Table of Contents

Part 1: A theoretical and applied model for integrating and enabling personal, career and academic development 1. Introducing SOAR 2. Defining Key Concepts and Principles 3. Realizing the Potential of SOAR Part 2: ‘Self’ in the SOAR process: Building a MAP for the journey through life Developing the ‘self-awareness skill-set’: self-assessment, self-esteem, self-efficacy, self-promotion and self-management 4. Building a ‘Self MAP’: Who am I? 5. Motivation in the Self-MAP: What do I want and need? 6. Ability in the Self-MAP: What am I capable of achieving? 7. Personality in the Self-MAP: How do I interact with others and with my environment? Part 3: Opportunity in the SOAR process 8. Researching and Engaging with ‘Opportunity’ 9. Understanding the Changing World Part 4: Aspirations in the SOAR process Forming, clarifying, testing and implementing aspirations: decision-making, problem-solving and action-planning skills 10. Aspirations, decisions, plans Part 5: Results in the SOAR process 11. Demonstrating Results 12. Evaluating Results – and some concluding thoughts