Personal Challenges and Mindsets publié le 12/10/2025
How does believing in yourself change the way you overcome obstacles ?
"That which does not kill us makes us stronger." (Friedrich Nietzsche) is our starting point to discuss this chapter about challenges and mindsets and the importance to keep our focus and determination whatever difficulties we may face in our life.
In the following document, you can find how I intend to work on this topic with 2nd year students in ATC Industrial Maintenance where three quarters of the class are involved in apprenticeship. Which implies to think about a different calendar.
Students will be facing one of the most uncomfortable period within a few months as exams will come into their way. They need to keep going and in good conditions, whether professional or personal. They have to keep on developing and improving skills.
This chapter invites students to reflect on the role of mindset in overcoming personal and professional challenges. Through various activities and personal works, they will explore how emotions, values, and perseverance contribute to success. The goal is to help learners build self-awareness and confidence while developing their ability to communicate about real-life experiences in English.
In this last document, students may go further by watching many testimonies. And on my desk they can find and borrow Barry Finlay’s Just Keep Climbing.
The cards from the game "My Value in Action" are not available here but may be shared. So feel free to send me an email at Jennifer.Baudouin1@ac-poitiers.fr.