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PERFORMANCE <strong>Helping</strong> young people succeed... We often write about success in organisations and teams but is there a topic more important than helping young people succeed If you (sometimes) have a child under your responsibility, helping them to succeed in life will burn for you. This article looks at how. The suggestions in this article come from many of us inside Leap Performance who are parents, guardians, coach sport or have (had) significant responsibility for younger people. Our suggestions are based on our experience and what makes sense to us…no more and no less. Dr Pippa Grange is, however, a formally qualified performance psychologist. To be successful, young people will have to grow into adults who have healthy relationships, enjoy financial security/choice/freedom, are healthy and fit, become the person they want to become, and have a career that’s rewarding and enjoyable. Not too many people can claim all of that…cos it’s bloody difficult…that’s why the help we give young people is critical. leapperformance.com.au 2
PERFORMANCE Dr Pippa Grange Performance Psychologist One is that we have to teach young people to be resilient. There is a difference between hard/tough and being strong, and ideally we teach young people to be strong enough to be able to honestly look set backs in the eye and bounce back from adversity, rather than pretend that adversity doesn’t happen, that it is somehow ‘odd’ rather than normal, or that adversity should be avoided at all costs (which can end up with a ‘don’t try’ attitude so that failure is circumnavigated). <strong>Young</strong> people need to persist with challenges and when things are not going their way, to reflect, change something, keep moving, etc. Resilience is the greatest asset for young people. a young person if you are prepared to model vulnerability. It sets up realistic expectations rather than perfectionistic ones. If you say you are stressed, feel like you’re not on top of things, feel hurt, disappointed, fed-up, etc. it is less uncool for them to say it too. But be cool about it :-) The third thing is teaching young people to reflect and be mindful. It is something most of us are still rubbish at as adults, but it is a habit and one best formed early. To consider what you are doing, and whether it’s what you intended to do (especially in relation to interactions with others) is a brilliant skill and a good basis for sound leadership at any level. One big advantage young people have is that they are in the moment, they stay in today rather than tomorrow—imagine making that a habit for success! Two is that we need to let young people know they can show vulnerability and it’s completely fine. When young people are finding their identity they can experiment with all sorts of different attitudes and personas (again, normal), withdraw from relationships and form new ones, and they can be at the whim of all sorts of moods (not their fault!). It gets hard to say they feel crap/sad/ angry…especially if they don’t know why. It is a huge gift to give leapperformance.com.au 3
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