——————–PERSONAL VISION STATEMENT———
What is a personal vision statement?
a personal vision statement is a clear, concise summary of your personal goals and dreams for the future. it also serves as a guide for making decisions based on your values, and it helps you stay focused on the goals you want to achieve.
It introduces the power of setting a concrete goal.
How to write a personal vision statement?
begin with free writing, list personal strengths, list your personal weaknesses, write down your core values. Think about how your values should guide interactions with family, at works, and within your community.
Identify specific goals that you want to pursue, imagine your legacy and write it.
Determine your core values–exercise–
Create your own moral compass —exercise–
————–HOW TO WRITE YOUR PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY————–
Why is our reputation important?
How can I change the reputation the feds have broadcasted to the world about me?
What is the primary goal to have a biography that shows self-improvement?
When writing a biography for an online profile consider the audience:
future employers, probation officers, business prospects, anyone who wants to inquire about you for a program, school, a relationship, even to have as a neighbor.
What is the structure of a biography?
Taking responsibility is the first step towards reconciliation with you community. i.e….. your family, your employer, your neighbors.
Introspect – write about all you have learned by going through this experience. Show that you have developed a deeper understanding of all your previous decisions that led to where you are today.
Self-Awareness- Show that you have a clear understanding of your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Demonstrates that you don’t make excuses but set goals and pursue success.
Resilience- Shape your narrative by focusing on the plan that you heave made to overcome and triumph over criminal background. We’re all human beings, and we all fall. When we have the strength to stand up and our past, we begin to carve a brighter future.
Goal-Setting and Planning- Describe that you are striving to achieve and show the systematic steps you’re taking to advance your life. By showing that you know how to work through challenges and prepare for success, you open more opportunities for people to support you.
Iterative- Repetition, computational progress in which a series of operations is repeated until a condition is met. Develop your biography over time. It should become an integral part of your release plan. Use your bio to show that you are becoming more valuable over time and show your hard work on personal development.
—————-25 Journal Prompts for SELF-DISCOVERY—————————–
1.who am I when no one is around?
2. what are my personal boundaries?
3. what values are most important to me?
4. how do my values impact my choices and actions?
5. what is me personal “code of life” what rules or ethics do I abide by?
6. what expectations do I have for myself?
7. what advise would I give to my younger self?
8. am I living up to my full potential in life? if not, what is holding me back?
9. what or who am I holding on to that I need to let go? what are the reasons I’ve held on to them? what could happen if I let go of them?
10. if I die today how will I be remembered? How do I want to be remembered?
11. what are my resentments? what role do I play in each resentment?
12. for what moment today or recently am I the most grateful? the least grateful?
13. when today or recently did I ask for what I needed? did I not ask? what was the outcome?
14. what was my biggest struggle today?
15. what helped me most with my negativity today?
16. what are some of my biases? where did they come from?
17. what parts of myself do I tend to hide from others and why?
18. what is me definition of love?
19. what qualities do I look for in a friend? am I someone I’d want to be friends with? why or why not?
20. what are my relationship values?
21. what is a reoccurring dream that I have?
22. what are my biggest regrets in life?
23. what are my motivations in life?
24. how have I changed in the past year?
25. what do I want to change the most about myself and why?
