Week 5 - Discussion Forum 1

This forum is the final opportunity to engage directly with fellow classmates in a personally meaningful way. Here, you will reflect more deeply on the importance of having a strong human support system as you work towards your goals. You will also examine more closely how having a capacity to overcome obstacles contributes to one’s grit and ability to achieve success.

Prepare:

Before attempting this discussion,

• Read the Week 5 Lesson.
• Read The Importance of a Social Support Network in Achieving Your Goals (Links to an external site.).
• Watch The Boost Students Need to Overcome Obstacles (Links to an external site.).

Write:

In your initial discussion forum post,

• Share one idea from the article listed above that personally resonates with you and that you could adopt to help you reach your goals.
• Discuss who will serve as a source of support for you as you work toward the goals identified in your Personal Development Plan. Consider the person(s) you identified in Week 3 for the PowerPoint presentation.
• Discuss one personally relevant connection or new idea you gained by watching the TEDTalk from Anindya Kundu listed above.

Your initial post should be a minimum of 150 words