No one emerges at the top. In reality, the most successful individuals have a long list of failures that led to their accomplishments. Yet many gifted children expect to “get the right answer” on their first attempt and once faced with truly challenging situations, give up before trying. This session provides strategies for supporting gifted youth as they engage in the struggles that lead to meaningful success in school and in life.

1. Building Resiliency

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6. The Year of…
GREAT
EXPECTATIONS

7. 3rd

11. In 2015 the ACHA surveyed over
93,000 college students.
Nearly 1/2 reported that academics
had been very difficult to handle.

12. lthough there are many
possible explanations for
why one could fail, effort
and ability are the most
likely causes that students
report.
– Good & Brophy
A

13. Teacher Rating of Students
Student Self-Rating
R2 = .52
Quality
of
Work
Ability
R2 = .11
Quality
of
Work
Effort
(Siegle & McCoach)
R2 = .66
Quality
of
Work
Ability R2 = .63
Quality
of
Work
Effort

15. Ascending Intellectual Demand

17. Tower Power

18. • Build the tallest tower you can.
• Use only the materials provided.
• You do not need to use all the materials.
• The tower must support a golf ball for
two minutes.
• The bottom of the ball must be no more
than 20% below the top of the tower.
Tallest Tower

19. Stay
in the
Struggle

25. I have not failed 1000 times…
-Thomas Edison

26. I have not failed 1000 times…
I have successfully
discovered 1000 ways to NOT
make a light bulb.
-Thomas Edison

27. ITERATE

30. Tie a Knot

31. Learn contingency planning…

32. Overcome adversity.

33. Take responsibility for their actions…

34. The Year of…
GREATER
EXPECTATIONS

35. 4th

40. False praise can be as
harmful as no praise!

42. Don’t
you
think
if I were
wrong,
I’d
KNOW it?

43. Lack of
Honest
Self-Appraisal
Skills

44. Diminishes Value of Authentic Praise

46. S
TO
W
Helpful
to achieving the
objective
Harmful
to achieving the
objective
Internal Origin
Attributes of the
Individual
Strengths Weaknesses
External Origin
Attributes of the
Environment
Opportunities Threats
SWOT
Analysis

47. Strengths
What unique skills do I have?
What do I do well?
When do others ask for my help?
What experiences have I had that will
help me as I move forward?
© Angela Housand, 2013

48. Weaknesses
What areas do I need to improve?
What do others view as my weakness
or area for improvement?
What is something I would like to
change?
© Angela Housand, 2013

49. Opportunities
What opportunities exist that I have
not tried?
How can I use my strengths to create
opportunities for myself?
Who do I know that can help me?
© Angela Housand, 2013

50. Threats
What could hinder my success?
What are potential problems I could
encounter?
What are the challenges I face?
What are the restrictions in my life
(time, money, vehicle, access to
computer or the Internet, etc.)? © Angela Housand, 2013

51. What is
YOUR
definition of
success?

52. At some point over the past 12 months:
Hopeless
Overwhelmed
Exhausted
Very Sad
Overwhelming Anxiety
0.0 25.0 50.0 75.0 100.0
56.9%
63.9%
81.7%
85.6%
47.7%

55. Who do you want to talk to for your Self History Research?
(Minimum 9)
In what ways will you collect data for your Self History Research?
(Minimum 6)
What do you want to learn about yourself from
your Self History Research?
(Minimum 3)

56. The Year of…
EVEN GREATER
EXPECTATIONS

57. 5th

60. Critical Internal Voice

62. Fear of Failure
Goal Achievement
Opportunities

63. “Fear of Failure” Signs:
• Worry what others will think
• Attempt to lower expectations
• Physical symptoms
• Procrastination

64. It is impossible to live
without failing at something,
unless you live so cautiously
that you might as well
not have lived at all.
In which case,
you fail by default.
J.K. Rowling

66. Influence2016…
2015…
2014…
2013…
2012…

67. Influence
Most important
event in your life
for each year
2016…
2015…
2014…
2013…
2012…

68. Influence
Percentage of
control you had
over each event
2016…
2015…
2014…
2013…
2012…

69. Influence
Did you have more
control than you
thought?
Young people may feel
that external forces
control their lives.

70. Self-Determination
Relatedness Autonomy
Competence

71. The Year of…
A NEW HOPE

72. 6th

73. Risk
Taking

75. Increased Sense of Control

78. 5 Categories of Risk
Intellectual
Social
Emotional
Physical
Spiritual
(Neihart, 1999)

79. Resilience

83. The greater danger for
most of us lies not in
setting our aim too high
and falling short;
but in setting our aim
too low, and achieving
our mark.
-Michelangelo