Boosting Life Skills – an introduction

(Course reference: BLS) 

🌟Build confidence : Handle life better

*** A friendly course introducing 23 wellbeing topics to build resilience & confidence πŸ’¬ ***

🌱 Build life skills & confidence

🧠 Cultivate a positive mindset

πŸ”„ Cope with change better

⚑ Boost motivation & take action

🎯 Feel more in control of your life

πŸ’ͺ Handle challenges better

Who the course is for 

Anyone who:

🌱 wants to grow in confidence
😟 feels worried or unsure at times

🧠 wants to think more positively
🎯 wants to feel more in control

⚑ wants to be more motivated
πŸ”„ faces change/challenges/setbacks

How the course will help

After the course, you should be able to:

β€’ Feel calmer and more in control
β€’ Handle challenges & setbacks better

β€’ Think more positively & clearly

β€’ Take action, overcome procrastination
β€’ Make better decisions in daily life

What it covers

πŸ’‘ What confidence is, why it matters
πŸ“‰ How low confidence affects results

πŸ‘£ Taking small, simple steps forward
🚫 Why avoiding comparisons helps

🧭 Using your Values to guide you

🧭 Understanding your personality style
πŸ” How behaviour fits with your style

πŸ‘₯ Appreciating differences in others
🀝 Working better with different styles

πŸ”„ How to respond well to change
πŸ§— How to handle challenges positively

πŸ’¬ How to deal with criticism
❌ How to cope with rejection

⚠️ How to learn from mistakes

🎯 How to face risks with confidence
🌱 How to accept/work on weaknesses

πŸ”„ Moving on from difficult situations
πŸ™… Saying β€œno” when needed

πŸ’ͺ Using your strengths more often
😊 Doing more of what you enjoy

🎯 Setting goals that work for you

🦁 Build courage & momentum
⚑ Stay motivated, avoid procrastination

πŸšͺ Step outside your comfort zone
🧘 Keep a calm mind for good decisions

🧠 Choose a learning style to suit you
πŸ“± Be positive about social media

πŸ’­ How to improve your thinking
πŸ”„ How to break unhelpful habits

πŸ’¬ How to develop ‘positive self-talk’

🧠 Coping with change & challenges
πŸ’¬ Handling criticism & rejection

πŸ’ͺ Improving confidence & motivation
πŸ”„ Breaking unhelpful habits

⏳ Overcoming procrastination
πŸ™… Saying β€œno” when needed

🦁 Developing a positive mindset
⚠️ Handling mistakes & risks positively

🎯 Setting & achieving realistic goals
🚫 Avoiding unhelpful comparisons  

⚠️What we don’t cover in this course:

πŸ₯ Medical & mental health conditions
🧠 Anxiety disorders & trauma

πŸ’Š Issues needing professional support
❀️ Major life events (eg loss & abuse)
🍷 Lifestyle aspects needing specialists

πŸ”— Our courses that may help

😴 Sleep and energy: if an issue, try our
…. Boosting Benefits of Sleep course

πŸ₯— Healthy habits: if an issue, try our
….  Healthy Eating & Drinking course

πŸ’¬ Conflict: try our course
….  Handling Conflict & Difficult People

⭐ Personal effectiveness: try
…. 7 Highly Effective Characteristics

🀝 Relationships: try our two courses
….  Boosting Relationship Skills and
Boosting Highly Effective Relationship Characteristics

πŸ“˜ Workbook: clear, simple guidance

🧠 Tools to help you think positively
πŸ’¬ Practical approaches to use daily
πŸ› οΈ Techniques to use straight away

πŸ“ Summaries to remember daily
🌱 Clear plans to build your confidence

and you have πŸ“š handouts to refer to

How the course is run

πŸ‘₯ In-person and interactive
😊 Friendly, relaxed and informal

πŸ“˜ Workbook and handouts to keep
❓ Plenty of time to ask questions

14-16 hours – as decided by the Hosts* in each Delivery Centre

*For each course, the Hosts decide on:

a) the duration of each session and
b) the number of sessions

This depends on the attendees’ needs and the facilities at each Delivery Centre

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Want to see more?
Full details: course syllabus
Course overview: PDF document

The course is one of a series of courses
called Positive Life Courses (β€˜PLC’)

A Positive Life is one that is:
✨ uplifting
✨ encouraging

✨ hopeful
✨ confident

✨ supportive
✨ useful

✨ forward-looking
✨ worthwhile

To learn more: About PLC 

This course is based on ideas from:

a) books: Confidence Pocketbook, Gill Hasson; Personality Plus, Florence Littauer; Positive Personality Profiles, Robert Rohm; 365 Days of Positive Self-Talk, Shad Helmstetter; The Bible; Personality Patterns, Lana Bateman; Psycho-Cybernetics, Maxwell Maltz; See You at the Top, Zig Ziglar

b) web sites: mindtools.com, azquotes.com, brainyquote.com, TED talks, forbes.com, youtube.com, discinsights.com, inspirationloaded.com, huffingtonpost.com, psychologytoday.com, thinkgrowth.org, positivegraphics.com, pastorrick.com

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