Tazzie’s Growth Path Tips

Hello Leaders,

I am outlining some tips to help all of you with building growth paths in your subcommunities:

1. Identify a challenge your subcommunity offers support for. (Example: Difficulty with Setting Boundaries in Relationships)

2. Think of overcoming the challenge from a member's standpoint (Empathy is key)

3. Focus on the "how" - Ask yourself "How can I create simple and time efficient steps to make it easier for the member needing support?"

4. Start a draft. Take it one step at a time. Reflect on how the member can learn something at every step to get closer to overcoming the challenge

(Posted below are some ideas corresponding to each step)

a. An exercise to identify feelings and thoughts associated with the challenge

b. A short video on How to process these feelings?

c. (Give them a break on step 3) Practice relaxation

d. A written exercise to help the member with identifying personal boundaries

e. Incorporate an exercise which encourages ways to communicate the personal boundaries (development assertiveness)

f. Information on how assertiveness can be helpful

g. Reflect on the progress made

h. A motivational talk

5. Please keep the language simple and clear to follow

6. Use different types of methods on each step or alternate (videos+written exercises)

7. Use tags relevant to the path and steps

8. Work as a team!

9. Please ask for support if needed

10. Enjoy the process! It's an opportunity to learn new skills.

I hope the tips above come in handy. If you need help, tag me!

Thank you!