Faces of Change 2: Assume Nothing!

Faces of Change 2 provides a framework to assist and empower you with skills and disciplines that will prepare you for a lifetime of success. This book is a wonderful resource to help prepare you for a bright future. Each unit is filled with nuggets of information that will provoke you to use critical thinking when confronting obstacles in life that could possibly prevent you from reaching your dreams! Should life afford you the privilege of time, inevitably you will become an adult. What is not inevitable is you will become a well-equipped adult who is ready to successfully meet and conquer the challenges of adulthood. You must carefully plan it. There are countless books that help plan for life. However, Faces of Change 2 is different because it provides a roadmap for you to strategically chart your course for achieving success. Each unit provides relevant real-world situations with practical methods for addressing them. You are guided to use the unlimited power within you to become a person ready and prepared to take your rightful place in this world. Using this Book, All of the activities are designed for you to read and to discuss with a caring adult. In many of the units both of you will be asked to complete an activity and then discuss your responses. These are opportunities for quality dialogue to support you in acquiring the identified skills. Each unit consists of a short OVERVIEW that tells you what the unit is about. Following the overview, you will see the NONCOGNITIVE VARIABLE(S) the unit addresses. Following the noncognitive variable(s), is the LESSON for each unit presented in an interesting manner. After the lesson, you are provided FOOD FOR THOUGHT in the form of an inspirational quote and/or poem which provides you with an opportunity to think deeper about the lesson. The WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW section provides you with the central ideas that you should understand after engaging in the lesson. Finally, the unit ends with an ACTIVITY that allows you to apply your new-found knowledge. Each of these areas provides rich opportunities for you to have a conversation with your caring adult about your thoughts and ideas. After completing all of the lessons you will have developed a roadmap to achieve the goals that will lead to your success.