100 Questions to Build Resilience, Purpose & Positive Identity in Young People
For Youth Workers, Mentors, Camp Counselors, Program Staff & Community Leaders
Everything you need to build meaningful relationships and support positive youth development
16-Page Comprehensive PDF
Perfect for youth workers, mentors, and program staff working with ages 12-25. Build resilience, hope, and positive identity through asset-based questions.
9 Cards, 18 Sides
Perfect for keeping in your mentoring sessions, having available during programs, or using during one-on-one conversations. Each card features questions from the 100-question guide.
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Every question focuses on strengths, potential, and possibilities rather than problems and deficits. Help youth see what's right about them.
Identity & Self-Discovery, Strengths & Talents, Hope & Future Orientation, Relationships & Belonging, Resilience & Coping, Purpose & Contribution, Decision-Making & Autonomy.
10 professionally designed cards ready to print on cardstock. Keep in your pocket or bag for spontaneous meaningful conversations with youth.
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Detailed guidance for one-on-one mentoring, small group discussions, activity-based prompts, and program integration with ages 12-25.
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Each category supports evidence-based pathways to positive youth development
Help young people explore who they are beyond labels, roles, and others' expectations. Identity development is central to adolescence.
Asset-based questions help youth recognize their capabilities. Many young people, especially those facing adversity, need help seeing their own strengths.
Hope—having goals and pathways to reach them—is a powerful predictor of youth success. These questions help envision positive futures.
Connection and belonging are fundamental human needs. These questions help youth reflect on relationships and sense of community.
Resilience isn't about avoiding struggle—it's about how we respond to it. Help youth recognize their coping resources and build adaptive capacity.
Feeling like they matter and can make a difference is essential for youth wellbeing. Connect personal purpose to contribution to something larger.
Developing agency and decision-making skills is crucial for the transition to adulthood. Promote reflection on choices and responsibility.
Practical strategies for different youth work contexts
Start with 1-2 questions per session—depth matters more than quantity. Give youth time to think, follow their lead, and revisit powerful questions across multiple sessions.
Establish ground rules for confidentiality and respect. Use a talking piece format to ensure everyone speaks. Model vulnerability by sharing your own answer first.
Use questions before, during, or after activities. Connect questions to experiences like challenge courses, service projects, or creative activities.
Post "Question of the Week" in your space, use as icebreakers or closing reflections, integrate into workshops, or include in intake forms and progress check-ins.
Start light and go deep gradually. Begin with easier questions about interests before moving to identity or struggles. Build trust over time.
Use trauma-informed approaches: prioritize safety and predictability, give choices and control, go slow, focus on strengths, and be patient with testing behaviors.
Every question is grounded in evidence-based youth development frameworks
Asset-building approaches that focus on strengths and potential rather than problems and deficits. Youth thrive when adults believe in them.
Seven pathways to wellbeing including positivity, relationships, outcomes, strengths, purpose, engagement, and resilience.
24 universal character strengths across six virtue categories that predict wellbeing, achievement, and positive relationships.
Five core competencies for life success: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.
Carol Dweck's research showing that beliefs about the malleability of abilities affect motivation, resilience, and achievement.
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