Tony Swainston Presentation

Tony Swainston and Chris Tony Swainston and Chris BerryBerry

The Pacific InstituteThe Pacific InstituteFrom potential to performanceFrom potential to performance

Changing up a GearChanging up a Gear

Young People’s Sexual Health and Well Young People’s Sexual Health and Well BeingBeing


PX2 supports dreamsPX2 supports dreams

““If we advance confidently in If we advance confidently in the direction of our dreams the direction of our dreams and endeavour to live the and endeavour to live the life which we have life which we have imagined, we will meet with imagined, we will meet with success unexpected in success unexpected in common hours”common hours”

Henry ThoreauHenry Thoreau


A common languageA common language

IIE (Investment in IIE (Investment in Excellence)Excellence)

STEPSSTEPS BreakthroughBreakthrough PX2PX2


What young people really desireWhat young people really desire

Places to live where they Places to live where they feel safe, happy and feel safe, happy and proudproud

More influence over their More influence over their lives and futureslives and futures

Equality of opportunityEquality of opportunity Confidence to turn their Confidence to turn their

dreams into realitydreams into reality A sense of optimism for a A sense of optimism for a

bright futurebright future


What is PX2?What is PX2?

PX2 is designed for PX2 is designed for students aged 14 to 19. students aged 14 to 19.

Growing up is full of Growing up is full of challenges, contradictions and challenges, contradictions and pressures. It’s always been pressures. It’s always been this way, but these days, this way, but these days, everything seems to be on a everything seems to be on a much larger scale. And studies much larger scale. And studies have shown that with no goals have shown that with no goals of our own, all of us including of our own, all of us including our young people, become our young people, become susceptible to the loudest susceptible to the loudest voice around us. voice around us.


What is PX2?What is PX2?

PX2 teaches the art and PX2 teaches the art and science of goal-setting, science of goal-setting, combined with a thorough combined with a thorough understanding of just how we understanding of just how we think, so that our young people think, so that our young people gain self-confidence, self-gain self-confidence, self-esteem and a strong ethical esteem and a strong ethical centre. It is one thing for any of centre. It is one thing for any of us to know "the right thing" to us to know "the right thing" to do, it's quite another to have do, it's quite another to have the confidence to act on it. the confidence to act on it. PX2 provides the way.PX2 provides the way.


How PX2 worksHow PX2 works

Using video, music, graphics Using video, music, graphics (and more) PX2 ensures (and more) PX2 ensures that critical ideas are easy that critical ideas are easy to understand and fun to to understand and fun to learn. Presenting the same learn. Presenting the same concepts that have made concepts that have made The Pacific InstituteThe Pacific Institute’’s s STEPSSTEPS programme programme celebrated around the celebrated around the world, Lou Tice teaches the world, Lou Tice teaches the core curriculum in 12 short core curriculum in 12 short DVD segments, whilst DVD segments, whilst Antowaine Richardson acts Antowaine Richardson acts as the as the ““VJVJ”” –– the Video DJ. the Video DJ.


When will PX2 be available?When will PX2 be available?

PX2 has been launched PX2 has been launched in a number of countries. in a number of countries. It will be available in the It will be available in the UK from January 2009. UK from January 2009.


What PX2 offersWhat PX2 offers

The futureIs hopeless

EnvironmentIs hostile

We are worthless

We havevalue

The futureIs bright

There is a world of

possibility

Maximise the danger

Minimise the ability to

cope

Optimistic outlook

Maximise potential


Talents/Personality

Skills & competences

The present achievement level

Without PX2


Talents/Personality

Habits, Attitudes, Beliefs, Expectations, Aspirations

Skills & competences

The new achievement level

The old achievement level

After PX2


The movement PX2 providesThe movement PX2 provides

Independence Independence

Worthwhile Worthwhile

Helpfulness Helpfulness

Powerful Powerful

Dependence Dependence

Worthless Worthless

Powerless Powerless

Helplessness Helplessness


Traditional interventionsTraditional interventions

these alone give

Short term relief

Reactive interventions

Skill sets input


Self-esteem

Self-image

AttitudesExpectations

Beliefs

Can do

Sustainable change

PX2 interventionPX2 intervention

Bringing about change that lasts!Bringing about change that lasts!


PX2 is brand new but based on the well PX2 is brand new but based on the well established Breakthrough programmeestablished Breakthrough programme

““I feel great about myself. Not in a I feel great about myself. Not in a big-headed way but I know I can do big-headed way but I know I can do anything I want to”anything I want to”

MarkMark

““Brilliant, just brilliant. I learnt more Brilliant, just brilliant. I learnt more about myself in six days than I ever about myself in six days than I ever did in school”did in school”

EoinEoin

““Wish my teachers did this course”Wish my teachers did this course”

DonnaDonna


Training to run PX2Training to run PX2

IIE

PX2 Facilitator Training


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