Hello, Let's look at what we can do to be an asset builder.
You can BE an Asset Builder
Be an open, honest, & active listener
Be committed to the positive work
Be hopeful & optimistic about young people & their future
Be self-aware
Be appreciative of youth's strengths
Be supportive
Be reliable & trustworthy
Be willing to share your assets with youth (time, caring, etc)
What you can DO as an Asset Builder
Say hello to all youth
Build relationships with the youth who live near you
Respect & affirm youth
Believe in youth
Attend youth's events
Look for the good in youth
Have meaningful conversations with youth
Model positive behavior
Forgive people when they make mistakes
Encourage youth to succeed in school and be a resource in their community
Use the asset framework.
So those are just ideas from Search Institute on how to be an Asset Builder.
Hope you have a great week and I will see you next Monday after my vacation!
Bye for now!
LA
1 comment:
A great list and sure speaks to my experience. As AmeriCorps members, there are so many opportunities to put this in action, and it can really make a difference. I can see pay offs of my investments partnerships with young people: a young woman who is from a domestic violence background now stops to reengage with therapist BEFORE she makes a relationship commitment; a young man now knows he is worth a future...and is being mentor to other kids in the neighborhood. It was magic. Just a new experience for them to get authentic attention and coaching. What's happening in other AmeriCorps members' experiences?
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