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“The biggest problem growing up today is not actually stress; it’s meaninglessness.”
“The biggest problem growing up today is not actually stress; it’s meaninglessness.”
- Dr. Bill Damon, Director of the Stanford Center for Adolescence.
- Dr. Bill Damon, Director of the Stanford Center for Adolescence.
There is a mental health crisis brewing amongst our youth. Nearly one in three adolescents (31.9%) will meet criteria for an anxiety disorder by the age of 18. While school is in session, high school students are the single most stressed out population in the US. Youth depression and anxiety are rising at alarming rates. In 2016 an estimated 3.1 million adolescents aged 12 to 17 in the United States had at least one major depressive episode.
By discovering what moves them, identifying needs they care about, and uncovering personal strengths, students are able to find direction and make meaningful contributions by servicing a need in their community and world.
By discovering what moves them, identifying needs they care about, and uncovering personal strengths, students are able to find direction and make meaningful contributions by servicing a need in their community and world.
Purpose draws from three critical areas:
Purpose draws from three critical areas:
What You love
What You love
That thing you do for fun, but it might look like work to others. The thing that gives you energy and allows you to engage.
Your Strengths
Your Strengths
What are you really good at? Not the things that get graded but the areas that provide growth opportunities.
What Moves You
What Moves You
What causes you to take action? Not your passions, but rather those things within you that have deep meaning for you.
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