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Leading a small group of people who want to grow in their faith is a fun and exciting opportunity. But before you can lead others in things like Bible study, prayer and talking about their faith with others, you need to build community within the group. That's where icebreakers come in.

Icebreakers are essential in creating an environment for everything else you want to do. They make it easier for people to begin getting to know each other. Someone new to your group might presume, for example, that everyone else already knows each other well, whether that is true or not.

Without icebreakers, a small group can be an intimidating environment.

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The Effect of Icebreakers

Icebreakers are a simple and fun way to begin helping people bond. Without a sense of belonging and friendship, small groups will not last.

It's important to use icebreaker activities that are easy to learn, non-threatening and fun. Since bonding is the goal, they should have an element of bonding. When you choose an icebreaker for your small group, think about the people who will be present.

What are their personalities like?

Are they friends with one another?

How will people respond to a game or to being asked questions?

It's good to know who you're serving so you can find the best icebreakers for them.

It is also helpful to think about which icebreakers work best during different seasons in the life of the small group. In the beginning stages of a small group, it is helpful to do more get-to-know you games and questions so people feel known. As time progresses, changing up the icebreakers will bring new energy to the group. You can always ask your small group members what types of icebreakers they enjoy most as well and plan from there.

Below are 21 icebreakers for your small group or Bible study. Some options are more helpful for a group that's in the early stages of forming while others are useful for building relationships in groups that have been together for a while. Use your best judgment about which icebreakers will work best for your group.

The icebreakers included here are mostly based on having small groups of around 10 people. Your small group may be slightly larger than that, and if that's the case, please factor that in when choosing an appropriate icebreaker. The size of your group will directly impact the time you need to allow.

Icebreaker Questions

Icebreaker questions are simply different ways of getting the people in your small group to talk about themselves. This is an easy way to encourage friendships to form in your group as you help everyone get to know each other.

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1. Best/worst | 2. Most unique | 3. Two truths and a lie | 4. Get-to-know-you questions | 5. House on fire | 6. Make-believe | 7. Deserted island | 8. Heroes | 9. The M&M's challenge

3. Two truths and a lie

Description: Have each person make three statements about him or herself: two true statements and one lie. For example: "I've never broken a bone. I have five sisters. I was born in Poland." The group tries to guess which statement is the lie. This icebreaker should not take longer than 10-15 minutes.

Ideal group size: This game can be time consuming, so it's better with 10 people or fewer. Consider breaking up a big group into a few smaller ones.

Ideal age group: College age and older.

Great for: Newly formed groups.

Tips: The key to making this icebreaker fun is for people to come up with odd/interesting facts about themselves. The more seemingly random the better. Give people a few minutes before starting the icebreaker to come up with the facts about themselves. The lie becomes harder to spot when only a portion of it is false. For example: "I have five sisters" could be the lie if the person only has three sisters.

Keep the pace going by setting a time limit per player.

4. Get-to-know-you questions

Description: Most people will not know each other well in a group that's just forming. Using this icebreaker helps create friendship and community within the group. Simply ask one of these questions and give everyone a predetermined amount of time to answer.

Your goal is not to answer all of these questions, but we have provided them to give you options.

What do you do for fun?

What would be your ideal vacation?

What is the most memorable activity you did with your family as a child?

What quality do you appreciate most in a friend?

What is one characteristic you received from your parents you want to keep and one you wish you could change?

What is a good thing happening in your life right now? What makes it good?

If you knew you could not fail and money were no object, what would you like to do in the next five years?

What would you like said about you at your funeral?

When, if ever, did God become more than a word to you, and how did that happen?

Ideal group size: Up to 15 people.

Ideal age group: College age and older.

Great for: Newly formed groups.

Tips: If you want to use this icebreaker for your first small group, plan on spending most of the time answering the questions you have chosen from the list.

Give your group space to be open with one another. If the questions above do not fit your group, come up with your own. The important thing is for people to share about themselves and practice listening well.

6. Make-believe

Description: Ask the members of your group one of these questions: If you could ...

Go anywhere in the world right now, where would you go and why?

Talk to anyone in the world (alive or dead), who would it be? Why?

Wish one thing and have it come true this year, what would it be? Why?

Ideal group size: Up to 10 people.

Ideal age group: High school and older.

Great for: Newly formed groups.

Tips: This icebreaker may take longer than others, depending on how much people want to share. Plan on 15-20 minutes for this icebreaker.

Icebreaker Games

Games are a fantastic tool to help the members of your small group bond with one another. Never underestimate the power of laughing with people. Games will quickly create a sense of community within your group.

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10. Personal scavenger hunt | 11. My life in pictures | 12. You write the question | 13. Starburst exchange | 14. Chart your life | 15. Telephone pictionary | 16. Human knot | 17. Line up | 18. I have never | 19. Charades | 20. Did you know? | 21. Jenga questions

10. Personal scavenger hunt

Description: Have group members take five minutes to find the following items in their wallets or purses: Something that ...

Have each person share the first item. Encourage people to expand on their item and why it fits the topic prompt. For example, if they have an item that reminds them of a fun time, have them share the memory. Go around again sharing the second item and so on until you have gone through each prompt.

Ideal group size: Up to 15 people.

Ideal age group: College age and older.

Great for: Newly formed groups.

Tips: It can be hard to tell how long this icebreaker will take. Some people will expand on their answers, others will not. If the activity is taking too long, you can stop the sharing portion and pick up the icebreaker again during the next week's meeting.

If people do not have purses or wallets to look through, ask them to find pictures on their phones that might fit the prompts. Or ask them to recall what is in their wallets or purses if they do not have them physically.

13. Starburst exchange

Description: Buy a large bag of Starburst (or some other candy) and give each person the same amount (try 10). Start by stating something you've never done that you think everyone else has done.

For example, you might say, "I've never had a birthday party," or some other true statement about yourself that you think everyone else has surely done. Then everyone who has had a birthday party pays you one Starburst. You pay everyone who has not had a party.

Keep playing until everyone has a turn or until someone runs out of Starburst. Obviously, the idea is to end up with the most.

Ideal group size: Up to 20 people.

Ideal age group: Middle school and older.

Great for: Newly formed groups.

Tips: Like the M&M's challenge, people will like this icebreaker because it involves candy. Bring more for people to eat during the study too. Plan on this icebreaker taking 20-30 minutes, depending on your group size. You can shorten it by not waiting until someone runs out of candy to stop.

Feel free to mix up the candy, but since pieces are passing back and forth, people will probably prefer something wrapped.

14. Chart your life

Description: Give your group members pens and paper. Ask them to draw a line representing the movement of their lives between high times and low ones.

Invite people to think back as far as they can and mark significant moments along the line they have drawn. Ask them to consider the high points and low points, moments of inspiration, moments of despair, leveling-off times, and where they are now.

The charts will probably be a mixture of straight, slanted, jagged and curved lines. At the different points of their lines, have people either draw something or write a phrase to represent that season of their life. Ask people to make at least five different points on their chart to represent significant moments in their lives.

After everyone has drawn their lines, have people share what they've drawn and what it means with the group.

Ideal group size: Up to 10 people.

Ideal age group: College age and older.

Great for: Groups that know each other but want to go deeper.

Tips: This one may take longer than many other activities. It might be good to have people draw their charts beforehand to bring with them. If people are willing to share honestly, this can be a great activity to help your group bond. Ask your group to share only one to three points on their graphs to save time, or have people share their whole graphs in smaller groups.

18. I have never

Description: Set up chairs in a wide circle. Count the number of people at your study and ensure you have one chair less than the total of people. The game is played by having one person stand in the middle of the circle of chairs. This person states something true about themselves. The statement always starts with "I have never," and then the person states something they have never done. For example, if the person in the middle says, "I have never been to Hawaii," everyone in a chair who has been to Hawaii must get up and find another seat at least two seats from their own. The person who ends up without a seat must then go in the middle.

Ideal group size: 10 or more people.

Ideal age group: Middle school to college age.

Great for: Newly formed groups.

Tips: Try this icebreaker during warm weather and place chairs outside so there is more room to run. This icebreaker works best in a large, open space. This game is great for helping people get to know one another. Encourage group members to share their names before sharing their statements.

20. Did you know?

Description: Ask each group member to give you one interesting or unusual fact about themselves before the group meets. Try to discover information that sets each person apart from the others, such as "I have a tugboat named after me," "I once wrecked the same quarter panel of my car four times," or "I have a twin."

Then make a sheet with one fact from each person and a blank space to enter someone's name beside this fact. Give everyone in the group a sheet and have them find out whose name goes in each blank.

When they find the right person, they must also learn one other fact about that person. This does not need to be written on the paper, it just encourages conversation. At the end, introduce everyone in the group in the order on the list. Give the person who found all the answers first a prize.

Ideal group size: 10-25 people.

Ideal age group: Middle school and older.

Great for: Newly formed groups.

Tips: This icebreaker will work best with people who do not yet know one another well. Plan on this icebreaker taking 20 minutes. Consider turning on music so people cannot hear each other's answers.

Virtual Icebreakers for Video Calls

What have you learned about digital ministry in 2020?

You may have experienced the awkward silence, the multiple-people-talking-at-once problem or a lack of depth in conversations, but another problem is that it can be a challenge to come up with fun and engaging icebreakers in a videoconference format.

Below are virtual icebreaker game ideas that can help you and your small group get to know one another.

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22. Would you rather? | 23. The three object hunt | 24. Zoom: whiteboard game - write a poem | 25. Let's create a word cloud! | 26. Pick a song to share!

22. Would you rather?

Description: A fun way to keep participants engaged in virtual meetings is utilizing the chat feature in your video conferencing software. Ask a "Would You Rather?" question aloud (for example, "Would you rather have two extra fingers or two extra toes?") and tell participants to type their responses in the chat, along with their reason for why. Any funny or interesting responses? Ask that person to share more!

Ideal group size: 10 people or fewer.

Ideal age group: Middle school or older.

23. The three object hunt

Description: Ask everyone to spend five minutes running around their home to find objects that represent how they are currently feeling emotionally, spiritually and physically. Once the group has regathered, have each person share their three items. Let them decide how deep they will go.

Ideal group size: 10 people or fewer.

Ideal age group: High school or older.

Great for: Groups that know each other but want to go deeper.

Tips: It's best to set a timer for five minutes or less to keep the icebreaker within an appropriate time frame.

24. Zoom: whiteboard game - write a poem

Description: On Zoom, use the "share screen" feature and choose "whiteboard." Tell the group that you will be writing a poem together and ask them to grab the book closest to them. Instruct them to flip to a specific place (for example, page 15, line 3), and then ask them to click on the "annotate" button, at the top under "view options." The participants will type out that sentence of the book onto the whiteboard. As the host, make sure no one is typing over anyone else. Read the poem aloud, and have the participants share their book titles in the chat.

Ideal group size: 5-10 people.

Ideal age group: College students.

Tips: This is a fun way to learn what types of books the participants like to read and enjoy creating a story!

25. Let's create a word cloud!

Description: If you don't already have one, create a free account on Slido.com. Come up with an event code to be used by participants. Think of a question (see examples below) and create a poll. The answers to the poll will generate a word cloud. During the meeting, share your screen so everyone can see the word cloud forming.

Ideal group size: 10 people or more.

Ideal age group: High school or older.

Tips: Questions could include: "In one word, how would you describe this past week?" "If you could travel anywhere in the world today where would it be?" "What is your favorite ice cream flavor?"

More on Leading a Small Group

We're so glad you've taken the step of faith to lead a group, and we hope these icebreakers will be helpful. Whether it is an engaging question, an innovative game, or a unique activity, the icebreaker you utilize in your small group will create lasting memories for the people you have been called to invest in.

As you can see, icebreaker activities can be as engaging and creative as you make them. Use this list as a starting point to create your own games too.

For other tips and resources, sign up below for our weekly email series for small group leaders.

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The aim of this course is to quickly equip the learners with right skills and programs to create stunning, high-quality designs. Since the course focuses on project-based learning, students are taught how to make some of the most popular projects in the industry, like custom logos, business cards, brochures, flyers, web graphics and more. It also covers the basics of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. The instructor of this course Derrick Mitchell has based the lessons and projects on his 18 years of experience in the design industry and has strategically crafted the content to teach learners exactly what they should know to become successful graphic designers and use Adobe program software.

Since the software that designers use is constantly updated and changing, one needs to be educated on the new trends and tools. Derrick regularly updates the course material as new software updates are released. All students enrolled for the course will get a lifetime access to these new and updated course lessons.
Key Highlights

Get a clear understanding of how to work with both print and web projects in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign

Access to Private Facebook group with over 14,000 members, that gives a platform to post projects, get insightful critiques, and network with other like-minded students and working professionals all over the world

Explore a lot of program shortcuts that help to increase productivity and maximize workflow

Get lifetime access to over 15 hours of video content with 13 downloadable resources with a shareable certificate upon completion of course

Ideal for beginners, freelancers, entrepreneurs or anyone looking to gan skills in graphic design

LinkedIn Learning - Lynda is a great choice for learning graphic design. They have a learning path called 'Become a Graphic Designer' which has several courses that will help you quickly come to grasp with concepts and foundations of graphic design and also learn the latest tools and software used to build innovative design projects.

There are following 11 courses in this learning path with total of over 22 hours of expert-created video tutorials:

Key Highlights

Discover the right set of skills needed to build or advance your career as a graphic designer

Build a solid foundation in the elements of design: typography, color, and layout

Explore the design process to visualize compelling ideas

Learn to use industry-leading tools that every graphic designer should know

Hands on exercises in InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop

More than 22 Hours of expert-created video tutorials

Earn shareable certificate to showcase your achievement

Courses authored and instructed by professionals and leading experts in the industry

Access all course content for free for 30 days after signing up

Download course videos on mobile app and watch anytime

Flexible timelines to undertake the learning at your own pace

Google has launched a UX Design certificate program online on Coursera to help learners prepare for an entry-level job as a UX designer. In this program, you'll learn the foundations of UX design, how to conduct user research, and design prototypes in tools like Figma and Adobe XD.

This Google UX certification program is organized as a series of seven courses that explore UX principles, UX terms, and industry-standard tools. These courses cover the complete design process from beginning to end, including the following:

Empathizing with users

Defining user pain points

Defining user needs using problem statements

Coming up with ideas for design solutions

Creating wireframes, mockups, and prototypes

Gathering feedback about designs and testing them through usability studies

Iterating on designs based on feedback

Conducting competitive audits

The program places a lot of emphasis on hands-on learning. Apart from videos, courses include several readings, assessments, and hands-on activities. By the time learners complete the program, they will have three portfolio projects to share with potential employers in their job applications. Upon completion, learners will have the opportunity to directly apply for jobs with Google and over 130 partners committed to sourcing talent from Google certificate programs. These include top U.S. employers like Deloitte, Anthem, Walmart, Best Buy, and Astreya.
Key Highlights

One of the most popular Coursera UX design certificate program to prepare for a successful career in UX design

Learn how to create empathy maps, personas, user stories, and user journey maps to understand user needs

Learn to create wireframes and low-fidelity designs using the design tool Figma

Learn to build mockups and high-fidelity prototypes in Figma

Understand how to work with design systems in Adobe XD

Hundreds of practice-based activities and assessments that simulate real-world UX design scenarios

Courses developed and taught by Google UX designers and researchers with decades of experience in UX design

Project work involving designing a dedicated mobile app and a responsive website focused on social good

No previous experience necessary to enrol in the program

If you are considering becoming a UI/UX designer, this specialization from CalArts is the best design course that you can pick. It is ideal for anyone with some experience in graphic or visual design and who would like to build their skill set in UI or UX for app and web design.
This course is different from others because its approach to user experience and user interface is design-centric, with focus on imparting practical skills about visual communications rather than programming or marketing only.

This design specialization takes learners through a series of four courses that cover all stages of the UI/UX development process. It starts from user research all the way to how to define the strategy of a project, its scope, and information architecture. It also teaches how to develop sitemaps and wireframes. You'll learn current best practices and conventions in UX design and apply them to create effective and compelling screen-based experiences for websites or apps. There are tons of practice quizzes, graded quizzes, graded programming assignments.
The instructors of this specialization are Michael Worthington and Roman Jaster, both are design experts with many years of experience in the field.

Since this specialization teaches courses from a graphic design perspective, so it's ideal if learners have some ability in visual form-making or visual communication. Fundamentals of Graphic Design, the first course in the Graphic Design Specialization, also offered by CalArts on Coursera, would be an excellent course to take in combination with or as a prerequisite to this Specialization.
Key Highlights

Identify, discuss, and appreciate the integral role visual design plays in UI/UX

Interpret and apply strategies and methodologies essential in the UI/UX development process

Demonstrate visual design's role in UI/UX through the creation of successful design artifacts

Skills and knowledge that you learn in this specialization are applicable to a wide variety of careers, from marketing to web design to human-computer interaction

Extended free trial (1 month) of a full product suite of UX tools from Optimal Workshop for all enrolled learners

Flexible schedule and self-paced learning makes it suitable for all types of learners

Earn a verified certificate of completion upon completing the course

Financial aid is available to learners who can't afford the course fee

This UX Designer Nanodegree program teaches UX fundamentals, and how to conduct design research. When you complete the program you'll be adept at journeying from concepts to low fidelity prototypes and from prototypes to high fidelity UX designs. It is ideal for learners with some experience in graphic design, who want to build UX skills for app and web design. You will also learn the principles of interaction theory and how to create more user-friendly structures.

The program is organized into 3 modules that teach everything from visual design basics to UX design concepts, to how to convert low-fi sketches into high-fi interactive designs using Figma that are ready for engineering handoff. These modules are followed by a capstone project, for which you'll build a case study that can be incorporated in a UX design portfolio. The projects will give you real world UX design experience and showcase your skills to research, design, and prototype effective and visually-appealing applications and websites.
Key Highlights

Learn the core principles of human-centered design and how to appropriately scope a design problem

Learn the design research fundamentals to identify the user and the solutions they need

Learn the process of a design sprint, and how to translate findings from research into a prototype that can be tested with users

Learn advanced user interface principles to build interactive and impactful designs

Learn how to improve design and user experiences based on engagement data

Work on real world projects created by industry experts

Get technical mentor support and access to career services

Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more. There are more than 21,000 classes designed and instructed by world class experts and teachers. In the field of Graphic Design, there are tons of classes covering a variety of topics like Logo Design, 3D Illustration, Brand Identity Design, Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Illustrator CC, Adobe InDesign CC, Affinity Designer, Geometric Grid-based Designs etc. The theory and core principles of graphic design are also discussed in several courses. Students can learn everything from basic design concepts to best tools and techniques used in creating beautiful graphical designs. There are courses for all beginner, intermediate and expert level learners.

The best part is that you can sign up on skillshare for free to get access to all these classes. You can purchase their premium membership for full access to courses in their premium catalog, along with useful features like offline viewing.
Key Highlights

Every Skillshare course has a project that allows students to put their skills in practice and get feedback

Get opportunity to share and collaborate with a growing community of over 7 million creators

Access to course content from anywhere and anytime with skillshare app (available for both android and iOS platforms)

All course material is available for free for first 2 months after signup

This course is for beginners to graphic design and for anyone who wants to learn the full suite of Adobe CC products, including Illustrator, Photoshop, XD and InDesign. It will teach you basic graphic design theory and principles, along with most common graphic design programs and how you can use them to your advantage. There are ample of practical, real-world projects for students to follow along with and practice.

The course comprises of more than 13 hours of video tutorials that teach both beginner and advanced graphic design skills while using the most popular programs around - Adobe Creative Class suite. It covers Adobe CC Programs, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe XD, Adobe InDesign, Social Media Graphic Design, Icon Design, Logo Design, Website Design, Mobile App Design, Poster Design, Book Cover Design, and much more. Be it a designer, an artist, a freelancer or an individual working in a large production house, all can find something useful in this course to build on their creative skills.

This professional class on graphic design is taught by Jeremy Deighan and Lindsay Marsh who have years of graphic design experience and are professional artists by trade. Students who enrol in the course, get access to a facebook group to connect with the instructors and other students to ask questions, get feedback and participate in design challenges.
Key Highlights

Learn intermediate and advanced terminology and concepts to incorporate in graphic design, user interfaces, mobile app design, logo design, t-shirt design, and other digital or print mediums

Get expert level knowledge of Adobe CC applications that you will immediately be able to apply to your career, job, hobby, or company

Work on real-world, applicable projects to solidify your learning

Direct communication with the instructors to help students as they progress through the course

Learn Adobe Photoshop, the industry-leading program for photo editing and manipulation

Learn Adobe Illustrator, the number one software for creating graphics, icons, symbols, and branding

Learn Adobe XD, the premiere software for creating stunning web design and mobile app design mock-ups

Learn Adobe InDesign, the best software on the market for publishing and marketing materials

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This is Udemy's best-selling Illustrator course. It is taught by Martin Perhiniak, one of the Top 10 Adobe Instructors in the world. The course teaches you how to use Adobe Illustrator as a creative professional. The whole course content, including examples, techniques, exercises and quizzes have been carefully selected and refined to offer the most efficient and enjoyable way to master Adobe Illustrator.

Illustrator is an industry-leading vector graphic application which is used not just by graphic designers but equally useful for Product Designers, Fashion Designers, UI/UX designers and various other areas within and outside of the creative industry. This course is designed for users of all experiences, from complete beginners to existing Illustrator users. Beginners, who want to get into the creative industry and gain a rock solid foundation of Illustrator, will be able to master the software from beginner to advanced features. Even more experienced users of Illustrator will discover hidden gems and workflows or catch up with all the new features released in CC 2020.

By purchasing this course, students get downloadable exercise files so they can actually use the software to work their way through projects while they learn. They can also test their knowledge through quizzes at the end of each chapter.

This course is also a perfect way to prepare for official Adobe Certification called Graphic Design and Illustration using Adobe Illustrator. It covers all necessary skills to pass the exam and also includes a guide for the same.

Marti, the course's instructor, is a graphic designer and an Adobe Certified Instructor with years of experience teaching in classrooms, seminars and webinars. Over 120,000 students are studying from his online courses from over 200 countries. He has worked as a designer and illustrator for companies like Disney, Pixar, BBC, Accenture, Mattel and as an instructor taught teams at Google, Ben&Jerry's, House of Lords and Oxford University Press.
Key Highlights

Learn to use all the time-saving features of Illustrator and work efficiently

Learn how to trace scanned drawings and sketches and turn them into scalable vector graphics

Learn to create vector illustrations, infographics and icons

Explore how to produce repeatable patterns for product packaging, apparels and stationaries

Learn useful keyboard shortcuts and best practices

Practice everything you learn with provided Exercise Files

This is the best graphic design course for learning the entire suite of Affinity products. For any beginners interested in graphic design and illustration, this is a great way to learn the many tools in Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer, Affinity Publisher and the Affinity mobile apps. It is also a great course for those professionals who are already working in the creative field and want to add the Affinity suite to their software tool belt. In addition to these software programs, the course also teaches basic design principles through several practical projects.

The Affinity suite of products is a wonderful alternative to the Adobe suite of products for designers and creatives. So for photoshop, illustrator and end design users, it's an easy transition to the affinity suite of products.

The course is taught by Jeremy Hazel and Lindsay Marsh, both of whom have years of experience as design professionals and teachers.

In Affinity photo, Jermey Hazel builds 3 popular advertisements, 3 separate Youtube thumbnails, and a complete movie poster using custom made brushes.

In Affinity Designer Lindsay Marsh works through all of the major tools and builds an engaging downloadable tracing worksheet, so you can master the pen tool, shapes tool and create a series of icons. She also covers logo design, layout design, business card design, type only poster, practical tri-fold brochure etc.

In Affinity Publisher, students learn a wide variety of tools like master pages, character styles, photo frames and book covers etc.

In Mobile Affinity apps, both Designer and Photo are covered where students build out a complete Tshirt mock-up for use in multiple projects. They learn how to do a digital illustration in both vector and pixel personas and create a cohesive themed portfolio.
Key Highlights

Master the Affinity Designer, Photo, Publisher and Mobile Apps

Over 10+ hours of video content, downloadable project files, software instruction and practical fun projects

Know how to export and work with digital and print files

Learn design basics like layout, color and working with fonts and type, and mastering Grids

Master Photo Editing Techniques - layers, masking, lighting, blending modes, effects and more

Learn to create your own custom brushes in multiple programs

Create a wide variety of awesome practical projects including logo designs, brochures, books, Instagram posts, posters, business cards, create brushes, digital graphics, advertisements and more

Adobe Photoshop is the go to tool for graphic designers, photographers and illustrators. This course on learning Adobe Photoshop has been crafted for beginners and intermediate users to help them easily understand and quickly assimilate the details of the software program. The course is a complete hands-on training on Adobe Photoshop because of the unique task based pedagogy that it employs, so students not only learn the Photoshop design principles and techniques but also how to use them in various personal and commercial projects.

The course starts with basic design introduction and follows it up with tools like Selection tools, manipulation tools, creation tools and workspace tools. It also covers professional design principles and tips and tricks to get you started on photoshop.
Key Highlights

Learn to master photo correction techniques

Learn to use different manipulation and creation tools

Includes great practical tips and tricks for professional designers

Learn to add different effects using photoshop

Through discussion on photoshop tools

Full of task based lectures focusing on learning outcomes

Detailed process lectures on photoshop techniques and effects

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Our mindsets have been shaped by our upbringing, genetics, and experiences throughout life.

Consequently, all of us view the world through uniquely different lenses.

These lenses can act like a set of assumptions through which we interpret everything - at least until we become conscious of them. Mindsets can be an especially important focus in coaching if we hope to live a happy life and achieve our goals.

In this article, we'll explore the value and importance of mindset coaching as a tool to help clients notice and revise their way of thinking for the better and point you toward a wealth of resources to help strengthen your mindset coaching today.

Before you continue, we thought you might like to download our three Positive Psychology Exercises for free. These science-based exercises explore fundamental aspects of positive psychology, including strengths, values, and self-compassion, and will give you the tools to enhance the wellbeing of your clients, students, or employees.

What Is Mindset Coaching?

Mindset coaching focuses on clients' existing beliefs and patterns of thinking. A good mindset coach works to help clients recognize, question, and revise persistent patterns of thought (Kholghi, 2021).

But why the focus on mindset in particular?

When we operate in the world with a particular mindset, that mindset will determine how we view and interpret the world around us. That is, we will look to confirm what our often unconscious mindset already believes to be true, whether that serves or hinders us in our lives (Klayman, 1995).

For instance, imagine a man named Steve who, when growing up, often received the message that working hard to secure his future and stability is one of the most important things in life.

This message was communicated to Steve directly as a teen when he was praised by his parents for securing a prestigious summer internship. However, given that money was tight for his family growing up, it was also communicated indirectly, such as when he could sense his parents' anxiety each time a bill arrived in the mail.

As a young adult, internalizing this message of diligence was mostly useful to Steve. It drove him to secure a well-paying job and put down a deposit on his first home. However, at age 30, Steve still finds himself driven to work extremely long hours. This has placed enormous strain on his relationship as he now struggles to relax and enjoy the fruits of his labor.

In this example, a mindset coach would work with Steve to unearth and question his long-held assumptions underlying his compulsion to work, helping Steve rewire his mindset and gain greater enjoyment from life.

What do mindset coaches do?

Questions are the primary tool that mindset coaches use to understand how a client views their reality. By asking clever coaching questions, mindset coaches can uproot clients' assumptions about the world and their place in it to identify more direct paths to achieving their ideal life.

To illustrate, look at the following video by mindset coach Bijan Kholghi.

In the video, Kholghi describes how the simple topic of money can evoke vastly different responses from different clients, depending on their prior associations and experiences surrounding finances.

"You get answers like... money is freedom for me. Other people say money is like a curse for me... You ask ten people, and you get ten different answers."

Kholghi, 2020

Besides asking questions, some mindset coaches employ communication and therapeutic methodologies as part of their practice. Many of these are taught via training programs that package these skills together (see 3 Training Courses, Programs, & Online Options below).

These methodologies include:

Neurolinguistic programming

Neurolinguistic programming is the study of how humans create their reality using communication. By combining psychoeducational interventions about neurology and language, coaches can teach clients to organize their thoughts effectively so they can consistently achieve their goals (Erickson International, n.d.).

Time Line Therapy™

Developed by Dr. Tad James (2017) in the '80s, Time Line Therapy™ is a powerful methodology to help clients unpack painful emotions from the past and clear away limiting beliefs that can prevent forward momentum toward their goals.

Hypnotherapy

Although less common, some mindset coaches may employ hypnosis techniques with their clients. These coaches will put clients in a relaxing, trance-like state that unveils the subconscious. From there, they will work with clients to reveal existing mindsets and consider how to approach life's problems in a more adaptive way (Armatas, 2009).

2 Topics Explored by Mindset Coaches

All of us will unconsciously adopt self-limiting beliefs or create walls for ourselves at some point in our lives.

Regardless of the specific coaching focus, the mindset coach's role is to highlight and help clients critically assess restrictive thought patterns that block forward momentum toward goals.

To this end, many mindset coaches begin by assessing two high-level facets of mindset: growth mindset and locus of control.

Growth mindset

Someone who possesses a growth mindset believes they can develop their talents and achieve their goals through hard work, effective strategies, and support from others (Dweck, 2016).

It is important to note that there is no such thing as a pure growth mindset, whereby a person believes they can develop talent across all domains of life. Rather, we all possess domains in which we tend toward a fixed mindset, believing our capability is mostly fixed (Dweck, 2016).

Ensuring clients believe in their capacity to improve, at least in their main domain of interest, is critical before delving into the deeper work of mindset coaching.

Locus of control

Locus of control refers to the degree to which a person believes that they, as opposed to external forces, have control over their life outcomes (Rotter, 1966).

For instance, when receiving performance feedback, someone with an internal locus of control will be more likely to attribute their performance to their own effort and abilities. In contrast, someone with an external locus of control will point to external factors for an explanation, such as luck, timing, or other people.

Some people who seek coaching may feel that their lives have been at the whim of external circumstances. Yet, the fact that such a person has approached a coach in the first place suggests at least some belief in an internal locus of control and their capacity to create positive life outcomes for themselves, indicating that people are not wholly one or the other.

3 Growth Mindset Techniques to Apply

As noted, the development of a growth mindset is a cornerstone of mindset coaching.

If you're looking for strategies to help develop your clients' growth mindset, consider the following three recommendations put forward by the developer of mindset theory, Carol Dweck, in a presentation at Stanford University.

Move outside the comfort zone

It has been shown that by explicitly teaching students the benefits and neurological consequences of stretching beyond their comfort zone, they will adopt a stronger growth mindset (Sarrasin et al., 2018).

Persisting with challenging pursuits strengthens connections between neurons in the brain, helping us become smarter and develop new skills (Mateos-Aparicio & Rodríguez-Moreno, 2019).

Praise wisely

Research with young children has found that in the long run, it is much better to praise children for their perseverance, effort, and hard work rather than their talent or intelligence. This is because receiving positive reinforcement for effort rather than innate abilities encourages further effort (Gross-Loh, 2016).

As a coach, you can do the same with your clients, recognizing their efforts to persist with challenges, irrespective of the outcome, and encouraging them to view failures as valuable learning opportunities.

Encourage malleable thinking

Notice the labels that clients use when describing themselves, as these can be strongly indicative of mindset. For instance, if a client regularly refers to themselves as 'dumb' or 'uncoordinated,' this may be a sign that they are locking themselves into a self-fulfilling prophecy regarding their intelligence or capabilities.

Instead, encourage the client to think about their capabilities in a more malleable way, such as by encouraging them to think, "I can't do this task yet, but with practice, I will be able to."

10 Questions to Ask Your Coaching Clients

A useful starting point for tapping into a client's mindset is the miracle question.

Drawn from the therapeutic practice of solution-focused therapy, the miracle question invites clients to imagine how their lives would be better if they could instantly resolve their primary problems (Strong & Pyle, 2009).

From here, you can then ask some of the following questions to explore facets of the client's mindset that may be stalling their ability to make this desired situation a reality (adapted from Olubiyi, 2019):

What do you feel is holding you back from achieving your goal?

What's preventing you from making this future a reality?

What beliefs or ideas are limiting you?

What emotions do you feel most strongly when you get stuck?

When's the last time you felt like you were making progress toward this goal?

What would make the most difference between success and failure?

What's one step you could take today to move you closer toward your desired future?

What would the people closest to you say about this situation or what's hindering you?

Why is this desired future so important to you?

Helpful Templates for Your Sessions

Looking for some templates to get you started with mindset coaching? Consider the following free worksheets.

Adopt a Growth Mindset
As discussed, a growth mindset is a necessity for learning and development, no matter a client's goals.This exercise illustrates fixed mindset examples clients may notice in their own thoughts and behaviors. The exercise helps them consider how to shift toward a growth mindset.

Fact Checking Thoughts Worksheet
When we've lived with a particular mindset for a long time, it's easy to mistake the thoughts associated with that mindset for facts.This exercise helps clients differentiate between facts and opinions as the first step toward challenging harmful opinions about ourselves and others.

Simple Thought Diary Worksheet
Often, ingrained patterns of thought will be triggered by situations and events throughout our day. This simplethought diary template can help clients systematically link experiences and situations to thoughts and emotions, serving as a useful tool to review a commonly adopted mindset.

How to Become a Mindset Coach

According to Ajit Nawalkha, founder and CEO of the leading coaching platform Evercoach, there are three steps to becoming a successful mindset coach.

Understand how mindsets are created

Mindsets that drive our behaviors are a function of our past experiences, such as traumas or negative experiences.

These experiences may translate into stories we tell ourselves about our limited capabilities, such as "I got booed on stage that one time, so I'm not a good public speaker."

Initiate mindset shifts

Mindset coaches draw on a toolkit of strategies from psychology, behavioral science, and spirituality to help shift their clients' mindsets.

In particular, mindset coaches help clients learn emotion regulation to deal with stressful events, empower them to employ more adaptive ways of thinking about their present situation, and encourage positive habit change and behaviors.

Help clients maintain the mindset

Mindsets don't change overnight. Rather, we must work to rewire our brains to support new, more adaptive habits and thinking patterns.

Given that research suggests it can take up to two months to ingrain a new habit (Lally, van Jaarsveld, Potts, & Wardle, 2010), commit to providing ongoing support to your clients for at least this long.

3 Training Courses, Programs, & Online Options

Looking to be trained in mindset coaching? Check out the following certified training opportunities from around the world.

Mindset Coach Academy Certification

The Mindset Coach Academy is a leading provider of mindset coaching training and tools to suit anyone from aspiring coaches to master coaches at the peak of their careers.

This four-month small group training includes access to a vast online library of coaching materials and guides you through a 90-day plan to launch your mindset coaching business.

Importantly, you can apply the skills gained from this certification to a broad range of coaching foci, including fitness, finances, and life coaching.

Learn more at the Mindset Coach Academy website.

FIRE UP Coaching® - Mindset Coaching Levels 1 and 2

FIRE UP Coaching® 's self-paced mindset program for fitness and health coaches provides new and established coaches with two training options.

The Level 1 module provides a high-level introduction to mindset coaching, touching on the topics of habit change, motivational interviewing, and positive psychology. This module can be paired with the Level 2 module, which goes deeper into the REACH Coaching Model.

Learn more at the FIRE UP Coaching® website.

Empowerment Coach Academy - Mindset Life Coach Certification

The Mindset Life Coach Certification training course on Udemy can support new or existing coaches with proven frameworks to empower a growth mindset.

This training covers topics including growth mindset, emotional freedom techniques, and the development of your coaching business. The training offers two levels of certification and the opportunity to be listed as a certified mindset coach on the Empowerment Coach Academy website following completion.

Learn more on Udemy.

Best App for Your Mindset Coaching Practice

If you're a mindset coach searching for ready-made tools to support your practice, we encourage you to check out the huge library of activities available through our very own coaching app, Quenza.

A powerful feature of Quenza that can help you assess and support the development of adaptive mindsets is the platform's Care Pathways function.

With this, you can review clients' responses to surveys or reflections about their recurring thought patterns and assign sequences of psychoeducational, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, or mindfulness activities to facilitate self-inquiry and questioning of existing mindsets.

With this self-managed approach, your clients can gain more control over their mindset sooner, enabling them to make progress and confidently pursue goals outside their formal sessions with you.

If you're interested, be sure to check out the platform today with a 30-day trial for just $1.

For more insight into psychoeducation, read this article offering 48 Ways to Apply Psychoeducation as a Coach.

3 Fascinating Books on the Topic

If you'd like to learn more about the power of shifting mindsets, here are some of our favorite coaching books on the topic.

1. Mindset: The New Psychology Of Success - Carol Dweck

In this book, leading psychologist Dr. Carol Dweck presents decades of research and stories unpacking the difference and benefits of growth versus fixed mindsets.

In the latest edition of this bestselling book, Dweck explores the dangers of a false growth mindset and extends her mindset theory to apply to cultures, groups, and organizations.

Find the book on Amazon.

2. The Growth Mindset Coach: A Teacher's Month-by-Month Handbook for Empowering Students to Achieve - Annie Brock and Heather Hundley

An invaluable resource for teachers, this book explores the science and benefits of a growth mindset for unleashing your students' potential.

This highly practical book includes a range of real-life case studies, done-for-you lesson plans, and evidence-based activities to show students everything they have to gain from believing in their own capabilities.

Find the book on Amazon.

3. Rewire Your Mindset: Own Your Thinking, Control Your Actions, Change Your Life! - Brian Keane

This highly acclaimed book is both a useful self-help resource and a practical aid for coaches that explores how our mindset, emotions, and fear may hamper achievement toward valued goals.

In this book, you'll discover the tools to end cycles of self-doubt and self-sabotage and help your clients realize the success they deserve in life.

Find the book on Amazon.

Resources From PositivePsychology.com

For more on mindset coaching, you're bound to find plenty of science-backed tools and resources across our site.

For example, let's look at The Mindset Survey, which is available in full with scoring information from the Positive Psychology Toolkit©.

The Mindset Survey

The Mindset Survey is an easy-to-administer, eight-item assessment tool for gauging the degree to which a client possesses a growth versus a fixed mindset.

This tool takes approximately five minutes to administer and asks clients to respond to 15 statements on a scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree).

Example statements from the survey are as follows:

Your intelligence is something very basic about you that you can't change very much.

You are a certain kind of person, and there is not much that can be done to change that.

No matter how much intelligence you have, you can always change it quite a bit.

No matter what kind of person you are, you can always change substantially.

Final scores across the two subscales will reveal whether a client possesses a strong fixed mindset, a strong growth mindset, or whether they lie somewhere in between.

17 Positive Psychology Exercises

If you're looking for more science-based ways to help others enhance their wellbeing, check out this signature collection of 17 validated positive psychology tools for practitioners. Use them to help others flourish and thrive.

A Take-Home Message

It's clear that our mindset is fundamental in determining whether we realize success or crumble with self-doubt when pursuing our goals.

Thankfully, like any other muscle, we can train our minds to work with us rather than against us, helping us to approach life's challenges with poise and a positive outlook and reach new heights.

Likewise, coaches who work with mindset are performing an important service not only by helping clients address their immediate problems and pursuits, but establishing a solid base of self-belief from which to tackle future challenges, too.

We hope this article has convinced you of the importance of mindset and given you the tools to strengthen your own mindset coaching. If you try any of the resources we've recommended, be sure to let us know in the comments. Don't forget to download our three Positive Psychology Exercises for free.

We'd love to hear from you.

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What Is Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE)?

Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) is a movement of people devoted to a program of extreme savings and investment that aims to allow them to retire far earlier than traditional budgets and retirement plans would permit. Born out of the 1992 best-selling book Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez, FIRE came to embody a core premise of the book: People should evaluate every expense in terms of the number of working hours it took to pay for it.

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Understanding FIRE

The FIRE retirement movement takes direct aim at the conventional retirement age of 65 and the industry that has grown up to encourage people to plan for it. By dedicating a majority of their income to savings, followers of the FIRE movement hope to be able to quit their jobs and live solely off small withdrawals from their portfolios decades before they reach 65.

As reported by Vox, in recent years, millennials in particular have embraced pursuing a FIRE retirement. Proponents of the extreme-saving lifestyle remain in the workforce for several years, saving up to 70% of their yearly income. When their savings reach approximately 30 times their yearly expenses, or roughly $1 million, they may quit their day jobs or retire from work altogether.

To cover their living expenses after retiring at a young age, FIRE devotees make small withdrawals from their savings, typically around 3% to 4% of the balance yearly. Depending on the size of their savings and their desired lifestyle, this requires extreme diligence to monitor expenses as well as dedication to the maintenance and reallocation of their investments.

Several FIRE retirement variations that dictate the lifestyle the FIRE movement's devotees are willing and able to maintain have evolved within it, as reported by Forbes Advisor.

Fat FIRE-This is for the individual with a traditional lifestyle who aims to save substantially more than the average worker but doesn't want to reduce their current standard of living. It generally takes a high salary and aggressive savings and investment strategies for it to work.

Lean FIRE-This requires stringent adherence to minimalist living and extreme savings, necessitating a far more restricted lifestyle. Many Lean FIRE adherents live on $25,000 or less per year.

Barista FIRE-This is for people who want to exist between the two choices above. They quit their traditional 9-to-5 jobs, but use a combination of part-time work and savings to live a less-than-minimalist lifestyle. The former lets them obtain health coverage, while the latter prevents them from dipping into their retirement funds.

For Whom Is FIRE Really?

Most people think that FIRE is meant for people who can pull in a substantial income, generally in the six figures. And indeed, if your goal is to retire in your 30s or 40s, that probably is the case. However, there is plenty for everyone to learn from the principles of the movement that can help people save for their own retirement and even achieve an early one, if not quite as early as 40.

And remember, the first part of FIRE stands for financial independence, something that, if achieved, can allow you to-instead of retiring-work at something you love rather than something you have to do. Author Robin says in the book that FIRE is not just about retiring early; rather, it teaches you how to consume less while living better.

Detailed planning

It is important for everyone to plan for their retirement, and yet, according to a May 2021 report from the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors, in 2020, one in four Americans had no retirement savings whatsoever, while 36% who did have savings felt that their retirement plans were not on track. The FIRE movement stresses the importance of having a detailed plan and sticking to it, principles that will aid anyone in saving for retirement and maintaining a decent emergency fund.

Economic discipline

In order to achieve a FIRE retirement, you have to maximize your income while minimizing your expenses. Retiring by 40 requires you to go to extremes to succeed, but everyone can benefit from making and sticking to a budget while doing all they can to earn as much money as possible, whether it's by getting a better job, adding a second one, or creating additional revenue streams through sideline businesses or owning rental property.

Wise investment

No one can achieve a secure retirement without investing in their retirement savings. FIRE adherents invest larger portions of their income than the average person will want to. But the principle of setting aside a set percentage of your income every month for investment-and starting to do that as early as possible-will allow you to grow your retirement savings to a point where they can assure you financial stability in your later years.

What Does FIRE Really Mean?

The acronym FIRE means Financial Independence, Retire Early and is a term from the book Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez, which was first published in 1992. A revised and updated version was released in 2008 and again in 2018.

The aim of the book, according to comments by Robin, is not to convey a master plan for early retirement; it is to show people how to live well while consuming less in order to have a more rewarding life while wasting less of the world's resources. Or, as Robin put it, "If you live for having it all, what you have is never enough."

How Does FIRE Work?

Followers of FIRE plan to retire much earlier than the traditional retirement age of 65 by dedicating up to 70% of income to savings while they are still in the workforce full time. When their savings reach approximately 30 times their yearly expenses, or roughly $1 million, they may quit their day jobs or completely retire from any form of employment.

To cover their living expenses after retiring at a young age, FIRE devotees make small withdrawals from their savings, typically around 3% to 4% yearly. Both during their working years and in retirement, FIRE followers aim to reject excessive consumption and enjoy a simpler lifestyle.

What Are Some FIRE Variations?

Within the FIRE movement are several variations. Fat FIRE is a more easygoing attempt to save more while giving up less. Lean FIRE requires devotion to minimalist living. Barista FIRE is for those who want to quit the 9-to-5 rat race and are willing to cut back their spending while working only part time to do so.

Naturally, more traditional financial advisors have been willing to jump in with their own variations on a FIRE retirement goal and how to achieve it. One strategy requires a FIRE investor to include both U.S. and international stocks and bonds in their portfolio, potentially increasing their success rate by 20%.

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What's most important to you about your future career?

Sometimes, it can feel like finding fulfilling work is just a series of difficult choices.

Do you want security or freedom? Stability or flexibility? Achievement, or autonomy? Variety, or mastery? It's all important, but some of these things just don't coexist in one career. It feels like you have to choose.

But what if you didn't?

The world of work is changing.

Since the financial crash, self-employment and the 'gig economy' have grown rapidly.

Online, you can now make a living from home more easily than ever before, making self-employment more accessible and appealing for people with families and a need for flexibility.

A 2015 report by PeopleperHour predicted that as soon as 2020, 50% of the workforce will be contract employees or self-employed.

The 2018 Mary Meeker report supports this, sharing that the freelance workforce is growing more than three times faster than the rest of the workforce.

And alongside the rise in self-employment worldwide, there's another phenomenon at play.

Culturally, we're beginning to realise that people simply aren't wired to do just one job. We're multifaceted creatures with multiple interests, and we evolve and change over time. Why shouldn't our work reflect our inner diversity and development?

What if you could have a little bit of everything you wanted?

In his 1989 management classic The Age of Unreason, author and philosopher Charles Handy coined a term for this perspective. He called it the 'portfolio life', referring to the reorganisation of careers as portfolios full of different jobs.

A portfolio career, simply put, is a working style where you have several strings to your career bow - multiple streams of income - often creating a mix of employment, freelancing, and / or consultancy .

You might be a teacher AND an artist. A business management consultant, AND a graphic designer, AND a ski instructor. You might be employed in marketing, freelance as a copywriter, AND run an online coaching business from a co-working space.

So what does a portfolio career look like?

While portfolio careers all share the characteristic of combining multiple jobs or streams of income, the shape they take varies.

Here's a look at three of the (many) forms your portfolio career might take:

1. Anchored

Many people build their portfolio around one primary, reliable source of income; the 'anchor' of their career.

Then around this core piece of work, they juggle one or more 'satellite' careers; often consultancy, short-term contracts, freelance projects, or the income streams that feel more risky.

Anchor gigs tend to be either a long-term contract, or ongoing employment, whether full- or part-time.

Sheridan Hall runs her own greetings card business, and is also employed part-time.

"I work three days a week for a product photography backdrop company, Photo Boards, and the rest of the time I spend on my own business, Pink Pig Creative.

"When I'm working on my greetings card business, I don't do set tasks on set days. I just try and prioritise what needs doing when, juggling between designing new products, photography, keeping my finances up to date, social media marketing and fulfilling orders.

"I've had a few freelance projects redesigning people's websites as well, which I've had the flexibility to fit in around the rest." - Sheridan Hall

While Sheridan's portfolio setup gives her the flexibility to juggle different tasks throughout the week, the overall framework of part-time employment, part-time self-employment is consistent.

2. Seasonal

Portfolio careers don't always have a week-to-week framework, though. For some people, different strands of their career might come into play at different times of year.

A mix of different forms of self-employment can provide a combination of variety and stability for other types of portfolio careerist.

And, as most people will tell you, self-employment can have a real ebb-and-flow dynamic, with very busy periods giving way to months of tumbleweed.

While a single stream of income of this kind can feel worrying and risky, having several strands of work on the go means that when one element of a portfolio career goes through a quiet patch, the other elements can ramp up to fill the gap.

Joanne Edwards' portfolio career revolves around millinery, and the way she spends her time is dictated, in part, by the seasons.

- Joanne Edwards

3. Part-timing

And if you don't feel self-employment would suit you, a mix of part-time employed work can still give you the variety and flexibility of a portfolio career.

Some people just don't fancy being their own boss. If you want to switch off at the end of your work day and leave the business admin to someone else, that doesn't necessarily mean a traditional single-stream career is your only option.

If you're the kind of person who enjoys variety and switching gear, multiple part-time jobs could tick all of your boxes.

Louisa Mansfield's two (employed) roles are both horticulture-related, but are very different, giving her the variety and flexibility she craved.

"I like change and I get bored quite easily, so I always struggled with the rigidity of the workplace. Having to come in 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in my marketing career, there was no flexibility to adjust those hours.

"Now, for two days a week I work as a gardener, with a team, at Hever Castle in Kent. The other three days of the week I work as a project manager for an environmental charity called Bankside Open Spaces Trust, running a programme called Future Gardeners, which helps people who have lost their way or need a bit more confidence to get a job through training in gardening."- Louisa Mansfield

Who is this style of working for? Isn't it just for people who can't decide what they want to do?

It can be.

A number of career changers do begin working in a new industry before leaving their old career, in order to experiment and learn more about their new career idea. And during the recession, many people were forced to take on multiple part-time jobs in order to maintain their income.

But for another group of people, this is the perfect end goal.

They've recognised that they're never going to be happy settling down with just one option, and have chosen to create a working style that reflects the way their mind works: following their multiple passions, rather than abandoning all but one.

There's a certain 'type' of person who's most likely to be attracted to a portfolio career

Do you often have multiple projects (or ideas for projects) buzzing around your mind? Are you more of a 'wide achiever' than a 'high achiever'?

Do you love diving into one subject or career idea for a while, and then find yourself quickly distracted by something else?

Maybe you're torn between two (or three, or four) ideas for your future career and can't bring yourself to make a decision.

If the thought of settling on one industry and climbing the career ladder for the rest of your working life feels stifling and dull, you might be a Scanner (a term first coined by Barbara Sher, but also known as slashers, Renaissance types, and, as portfolio career expert Emilie Wapnick calls them, multipotentialites).

John Sampson took part in our Career Change Launch Pad two years ago, when he discovered his Scanner status:

"I definitely identify as a Scanner, not only across multiple components of my fledgling portfolio career, but also within each career.

"I love learning new things and discovering new ideas and techniques, which means I tend to accumulate broad experience in each domain rather than deep subject knowledge.

"One thing I struggle with is the desire to have the time time to really drill down and become expert at something, when in actual fact I'm often more suited to the generalist approach.

"The other area I struggle with is taking on way too much, as every new opportunity looks great! Learning when to say 'no' and also when to get outside help with my projects is super-critical."

But even if you're not a Scanner profile, a portfolio career could still suit you

The flexibility, autonomy and variety of a range of income streams can be an attractive prospect to anyone who's fallen out of love with more traditional ways of working.

And although it might sound like a time-intensive choice (surely three jobs are more chaotic than one?), it turns out it can be a great option for parents, too.

Nikki Cochrane, co-founder of digital training academy, Digital Mums, told us she sees lots of mothers choosing to diversify their work in order to balance career and family life:
"Portfolio careers can provide the career flexibility that so many parents are looking for.

"They allow you the opportunity to take control of your hours and create a working pattern that works around your family needs.

"By not putting all your work eggs in one basket, it's easier to flex up or down on work in response to the changing demands of family life, such as the kids starting school. It's not necessarily an easy option and what you might gain in time with your children you can lose in time to yourself (i.e. working evenings and breaks in the day to fit it all in).

"According to our graduates who have pursued portfolio careers, however, the benefits outweigh any downsides."
What's great about having a portfolio career?

1. It allows you to express yourself fully.

If you're the kind of person who has always been interested in a range of different things, this kind of working style is a beautiful way to keep you engaged and energised at work, and to share your full range of passions with the world.

For some people, jumping between different subjects is exhausting. But for others, it's a joy. A portfolio career can be a reassuring external reflection of who you are, and give you the freedom to explore whatever new avenues appear in your life.

"I've been doing the charity work for two years, and the gardening I only started six months ago.

"I'm now toying with the idea of getting some further qualifications in horticulture. Or I might see if I can find more community gardening work. I'm not sure really, but I've got ideas. I like the excitement of learning something new.

"Although how I work could be considered quite unstable, I can do something for a year, learn something fresh, and then think about what the next thing might be.

"I used to hate being inside, especially the air conditioning in offices. On a beautiful sunny day, the air con would be on and you'd have to put more layers on - I hated that! Now I get to be outside all the time, which I love. And I don't have to be a slave to the Tube or the way that everyone else works, and answering to people all the time. I feel much more 'me'." - Louisa Mansfield

2. It can be a more secure approach to work.

This one often causes some eyebrows to be raised: surely full-time employment is a more secure option than a juggling act?

Well, as anyone who's ever been fired or made redundant will tell you, full-time employment can be a lot like being a freelancer with only one client. If anything goes wrong, you have to start from scratch.

But as a portfolio careerist, you have multiple streams of income to support you. If one dries up or slows down, you can lean on the others to get you through. If there's an expensive month on the horizon, you have the flexibility and autonomy to increase your workflow accordingly. For many people, that knowledge is far more reassuring than a regular payslip.

Dorie Clark, author of Entrepreneurial You: Monetize your Expertise, Create Multiple Income Streams, and Thrive, says:
"We're taught to diversify our financial risk by spreading our investments over multiple stocks and funds....

"Mitigating professional risk is no different. I was laid off as a journalist the day before 9/11 and quickly learned the importance of not relying solely on one employer for my livelihood."
3. You have far more control over the way your time is spent

Not everybody wants to be in full control of their career. But if autonomy is important to you, and the idea of working the same hours every week for a salary that someone else gets to decide upon feels odd, a portfolio career can put you back in the driver's seat.

John Sampson works as an IT consultant and a musician

4. If you play your cards right, you could end up richer.

Barrie Hopson, co-author of And What Do You Do? 10 Steps to Creating a Portfolio Career closely studied 46 portfolio careerists in his research for his book, and discovered that the vast majority of them earned more within two years of starting out with a portfolio career than they ever did as a full-time employee.

Kate Bee left her BBC career to combine part-time employment with running her own business, The Sober School

"I spend 95% of my time on my business, and I also have my other job with the Advertising Standards Authority. I really enjoy it. It takes me about 4-5 hours a week, it's well paid and I can do 90% of it from home.

"It's taken a lot of juggling, reducing hours bit-by-bit and working hard to build up my business, but I'm now earning double compared to what I ever earned before. It's worked out really well for me." - Kate Bee

What are the potential downsides of a portfolio career?

1. It can take a lot of energy.

Indulging in multiple passions can be fun and exciting - and, like juggling, it requires a certain mentality and level of diligence to keep all your balls in the air.

You need to be organised, able to mentally compartmentalise, and flexible to truly thrive in this approach to work. If you've never worked in this way before, there's probably a steep learning curve ahead of you.

"This kind of career can be great, but portfolio careers are also quite a buzzy idea at the moment, so you need to be aware that it's also a lot of hard work.

"It will probably require you to do more admin and be more organised, and you need to be happy taking responsibility for staying on top of all your income streams, as well as family life, plus whatever else you have going on.

"So be realistic and honest about the kind of personality that you have - make sure this is actually what you want. Not everyone is cut out for juggling, and that's OK. Yes, it's an up and coming way of working, and yes, lots of people are talking about it, but that doesn't mean it's right for everyone." - John Sampson

2. Nobody will send you home if you've been at the office too long.

Because you're operating outside of the 9-5, some portfolio careerists experience 'work creep': they end up working longer hours and tiring themselves out. If you're considering this style of career, it's important to keep track of how much time you're spending at work and ensure you're not running yourself into the ground.

"I know now not to work all the hours of the day which I maybe did before. I know to switch off for a certain number of evenings a week depending on the workload. Multiple freelancing can be so all consuming because there's always something to do.

"You have to find your own way of switching off. For me, that involves taking time out properly and being organised.

"I write down the week before, or the night before, what needs to be done. There are days that I work late but I have a partner and need to have a bit of a life too. I have a better balance now than I did in the earlier years. Switching off involves walks, or weekends away, because I know I'm much better in my work when I take time out, when the time of year allows for that of course." - Joanne Edwards

3. You have primary responsibility for your finances and your career.

Portfolio careerists rarely have access to a company pension, sick pay, or benefits.

If these are important to you and you don't believe you'll be able to create your own financial security, a portfolio career is probably not the best choice for you.

Plus, if something goes wrong, there's nobody else to point the finger at.

"I think I wasn't emotionally prepared for the roller coaster this has been.

"I found it very tough to be my own cheerleader at times, especially in the early days. One minute I'd be excited, the next I'd be doubting myself completely. If I hadn't seen the advertisement for my part-time job when I did, I may well have gone back to the industry I'd previously worked in.

"The uncertainty was hard to adjust to, too. I went from a full-time wage on a permanent contract to relying on strangers buying my products in order to keep the money coming in, as well as juggling two lines of work instead of immersing myself in one.

"I've had to learn a lot. I'm not the best with numbers, but I've learned to do my own accounts, and I can also do some basic forecasting.

"I did have an accountant to begin with and then realised I was paying them for things I was doing myself anyway.

"I filed my own tax return for the first time this year!

"Maintaining the level of confidence and self-belief that you can do it and that you are good enough is tough. I have wavered on this quite a few times, but you just have to learn to pick yourself up and get on with it because nobody else is going to do it for you.

"It did take a lot to get through that period, but I did it, and I'm not as fragile as I used to be. It just takes time." - Sheridan Hall

4. Answering the question "So, what do you do?" can be challenging.

Even though they're rapidly increasing in popularity, it's not always easy for people to understand a portfolio career.

And if you're trying to market yourself, you may find you have to create several different work 'personas' in order to attract the clients or employers you're looking for.

You'll need to consider: do you have multiple websites for your different businesses, or do you market yourself under your own name as an umbrella for everything you do? When you go to a networking event, which part of your work do you lead with when you introduce yourself? Will you need three different sets of business cards? How will you fit them all in your wallet?

"A lot of people just don't get what I mean when I say I have two careers - they don't understand what I do all day. You forget how alien a concept it is to some people, the idea of leaving a stable income to do something like working for yourself. It seems to completely blow some people's brains apart.

"For all this talk about how the job market is changing and people don't just have one job they stick with forever, there are some people who are still remarkably set on having one type of career trajectory.

"I met someone the other day who said 'How's your little blog doing?'! I just try not to care about those sorts of comments any more!" - Kate Bee

Getting started in a portfolio career

Portfolio careers clearly don't come pre-packaged and ready to go.

They can take time to build up, and may require several experimental iterations before you hit upon the combination that's right for you.

But conveniently, they're not too risky to get started with.

There are three main ways people launch their portfolios (and you can begin two of them without even handing in your notice).

1. Moonlighting

As the name suggests, this means starting a new project or business in your evenings and weekends, over and above your current job.

If you're considering a freelance career as part of your portfolio, you can work on landing your first client without risking your current employment (or finding out, one notice period too late, that it's not actually what you expected it to be).

The first step is always to check the terms of any contracts you're engaged in, whether employed or otherwise, so you're clear on any clauses that might affect your freedom to moonlight.

Once you've made sure you're not contractually restricted, look for the smallest, lowest-energy way you can offer your product or service to people to get started. Reach out to friends and family, try local and online noticeboards, events, or even approach potential clients cold with a discounted offer as you start up.

With even one client, you'll experience a little bit of what it's like to juggle two strands of a portfolio career, learn about the new area you're stepping into, and be able to develop your skills and business understanding along the way.

As your business evolves, you'll be able to take on more clients and customers and establish yourself more firmly in your second area.

If you're not interested in freelancing or starting a business, you can still moonlight to experiment with a portfolio career. Volunteering at evening and weekends or taking on a very-part-time job can give you a taste of portfolio life, and help you upskill, network, and gain experience for the future.

This is a demanding approach, both in terms of time and energy.

It'll take up your evenings and weekends, and the uncomfortable truth is that the more success you achieve in your side gig, the more pressure you'll be under to fit everything in.

At some point, you'll need to release some of that pressure, and that's where the second approach comes in.

2. Re-jigging

Re-jigging involves rearranging your working hours to make room for a second source of income.

If you're currently working for an employer, this will probably require a conversation with your manager. Different ways of approaching it are to:

Go part-time,

Get five days' worth of work done in four, by working longer hours,

Work from home two days per week, cutting out 'wasted' commuting time and applying it instead to a side gig.

Whichever approach feels most achievable for you, it's always a good idea to ask to trial it with your manager first. By experimenting with a new way of working for just a month, you can ease any concerns they might have, and use the time to learn more about how to manage your time most productively.

If you're self-employed, you might need to look at reducing your number of clients, or finding ways to condense your working hours in order to make space in your schedule for something new.

Re-jigging does sometimes imply taking a temporary pay cut - going part-time or reducing your number of clients will have an impact on your income.

But equally, it provides you with the time to build your side gig to a point where you can replace, or even surpass, the income you've lost.

Re-jigging isn't only for people who want to start their own businesses or go self-employed, however. If you're interested in multiple streams of employment, you may simply choose to adjust the time element of one job (compressing your hours or going part-time, for example) in order to make space for another job.

Again, in this case, you'll want to examine the financial impact carefully - but you may well find that two part-time gigs pay better, not worse, than one full-time career.

If all of this sounds a bit long-winded and effortful, however, you might choose to take the third approach...

3. Jumping

Usually the riskiest approach to shifting careers, jumping can provide you with the motivation and momentum to get up and running with your new career path.

Essentially, this means handing in your notice at your day job and living off savings or an alternative source of income until you have all your ducks in a row.

This can be a nerve-wracking concept for someone considering any kind of shift, as you need to be reasonably confident you can replace your income before your means of living runs out.

Most jumpers have at least experimented with their new careers and reached some certainty before they make the leap.

Although people do it regularly, and some make it work, it's not recommended to hand in your notice with absolutely no idea of what you want to do next.

However, if you've tested out your new career ideas in small, low-risk ways already, and you're reasonably confident about the 'what' of what you want to do, jumping is less of a risk.

And sometimes, even when you know what it is you want to do, the actual 'doing' of it can be the hardest part.

So if you're prone to vacillating and procrastinating, or if you work best to a strict deadline, jumping can provide the pressure you need to get things moving quickly.

Bear in mind that moving from one career into another is one thing; moving from one career into two or three is another. Not only do you need to consider your relationship to risk, making a plan (and a Plan B, and potentially a Plan C) for how you're going to develop your portfolio will be important.

For many people, a jump into a portfolio career may be their first experience of managing their own time, working from home, or juggling multiple projects. Even without the inevitable challenges of running a business (or three), the logistics of multi-tasking several careers can be a real shock to the system.

Make sure you have a strong support network of friends, family, and preferably at least one mentor, to help you get on track as fast as you can.

Disclaimer: remember, life is rarely neatly arranged into categories!

The reality of most people's transitions into portfolio careers are much messier than the three approaches we've outlined here.

Here's how two of our real-life case studies combined strategies to make their shift into portfolio work.

Kate re-jigged multiple times over a period of years, adjusting her working hours to support her growing business.

- Kate Bee

Sheridan started off moonlighting, and then took a (considered) jump

- Sheridan Hall

So where should you start?

For some people, the mere idea of having more than one thing happening at a time leaves them feeling stressed out and confused.

If you're a deep-diver who wants to climb to the top of a career path and become a master of one subject, this clearly isn't the right path for you.

But if you've spent a long time struggling with which career idea to pursue, and the idea of switching between activities and subjects is inspiring and exciting, it could be exactly what you've been looking for.

And if you fall into that second category, you're probably feeling pretty excited and also a little confronted by what's ahead.

So here's a few ways you can get your ball rolling toward a portfolio career right away:

1. Talk to people who are living the portfolio life

There are as many ways of running a portfolio career as there are people, and different types of people operate in different ways.

The best way you can prepare yourself for the challenges and joys of portfolio life is to learn directly from the people who are already doing it.

Ask them how they manage their time; why they've chosen their particular blend of employment or self-employment; what the hardest parts are; what they wish they'd known at the start.

The more styles of portfolio working you can see and learn about, the better-prepared you'll be to design a setup that suits you.

2. Get clear on your preferred portfolio

You might already have an image in your head of what your portfolio career will be - but you'll need to consider if that image is actually what will suit you best.

Take some time to consider your priorities, your lifestyle, and your natural tendencies, and play with options for your portfolio that suit who you are.

Yes, it might feel exciting to be able to tell people: "I have three businesses", but if you're not a highly organised person, and if you have other priorities (like a family) in your life, it's unlikely to be a realistic approach.

And while being employed remotely and running your own business on the side might sound like a great mix for financial security, being alone at home all day might spell disaster for your mental health.

Give careful consideration to all the options available to you before committing to a particular portfolio path.

3. Set up a Shift Project

"To know and not to do is not yet to know." - Zen proverb

It's one thing to think you'll love a portfolio career. It's another to have experienced it.

And the best way to get started with a portfolio career is to have one, even if it's only for a very short time.

Find one client to test out your side business with.

Spend one month volunteering over and above your day job.

At Careershifters, we call these experiments Shift Projects, and they're the best way we know to eliminate risk from a career change and inch your way forward into a new way of working (they're also a great way to shut down naysayers: next time your granny tells you your ideas are ridiculous, you'll have hard data from your own experience to prove her wrong).

So, could a portfolio career be right for you? What questions do you have about what it's like, and how to make it work? Let me know in the comments below.

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