Welcome!
The Anatoliah Personal Development Workshop is an engaging, 45-minute experience designed to help students turn their goals into action. Created by Berklee College of Music-educated founder Chelo, the workshop combines relatable stories, guided reflection, and interactive activities to help students develop the skills they need to grow personally and academically.
Students explore how to set meaningful goals, develop positive self-talk, navigate their emotions, and make intentional daily decisions that move them closer to the future they want.
The problem
Students are constantly navigating social media, peer pressure, and the challenge of figuring out who they want to become. These influences can distract them from their goals and make it harder to stay true to themselves, manage their emotions, and make decisions that support the future they want.
The solution
Every leader has a roadmap.
FOCUS (who do I want to be today?)
SELF-TALK (what story am I telling myself?)
EMOTIONS (what is controling how I feel?)
DECISIONS (what daily steps am I taking?)
Why the workshop matters?
FOCUS: Without clear goals, students may struggle to identify the person they want to become in the future.
SELF-TALK: Without encouraging inner dialogue, students may allow self-doubt to prevent them from pursuing their goals.
EMOTIONS: Without learning to navigate their emotions, students may struggle to persevere when challenges arise.
DECISIONS: Without intentional daily decisions, students may find it difficult to turn their goals into reality.
What's the experience like?
Engaging - Students participate throughout.
Fun - Students can earn wonderful prizes.
Memorable - Students learn a leadership roadmap.
Impactful - Real life stories and Q&A session
Actionable - Students take on a challenge.
Step #1: Focus
1. Who do I want to become?
2. Who can I learn from?
We begin with a game called “Remember the Color,” designed to show students the importance of focusing their attention on what matters.
Students discover that achieving their goals begins with identifying what they want and focusing on the things that will help them move toward it—in and out of school.
Step #2: Self-Talk
3. What story am I telling myself?
4. Is the story helping or hurting?
Students explore the second step of personal development: learning to use positive self-talk to encourage themselves, overcome self-doubt, and stay committed to the goals they've set.
Step #3: Emotions
5. How is this making me feel?
6. Are those emotions helping or hurting?
Students learn how the opinions of others can influence their emotions and how understanding and managing those emotions can help them stay committed to their goals when challenges arise.
Step #4: Decisions
7. What daily steps am I taking?
8. Why I should never give up?
Students learn how small, intentional daily decisions build the habits and consistency needed to achieve their goals academically and in life.
Q&A
Speak your mind
Students will have the opportunity to ask questions, share thoughts, and connect real-life situations to the roadmap. We will guide the conversation by tying their questions back to focus, self-talk, emotions, and decisions.
Take Home Material
5-Day Accountability Challenge
The 5-Day Accountability Partner Challenge gives students a simple way to put the ideas from The Anatoliah Talk into action — together.
How it works?
Students choose an Accountability Partner (a fellow student) and commit to encouraging them to make positive choices throughout the school week.
They will each receive a 4x6 card with four simple questions they must ask each other on a daily basis for 5 consecutive days.
Once they complete the 5-day challenge, they can choose a different accountability partner for the following week or keep the same partner.
"I just wanted to say thank you again for our great sessions. I look forward to future endeavors!"
- Assistant Principal Western @ Kissimmee Middle School, Osceola County, FL