How to Match Your Passion to Your Cause

What are some options for creating a solution for your root cause?

• Is there an activity that could support it?
• Is education needed for improvement?
• Is there a process that needs to be changed?
• Look at your starburst document to see what other issues should be considered.

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What skill or interests do you have that could support your root cause improvement?

• Do you enjoy an activity that could relate to an activity for your root cause?
  • Noelle loves crocheting and created a non profit to create yarn toys for kids with cancer.
• Do you have a technical skill you could use to educate others or get others involved?
  • Brekke built a website and produced a YouTube video educating people about vaccines.
• Are you involved in a group that could support your project?
  • Emma volunteered with Culver City ReDiscovery Center and used materials donated for reuse to create a portable race track for area school use.
• Do you have a family member or close friend that has inspired you?
  • Audrey’s brother’s needs inspired her to create a fitness club for special needs children.
• Do you want to encourage others to try something new?
  • Elizabeth loves skeet shooting and built a range allowing her school to expand the team.

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Find a Mentor to Guide You and Build a Team

• Think about where you most need to expand your knowledge
  • Is there a part of your project that you aren’t sure how to manage?
  • Are there groups you need to have involved that you need a connection?
  • Is there technical expertise you don’t have?
  • Are there people you enjoy working with?
  • Think about the Starburst activity again and make sure you are including people on your team that support each question or the fact you listed.
• When identifying your Project Mentor, make sure you are choosing someone that has specific knowledge about your root cause.
  • Your Project Mentor should be guiding you: people to connect with, assisting you with learning the language that relates to your project, what has been tried previously, and other information regarding the root cause.
  • Your team assists with creating timelines, talents for specific tasks, and general day to day work.
• Remember, you are the Project Manager.
  • You don’t need to do every piece of the project yourself.
  • You need enough knowledge to be able to describe what you need from others.
  • You need to be able to give clear directions and reasonable deadlines.
  • Trust your team, but remember you are the hub. You are responsible to keep the project moving.

Next week: Sustainability

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