SUPER STRENGTH

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In a recent survey, teens were asked what they would change about themselves.

1. Physical Appearance

  • Height, weight, skin tone

  • Facial features (nose, hair, teeth, etc.)

  • Wanting to look more “attractive” or “fitting in” with trends

🔹 2. Academic Abilities

  • Scoring better grades

  • Being more focused or disciplined in studies

  • Improving memory or concentration

🔹 3. Social Confidence

  • Overcoming shyness or anxiety

  • Speaking more confidently in public

  • Making friends more easily

🔹 4. Personality Traits

  • Becoming less angry, jealous, or lazy

  • Being more patient, kind, or helpful

  • Becoming more optimistic or outgoing

🔹 5. Skills and Talents

  • Learning to play an instrument or sport

  • Being better at art, dance, coding, or communication

  • Becoming more creative or athletic

🔹 6. Habits and Lifestyle

  • Reducing screen time

  • Waking up earlier

  • Being more organized or managing time better


  • 📱 Don’t Anchor Life on Momentary Pleasures – Phone, food, trips are fleeting.

  • 🌱 Invest in What Endures – Relationships, growth, kindness, purpose.

  • 🕰 Think Beyond Today – Build habits and values that outlive trends.

  • 💎 True Joy Is Timeless – Meaningful work, gratitude, inner peace.

  • 🚀 Short-Term Fun Fades, Long-Term Meaning Grows – Choose the one that compounds.


Short-term pleasures:

  • Checking your phone for likes

  • Eating your favourite dessert

  • Binge-watching a show

  • Impulse shopping

Long-term joys:

  • Meaningful friendships

  • Learning a valuable skill

  • Creating something lasting

  • Contributing to others' lives

ACTIVITY

"Happiness Audit"

  1.  List 10 things that made you happy last week.

  2. Mark each as Short-term (S) or Long-term (L) joy.

  3. Discuss: Which ones really stuck with you? Which faded?






Holiday Name: Kindness Day

 Why I Was Chosen: Because I believed in making the world a better place with small acts of kindness. On this day, people do at least one good deed for someone else.


 Holiday Name: Dream Big Day

 Why I Was Chosen: Because I motivated others to set goals and believe in themselves. On this day, students and families share their dreams and take one step toward achieving them.

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