-
8/11/2019 Getting to Know Yourself and Your Peers
1/5
Getting to Know Yourself and Your Peers => Worksheet
Learning to become a leader can be difficult, and often
confusing. You may
find at times that you need an etra !ush or guidance from a role
model to hel! you
reach the ty!e of leaderyou want to be. "ne of the #ery first
ste!s in becoming a
leader is disco#ering whoyou are. $tart by thinking about your
life, how do you seeyourself and your life right now% Perha!s there
are a few things in your life you
wish to im!ro#e, or maybe there are a few things that you are
&uite ha!!y about
and would rather work to maintain' whate#er it may be these are
as!ects of your
life that you can work towards strengthening so thatyou can be
the best leaderyou
can be.
(om!leting the following short acti#ities will get you off on a
good start.
). *n the s!ace !ro#ided, sim!ly answer * agree or * disagree
with the following
statements+
* ha#e control o#er my life
-y !arents/ or guardians/ su!!ort and lo#e me
* ha#e formed su!!orti#e and trustworthy relationshi!s with
friends at school
* am hurt by the cli&ues that don0t include me
* am confused about what * want to become in life
$ometimes * feel shy and like * ha#e little confidence
1. Good for you2 You ha#e a great grou! of friends at school,
but sometimes feel
alone and confused. 3hat0s okay too. $ometimes in life you may
e!erience
ha!!y and eciting e#ents, but other times you may not. $tart
byunderstanding that good and bad things ha!!en that are often out
of your
control. 4ow, make two lists of at least fi#e things that ha#e
ha!!ened in your
life' one list for good things and one list for bad. 3hink about
things like
childhood memories, friendshi!s with your neighbours or
classmates,
achie#ements or disa!!ointments, and main e#ents at home or at
school.
Positi#e 5#ents 4egati#e 5#ents
)/ )/
1/ 1/
6/ 6/
7/ 7/
8/ 8/
6. Wow2 $o it0s true isn0t it% Life can get #ery busy and
sometimes distracting
from things thatyou find im!ortant like what you want to be when
you grow.
-
8/11/2019 Getting to Know Yourself and Your Peers
2/5
$o why don0t we take a ste! back and consider a cou!le of
o!tions of what
you would like to be when you grow u!.
List at least fi#e things you think you want to be when you grow
u!.
)/1/
6/
7/
8/
What &ualities do you think best describe these 9obs% List
8.
)/
1/
6/
7/8/
:ow would you best describe yourself right now, at age )6% List
8
&ualities that best describe you.
)/
1/
6/
7/
8/
;o the &ualities of your dream 9obs/ match the &ualities
that describe
who you are right now%
a/ Yes => 3hat0s great2 You ha#e de#elo!ed certain
&ualities that are great
for the 9ob you wish to ha#e some day2
b/ 4o => 3hat0s okay2 You can aim to im!ro#e your life
and
!ersonality to de#elo! these &ualities2
-
8/11/2019 Getting to Know Yourself and Your Peers
3/5
Wow2 3hat could get a little intense2 Getting to know yourself
isn0t easy, but
there are fun !arts of it too2 Let0s disco#er some your fun
interests2
-
8/11/2019 Getting to Know Yourself and Your Peers
4/5
You now know whatyou can do so thatyou can become the best
indi#idual
leader you can be. 3hen again, being a leader also means working
as a team to reach
your goal. ut how do you work as a team and what is your team0s
goal% Let0s find
out2
). You ha#e been lucky enough to become a leader in training at
(am!
-
8/11/2019 Getting to Know Yourself and Your Peers
5/5
What grade are you going into in the fall+
What is your fa#ourite colour+
What is your lucky number+
What do you think is the most im!ortant &uality in a
leader+
Why+
What do you think is the most im!ortant &uality in a
teammate+
Why+
What do you think is the most im!ortant &uality in a
friend+
Why+
Would you rather ha#e a !ermanent smile or !ermanently raised
eyebrows+
Would you rather ha#e !ermanent hiccu!s or !ermanent
giggles+
Would you rather sing cam! songs e#ery day of the year or walk
the waterfall trail
e#ery day of the year+
Would you rather li#e one day in the life of "!rah Winfrey or
;r. Phil+
Would you rather get caught singing in the shower or s!ying on
your crush+
Would you rather !ublish your diary or make a mo#ie on your most
embarrassing
moment+
Wow2 Getting to know yourself and your !eers can be really fun2
4ow that you ha#e
a better understanding of not only yourself and your !eers but
also what makes a
good leader and a teammate, remember to continue aiming to
im!ro#e yourself as a
leader throughout the session2 4ow, let your leaders know when
you ha#e com!leted
this worksheet' we will e!lain what to do net2
