Comfort Zone
What does it mean to be in your comfort zone?
What is sympathy?
What is a good question to start off a conversation?
Examples: What's up? How are you doing? How is your day?
What does it mean to have high self-esteem?
You like and accept yourself the way you are.
You see your classmate with their head down sleeping during a test. How might they be feeling?
Tired, overwhelmed, or maybe they don't care about the test.
What is bad about staying in your comfort zone too much?
You stop striving to achieve your goals, you stop challenging yourself, and you let opportunities slip by. You may not try new things or meet new people that would benefit your life.
How could you VERBALLY express sympathy to someone who is upset?
Tell them you are sorry, ask them what is wrong, tell them you are there for them, etc.
What can you do if a conversation is going slowly or the other person seems bored?
Change the subject to something they are interested in.
What does it mean to have low self-esteem?
You don't feel good about yourself or wish you were a different person.
You see someone at the hospital pacing back an forth and biting their nails. How might they be feeling?
Nervous, stressed out, etc.
What are some steps we can take to get out of our comfort zone?
Face a fear, try something new, do something that intimidates you.
How could you NON-VERBALLY express sympathy to someone who is upset?
Give them a pat on their back or shoulder, give them a hug (if they want one), sit with them.
What should you do if someone is talking about something you aren't interested in?
Let them finish telling you what they want to tell you. You can change the subject afterwards.
What is one thing you like about yourself?
Various answers
You're talking to your friend about a movie you saw and they are looking at their phone and not making eye contact with you. How might they be feeling?
Bored or uninterested. Maybe they didn't see that movie or don't like those kinds of movies. Maybe someone is texting them about something important.
What is a way you have gotten out of your comfort zone in the last year?
Various answers.
What is a situation where you might have to show sympathy to someone else?
What can you do to make sure a conversation keeps going?
Ask questions to the other person
What can you do if your self-esteem is low?
You go to talk to your boss at work, but when you walk by her office she is talking to someone else. Before you even start talking, she shakes her head. What might she be commuicating?
She is busy, she can't talk right now. Maybe she is upset or frustrated.
How can you help someone else get out of their comfort zone?
Ask them to try new things with you, follow up with them about goals they have or things they want to try, be willing to try new things with them, etc.
What is empathy?
Being able to share and understand the feelings of someone else.
How should you respond to, "What kind of music do you like?"
Answer the question and ASK THE OTHER PERSON BACK.
Where does our self-esteem come from?
How other people treat us and talk about us, and how we treat and talk about ourselves.
While on an airplane, you see a woman closing her eyes tightly and breathing hard. She keeps glancing towards the window. How might she be feeling?
Maybe she is nervous or afraid. Maybe she doesn't like heights or is scared of flying on an airplane.