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Welcome to the challenges of the Sixth Form

Inspiring physical challenges

Even when you have problems there will always be a way to overcome them.

In Sixth Form there can be a range of challenges such as:

Overcoming the nerves and anxiety of starting a new school or Falling behind in your studies.

There is always a way out.

The next slide is a true story…We can all use examples of real life challenges to inspire us to overcome our own problems

Rise above it

Craig Dietz was born on April 13, 1974. Despite being born without limbs, Craig was a very active kid-bowling in a league, hunting, fishing, playing percussion in the school band, and was a member of the High School honour society.

Craig Dietz

HE DIDN’T LET HIS DISABILITY GET IN

THE WAY OF SUCCESS

The Pittsburgh Triathlon

His Latest challenge

Craig Dietz has proven that if you put the work in then you will be successful.

GOOD LUCK!

Success

Mental Challenges

Over coming the stress of Sixth Form is a challenge, it can be very stressful for some adapting to sixth form life.

Sixth Form Challenges

Sixth form is full of mental challenges, and one man who became successful after overcoming many mental challenges was Steve Jobs.

Inspirational people : Steve Jobs

We can take inspiration from him by working hard to accomplish something through innovation and effort.

If you set goals for yourself, you will work harder to try and achieve those goals, because you feel motivated by having a mental challenge.

Setting Goals

Have an end-goal in sightWhat do you want to achieve in Sixth Form?

Nelson Mandela set himself the challenge of freeing South Africa from apartheid; that was a huge goal, that he was able to achieve.

Inspirational people: Nelson Mandela

Challenges to the mind!

Individual task

Typography is the style in which you write something.

The next task might look complicated and you could easily just look at it and give up.

But if you try, it can easily be worked out.

Typography

Try reading this…

Unisg the icndeblire pweor of the haumn mnid, aocdcrnig to rseecrah at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mttaer in waht oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm. Tihs is bucseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe

When you are set an essay, and it is the most daunting thing you have ever seen… DONT PANIC!!!!

Just break it down! It has to be possible!

It probably isn't as difficult as you think!!!!

How can we relate this to real life?

Nothing is impossible!!!

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Why is setting challenges important?!

Stretch your limits!

Helps you adapt to change

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Thank You for Listening

12JWH