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Week 11 of 12
Resilience, Values, Identity & Leadership
Leading from the inside out.
Participants clarify core values, build resilience habits and practice emotionally intelligent leadership in their spheres.
Learning objectives
- Identify top five personal values.
- Describe resilience as recovering and adapting, not never struggling.
- Connect identity and values to daily choices.
- Apply EI to leading at home, work, school or ministry.
Teaching notes
- Resilience is built through relationships and practice.
- Values are directions, not destinations.
- Leadership is influence; everyone leads somewhere.
Examples & scenarios
The principal's apology
A school principal admits a scheduling error publicly, modeling accountability for staff.
Values after loss
After a layoff, Ken reconnects with values of family and service and volunteers while job-searching.
Calm under pressure
A youth pastor names the group's anxiety before a trip and offers a plan, settling the room.
Weekly action step
Take one values-aligned action daily for 5 days and note how it felt.
Optional Scripture reflection
Offered for those who find faith meaningful; feel free to skip.
Micah 6:8
Justice, mercy, humility — how do these align with your values?
Isaiah 40:31
Renewed strength — where do you draw renewal?