I believe one faces PD when is ready for the subject. Although now I feel that I would have benefited from an early exposure to PD in high school, I wouldn't have been very receptive. In a way, I needed to make mistakes and to be drawn into personal development in order to embrasse it (LoA).
In the hypothetical situation of doing some work with young people, I would do the following:
1) Start with operational issues such as time management or goal setting, all as tools to aliviate the stress of the school work. I'd ask them what issues are more pressing or out of control in their lives and I'd start from there. I'd
challenge students to come up with there own strategies and solutions.
2) Once you have a critical mass of people interested, I'd work with them in higher or more difficult subjects, such as power of intention, meditation, etc.
Hope it contributes to the discussion.
Pat
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