Transformational Outcomes
Ask Yourself: Will this experience be transformational?
- Will it challenge or broaden my worldview?
- Will it stretch me physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually?
- Will it place me outside of my current "comfort zone?"
- Will it require me to collaborate or communicate with others?
- Will it expose me to excellence?
- Will it help me develop new skills, positive attributes, or helpful behaviors?
- Will it create positive change for me as well as others?
- Will it allow me to explore my life purpose or potential?
- Will it offer me first-hand experience with a social or environmental issue?
- Will it help me grow in my faith, understanding, or commitments?
- Will it give me an opportunity to serve, influence, or develop others?
Ask Yourself: What kinds of changes do I wish to see?
- Intellectual Outcomes: Will this experience help me or someone else to grow intellectually or become more knowledgeable about a subject or skill? What intellectual changes do I anticipate as a result of this experience?
- Organizational Outcomes: Will this experience result in changes to an organization or office I am working with? What organizational changes do I anticipate as a result of this experience?
- Personal Outcomes: Will this experience help me to develop physically, emotionally, or relationally? What personal changes do I anticipate as a result of this experience?
- Local/Global Outcomes: Will this experience help make positive social or environmental changes in my community or world? What local or global changes do I anticipate as a result of this experience?
- Professional Outcomes: Will this experience help me grow as an emerging professional? What professional changes do I anticipate as a result of this experience?