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Project 3 — Make a timeline to reach your dream (Grades 4-6, 7-9)
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The best athletes and performers all use one important tool when getting ready to face the crowd: visualization. By using the power of the mind, visualization can be what drives you ahead of the pack — in any situation. To use the strength of visualization for yourself, try this creative approach.
Picture yourself ten years from today. You'll have graduated from school, and you'll most likely be aiming for a career. What would you really like to see yourself doing?
You might be touring the country as a songwriter, working in the forest, volunteering with Doctors without Borders in Africa, building houses, lecturing on English literature as a university professor, raising children, or working for a computer software company.
Whatever you want to do, picture yourself doing it to the best of your ability. To find out how to climb to the pinnacle of success, see how other people have achieved your dream. You could use the Internet, check out library resources, or talk to someone in your community.
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Ian Houghton (:45)
Long-Track Speed Skater, National Team
Hear a long-track speed skater talk about focusing on goals to get ready for the Olympics.
Watch Ian's Video...
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When you've gathered all your information, create a timeline for your road to success. Work backwards from your goal to where you are today.
For example, if you wanted to win an Olympic medal in luge at the 2010 Olympics, these are some of the milestones you might have to achieve:
1. Win medals in international competition by age 20.
2. Get a spot on the national team by age 18.
3. Have a good coach by age 13.
4. Be physically active and training daily by age 10.
If you wanted to be a broadcast journalist by age 27, here are some milestones you might have to achieve:
1. Get a post as a reporter with a television/radio station by age 26.
2. Have an internship with a newsroom by age 25.
3. Get a certificate or degree in journalism by age 23.
4. Complete an undergraduate degree in science or arts by age 22.
5. Have experience with a student newspaper or TV station by age 18.
6. Be up to date with current events and news styles by age 15.
Once you've worked out your timeline, you can bring it to life in a few different ways. You could map it visually on paper and illustrate it with pictures or photos; create a website with links to your different milestones; or make a Powerpoint presentation using slides and animation to highlight important events.
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Choose from any of the Projects listed below to learn more about this program.
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