Having a long-term perspective means thinking about how today’s choices will impact the future, rather than just focusing on immediate results. While this is often seen as an adult trait, studies show that young people can also develop this mindset. Research indicates that more young people are recognizing the value of planning and applying this mindset to their goals.
The All About Having a Long-term Perspective poster encourages young people to think beyond immediate results and focus on the future. It offers strategies to create a vision, set goals, practice delayed gratification, and set priorities.
With this poster, kids and teens can take a more thoughtful approach and adopt a strategic mindset for achieving their long-term goals. They can set aside time each week to reflect on and adjust these goals, so they can better align their daily actions with their future aspirations
Caring adults can help them grasp this concept by guiding them through activities like creating a bucket list of their goals and outlining the steps needed to achieve them. They can also create a vision board that visually represents these goals and the path to reaching them. Our Goal Setting Tips handout can support this process.
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Reference:
- Martensson, A., Snyder, K., Ingelsson, P., & Backstrom, I. (2023). Understanding long-term thinking as a management strategy to support sustainable quality development: Perspectives from education. The TQM Journal, 35(9). https://doi.org/10.1108/TQM-08-2023-0359
