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Module 1 - Extra resources

Your Career Goal

Complete your 12 month action plan

Learning type
Act
Number of participants
Individual
Mentor
Peer Group
Estimated time required
30 minutes
Once you have your career plan with milestones (Handout 14), you can break down what steps you would like to take over 12 months (Handout 15). Once complete, share with peer group and mentor.

Finalise and share your career plan

Learning type
Reflect
Number of participants
Individual
Mentor
Estimated time required
45 minutes
Finish your career plan with milestones. Have you taken on board the comments from your peers? Who do you want to share it with next... mentor, line manager? Where can you put it to motivate you?

How have others achieved their goals?

Learning type
Reflect
Number of participants
Individual
Estimated time required
30 minutes
Read some of our testimonials from past participants who talk about the lasting impact of being on the programme

How to stop screwing yourself over

Learning type
Reflect
Number of participants
Individual
Peer Group
Estimated time required
22 minutes
Widely respected for her grab-'em-by-the-collar advice and tough love, Mel Robbins drills through the mental clutter that stands between people and what they want.

Set time aside for your personal development

Learning type
Act
Number of participants
Individual
Estimated time required
15 minutes
Using your milestones as a starting guide, book slots in your calendar so you have dedicated time over the coming months to make progress.

Visualisation

Learning type
Reflect
Number of participants
Individual
Estimated time required
10 minutes
Doing the visualisation again is a valuable activity. It's a lovely tool to revisit.

Building Your Network

Example timetable for your self-directed days

Learning type
Act
Number of participants
Individual
Peer Group
Estimated time required
15 minutes
What is a self-directed day and how do I get the most out of it? Check out our suggested timetable and agenda to help you plan your self-directed days with your Peer Group

Join the Thresholds Alumni LinkedIn group

Learning type
Act
Number of participants
Individual
Estimated time required
15 minutes
Join our Alumni on LinkedIn and build your network, reach out, ask for support, opportunities and share. We advertise networking events through our LinkedIn pages and other opportunities.

Mentoring blog

Learning type
Learn
Number of participants
Individual
Mentor
Estimated time required
10 minutes
Check out this mentoring blog - a personal experience of virtual mentoring and tips for how to get the most out of the relationship

Spot mentoring

Learning type
Act
Number of participants
Individual
Estimated time required
30 minutes
Set yourself the challenge of reaching out to 5 people who inspire you for a coffee (a spot of spot mentoring). For example, they may have an exciting job, be an excellent communicator or work in a different field
Read more

Start the journey with your mentor

Learning type
Act
Number of participants
Individual
Estimated time required
20 minutes
What are your three 'must haves' to help you choose your mentor? Read Handout 10 in your workbook for tips. When you approach a mentor give them a clear idea of what you're looking for.
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Exploring Ideas

Befriending Your Inner Critic

Learning type
Reflect
Number of participants
Individual
Estimated time required
50 minutes
In an engaging talk exclusively for Thresholds, guest speaker Gemma Brown provides practical suggestions on how to access a kinder, more motivating inner voice and overcome self-doubt.
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Freedom from self-doubt

Learning type
Reflect
Number of participants
Peer Group
Estimated time required
14 minutes
A former felon, turned doctor, clinical director, and professor, Dr. B J Davis is living proof that our past doesn’t dictate our future. Our past can refine us. He shares his story of coming to the realisation that he needed to create his own miracle.
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Get comfortable with being uncomfortable

Learning type
Reflect
Number of participants
Individual
Estimated time required
11 minutes
Luvvie Ajayi Jones isn't afraid to speak her mind or to be the one dissenting voice in a crowd, and neither should you. "Your silence serves no one," says the writer, activist and self-proclaimed professional troublemaker.
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Get with the programme!

Learning type
Act
Number of participants
Individual
Peer Group
Estimated time required
7 minutes
Personal experience from a CT graduate of how to make the most of your peer group
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How to Build Your Mental Strength

Learning type
Learn
Number of participants
Individual
Estimated time required
5 minutes
There’s a difference between acting tough and actually being mentally strong.

Developing mental strength takes practice, and involves overcoming our natural anxieties so we can handle difficult situations.
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How to live before you die?

Learning type
Reflect
Number of participants
Individual
Peer Group
Estimated time required
15 minutes
Watch this video of Steve Jobs, CEO and co-founder of Apple and Pixar, talk about pursuing your dreams and seeing the opportunities in life's setbacks.

Lean In

Learning type
Learn
Number of participants
Individual
Peer Group
Estimated time required
15 minutes
Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg looks at why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the top of their professions and offers 3 powerful pieces of advice to women aiming for the C-suite.

Lean In - A rebuttal

Learning type
Learn
Number of participants
Individual
Peer Group
Estimated time required
15 minutes
Female tech leader, Sabrina Parsons, sets out why she doesn't think 'Leaning In' is the answer...

The Power of Vulnerability

Learning type
Learn
Number of participants
Individual
Peer Group
Estimated time required
21 minutes
Brené Brown studies human connection - our ability to empathise, belong, love. In this poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest