • Describe your life story, purpose and vision of a good life in your own words
  • Spot weaknesses and blind spots and plan small steps to improve
  • Compare study, work and business options and write a one-page profile with a 12-month direction statement

Course content

6 modules · 18 lessons · 5 h 30 min · 7 quizzes

Module 1: Starting to know yourself3 lessons

Learn what self-awareness is, then find your strengths and the interests and activities that give you energy.

  1. Self-awareness: why knowing yourself matters 15 min
  2. Strengths, talents and skills: finding what you do well 20 min
  3. Interests and energy: what draws you in 15 min
  4. Quiz: 7 questions
Module 2: Values, beliefs and personality3 lessons

Name and rank your values, examine your beliefs and mindset, and understand personality differences in a simple, label-free way.

  1. Personal values: what matters most to you 20 min
  2. Beliefs and mindset: fixed or growth 20 min
  3. Personality differences, explained simply 15 min
  4. Quiz: 7 questions
Module 3: Your story, purpose and blind spots3 lessons

Read your life story and turning points, think about purpose and a good life, and face weaknesses and blind spots kindly.

  1. Your life story and turning points 20 min
  2. Purpose, meaning and a vision of a good life 20 min
  3. Weaknesses and blind spots: facing them kindly 20 min
  4. Quiz: 8 questions
Module 4: Your world: family, community and support3 lessons

See how family, community and culture shape you, learn to use feedback and mentors well, and know when and where to get support.

  1. Family, community and culture: the influences around you 20 min
  2. Feedback, mentors and role models 15 min
  3. Pressure, comparison and getting support when life is hard 15 min
  4. Quiz: 7 questions
Module 5: Choosing a direction3 lessons

Turn what you have learned into options for studies, work or business, test them cheaply and decide in a way that fits your values.

  1. From self-knowledge to options: studies, work or business 20 min
  2. Testing your options cheaply and learning from real life 20 min
  3. Making decisions that fit your values 20 min
  4. Quiz: 7 questions
Module 6: Your personal profile and 12-month direction3 lessons

Bring everything together in a one-page personal profile, a 12-month direction statement and habits to review your progress.

  1. Writing your one-page personal profile 20 min
  2. Your 12-month direction statement 20 min
  3. Habits, review and staying true to yourself 15 min
  4. Quiz: 8 questions
Final exam

29 questions. Pass with 70% or more to earn your certificate.

What you need

  • A notebook and pen, or a phone to type notes
  • No experience needed; an open mind and honesty with yourself

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