Who am I? Identity and self reflection

What do you need to change? We all have things we want to change about ourselves; the way we look, the way we react to things, the way we are perceived by others..... Which challenge do you want to set yourself immediately (1 week) Which challenge do you want to set yourself short term (1/2 months) Which challenge do you want to set yourself long term (6-8 months) ACTION: Write down your challenges and pin them up somewhere obvious

Faiths across the world try to help people answer the question of "Who am I?" Have a look at how different religions try to answer this question https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsDQEb-qlyM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZBIZMSf2f8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBfHjyiQ3pk ACTION: write out what you think about faith and identity following on from these videos, and others you have found

There really is no fixed answer to who you are and who you are going to be. Are we wasting our time trying to define this and that rather than just getting on with it? Or is it a fundamental part if who we are to try and define ourselves? https://www.ted.com/talks/brian_little_who_are_you_really_the_puzzle_of_personality https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy https://www.ted.com/talks/hetain_patel_who_am_i_think_again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tJKGZ_xSZ0 ACTION: watch these TED talks and write out what you think of these videos

Poetry has always been a way if expressing who you are and what you see. Find some poems or lyrics of songs you like which really speak to you. Does 1 poet have a way of describing you and what you are going through at the moment? ACTION: try to write your own song lyrics / poem or find 3/4 poems which really speak to you

What are your dreams? What do you hope to achieve? If the world was perfect and you had all the money in the world what would you wish for? Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?  Where do you see yourself in 10 years time? Where do you see yourself by the time you die? ACTION: make a dreams board with cut outs from magazines / words / images about your hopes and dreams

We all learn in different ways too. There are many styles but only some of them are right for you. Have a look at some of the research around learning styles and see if the theories make sense to you. VARK http://vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/ There are many others you need to search around and compare the results ACTION: complete a survey ,  read the results and decide if you agree or disagree

There are many ways to divide people up into categories. Sometimes this is a bad thing and sometimes this helps us work out who we are  Have a go at some of the surveys online and see if you agree with their conclusions.  https://www.16personalities.com/ http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp https://sapa-project.org/survey/start.php https://www.drugs.com/news/which-4-new-personality-types-you-77111.html ACTION: complete 2/3 online surveys to work out your personality type. R ead the results and decide if you agree or disagree

You have probably seen the shoe "Who do you think you are?" On the TV. Now it is your turn. I would like you to ask around in your family and do a little digging about who your ancestors are and where they came from. ACTION:  research your family tree, ask your grandparents for information, draw up your family tree

This week I would like you to do some rooting around at home and looking through those ancient photo albums or you in those awful outfits and with that terrible haircut. Photos are a very real connection to the past and who you have been as well as who you are now ACTION: find childhood photos of yourself, take photos of yourself, look in the mirror, get others to take photos of you and make a collage

In week 2 I would like you to think a little deeper What makes you unique? What have you experienced in your past which has affected or influenced who you are? What are your qualities? What are your struggles? What are your hopes and dreams? ACTION: make a spider diagram(s) of your thoughts

In this first week I would like you to think about who you are? What makes you you? Think of the elements which go into making you and influencing who you are? Who are you and which connections do you have? https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/shift-mind/201006/who-am-i ACTION : make a WORDLE http://www.wordle.net/ of YOU! "Who I am"