The mentoring session materials that follow target the key elements required for participants to effectively set and achieve goals. Wherever possible, they should be delivered flexibly within an appropriate cultural context that promotes their relevance. They complement the Pirru Thangkuray Participant Workbook and include annotations that may be useful for mentors. The activities can be […]

The Pirru Thangkuray Program is designed to help you achieve what’s important for you! And it isn’t about anyone else – it’s about you being at your personal best to achieve great things. The program matches you with mentors to connect with culture and achieve goals that make you feel strong and proud. So, what […]

When setting goals, the best person to compare your performance to is you. When you set personal best goals – to do better than you have previously – you benefit. It’s about you and your personal best. They’re your goals – all about improving you, achieving what is important for you – they aren’t about […]

Nicho Hynes, a strong and proud Wiradjuri/Darkinjung NRL player has goals related to his football career – but that’s not all, he also has goals related to his work with community (as well as many other areas). Setting goals isn’t limited to any one aspect of life. In fact, goal setting can be used to […]

Setting and achieving goals is a skill that can be learned and developed with practice over time. Anybody can become skilled in goal setting – and that includes you! Remember, your goals are all about you – nobody else. So, when you set a goal, it should be about your improvement, your achievement – not […]

Your goal needs a purpose that motivates you to act – it should be inspiring. Your goal should be clear and specific. You should be able to visualise what it’ll be like when you achieve it. What will it feel like, look like, sound like? What will you notice? What will other people notice? How […]

Setting and achieving a goal doesn’t happen by magic – it requires you to follow a process that results in the goal’s achievement. For example, if my goal was to shoot at 90% from the free throw line in basketball – I would have to consistently demonstrate the correct shooting process. This process would be […]

To achieve your goal, you need to do what’s required – practice, practice, practice the process. Patty Mills is a Gugada Nagyagaou and Dauer Meriam man who plays basketball for the Australian Boomers, as well as the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA. Patty is a big believer in goal setting. Patty says; “you need to […]

If you believe you can achieve your goals by persistently practising process, you have a Growth Mindset. If you believe you can – there is every chance you will. If you believe you can’t – you probably won’t. Ash Barty is a proud Ngarigo woman who recently retired as a champion tennis player. Ash understood […]

Capability is the power to do things. Building your capability means building the power (or the capacity) to do new things, do things differently and/or do things better. Capability is like a muscle – the more you use it the stronger and more powerful it becomes. King Stingray is a band from the Northern Territory, […]

Tools can be useful (and sometimes necessary) for you to achieve your goals. Your capability (power) to effectively use tools may require persistent practice. As an example, let’s look at the rock band King Stingray, whose goal is “to open the eyes of a nation while simultaneously rocking its socks off.” To raise awareness and […]

Self-efficacy is the belief you have in your ability to achieve a goal (it works together with Growth Mindset). People who experience high levels of self-efficacy believe what they do can make a difference. Unfortunately, people who experience low levels of self-efficacy do not believe what they do makes any difference. For example, a person […]

Self-determination is the ability to make decisions about your future – to choose your pathway. It’s a right and a responsibility that requires you to be accountable for your decisions and actions. As you grow, develop and become more self-determining, you will be expected to take more responsibility for the decisions you make. Making good […]

Self-regulation is the ability to manage your thoughts, emotions and behaviours – to stay in control, even when things aren’t going well for you. And to effectively self-regulate, you need to be aware of your behaviours – sometimes this can be challenging. Habits are an example of people acting without always being aware of what […]

Emotions play a big part in your ability to self-regulate. Emotions are strong feelings, which include fear, anger, disgust, sadness and happiness. People can experience emotions differently to others depending upon: • how they look at the world • what is happening around them at the time Emotions can be complex and difficult to understand. […]

You can experience stress when a challenge stretches your ability, or when you believe it is beyond your ability to manage. Stress isn’t always bad. A level of challenge and stress is required for people to perform at their best, such as in an exam, in sport or when performing in public. But, when high […]

So, you have set personal best goals – well done! Developing the processes and strategies that will provide you with the best chance of achieving your goal is an important part of planning for success. If you find this challenge difficult, you could easily give up – but you are more resourceful and persistent than […]

Personal strengths are characteristics that allow you to thrive. Everybody has their own personal strengths, and no one set of strengths is better than another. Sometimes people form teams to combine their strengths to achieve a shared goal. Strengths can provide you with the capability and confidence to achieve goals that are important to you, […]

A routine is a sequence of activities that are repeated so often that they become a habit. An example of a routine may be getting ready for a school day, which could be something like: Wake up > have breakfast > clean your teeth > get dressed>organise morning tea/lunch> pack your bag > catch the […]

Throughout your life you will be required to manage opportunities and challenges. At times things will be going well for you, and at other times things may get tough- and very challenging. Sometimes you may not be able to control the opportunity or challenge, but you can control the way you respond to it. Opportunities […]

If purpose provides you with the motivation to behave in certain ways, principles guide your behaviour. Principles (or values) are like a personal GPS, which can assist you to head in the right direction. Principles are part of your belief system. When you don’t live by your principles you can feel like you have let […]