Transcript Letter to Future Self Mind Mapping

Opening Activities
Letters to Self
&
Mind Mapping
Write a letter to your future self
What: Write a letter to your future self, which will be returned to you
near the end of your service year.
Purpose:
• To provide a record of your life and who you are now
• To anchor in time your current views, attitudes, philosophy/outlook
• To explore your feelings and opinions about a variety of issues
• To create a tool for future reflection
Writing prompts:
• Me, now: your current hopes, fears, dream, intentions, goals, problems, likes/dislikes, who
you are – write like it’s a journal entry, what’s happening now and your initial thoughts about
service and your site and community
• Send your future self some words of inspiration
• Share your thoughts on where you’ll be or what you’ll be up to, what you may have learned
or what you hope to have accomplished (professionally or personally) in a year from now
Steps:
1.
Write your letter
2.
Seal and address your envelope (an address you will still have
by the end of your VISTA year)
3.
Once finished, give it to your VISTA Leader to collect.
Pros of Mind Mapping
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Release creativity
Organic
No hierarchies of ideas
Organize thoughts
Link ideas
Start a new project
Visual
Mind mapping was
founded by Tony
Duzan
Bee Skills
The five essential characteristics:
1. The main idea, subject or focus is in the center.
2. The main themes radiate from the central image
as 'branches‘.
3. The branches comprise a key image or key word
drawn or printed on its associated line.
4. Topics of lesser importance are represented as
'twigs' of the relevant branch.
5. The branches form a connected nodal structure.
The Path
Let’s Get Started!
 Start in center with image or word
 “My VISTA Year”, “2015-16”, “Personal Plans”
 Work your way out
 Use images, symbols, codes, or key words
Think about…
• Your year
• Your path
• Your dreams
• Your goals
• Your challenges