Whether you are starting a new school year, fleshing out a unit on identity development, or encouraging your students to set long-term educational goals, this set of practices invites students to explore who they are and what they value.
![Students reach out to trusted adults to ask what they think are students’ strengths and talents. (Purpose Challenge Practice #1)](https://ggie.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Discovering_Your_Strengths_and_Talents_1340x720-495x270.jpg)
Discovering Your Strengths and Talents
Students reach out to trusted adults to ask what they think are students’ strengths and talents. (Purpose Challenge Practice #1)
![Students describe their ideal world and how they might contribute to creating that world. (Purpose Challenge Practice #2)](https://ggie.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Magic_Wand_1340x720-495x270.jpg)
Magic Wand
Students describe their ideal world and how they might contribute to creating that world. (Purpose Challenge Practice #2)
![Students reflect on a Viktor Frankl quote about why meaning in life is important. (Purpose Challenge Practice #3)](https://ggie.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Mans_Search_for_Meaning_1340x720-495x270.jpg)
Man’s Search for Meaning
Students reflect on a Viktor Frankl quote about why meaning in life is important. (Purpose Challenge Practice #3)
![Students explore and reflect on their values. (Purpose Challenge Practice #4)](https://ggie.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Exploring_Your_Personal_Values_1340x720-495x270.jpg)
Exploring Your Personal Values
Students explore and reflect on their values. (Purpose Challenge Practice #4)
![Students imagine their lives at 40. (Purpose Challenge Practice #5)](https://ggie.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Best_Possible_Self_1340x720-495x270.jpg)
Best Possible Self
Students imagine their lives at 40. (Purpose Challenge Practice #5)
![Students design a tattoo that symbolizes the things that matter most to them. (Purpose Challenge Practice #6)](https://ggie.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Create_a_Purpose_Tattoo_1340x720-495x270.jpg)
Create a Purpose Tattoo
Students design a tattoo that symbolizes the things that matter most to them. (Purpose Challenge Practice #6)
![Students choose a quote about purpose and reflect on why it resonates with them. (Purpose Challenge Practice #7)](https://ggie.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Purpose_Quotes_Reflection_1340x720-495x270.jpg)
Purpose Quotes Reflection
Students choose a quote about purpose and reflect on why it resonates with them. (Purpose Challenge Practice #7)
![Students write about making long-term goals a reality.](https://ggie.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Setting_Long-Term_Goals_1340x720-495x270.jpg)
Setting Long-Term Goals
Students write about making long-term goals a reality. (Purpose Challenge Practice #8)