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What you finish with, shown through a fictional example.

The program helps you create three things: a purpose statement if you choose, a long-term purposeful goal, and a road map with dates and people who can help. Below is what they could look like for one made-up person.

A fictional example. Dana is not a real person, and this is not a real participant’s work. We wrote it to show the parts the program asks you to fill in. Yours will be in your own words and will look different.

A fictional example

Dana’s purpose statement and road map

Dana is 57 and has worked in hospital finance for 25 years. Her youngest child has just left home, and she wants her next years to mean more.

Step 8Her purpose statement

“I want to help families discover the satisfaction of growing something together, by creating places where neighbours learn from each other and see their work come to life.”

Step 7Her long-term goal

Her direction, chosen in Step 6: Running a community garden program for families. Why: “Volunteering at a garden this spring was the first time in years I lost track of time.”

Where she wants to be
Running a community garden program that teaches families to grow food together, three mornings a week.
By when
In 5–10 years
What she needs to learn or prepare
A gardening course, practice planning a growing season, and how small community programs are funded.

Step 7Her road map

  1. Saturdays from 6 March 2027

    Step 1 · Find out more

    Volunteer at a local community garden on Saturday mornings.

    How she’ll know it’s done: Eight Saturdays noted in my garden notebook.

  2. By 30 April 2027

    Step 2 · Find out more

    Ask the garden coordinator how the family workshops are planned and paid for.

    How she’ll know it’s done: Notes from a half-hour conversation.

  3. May to July 2027

    Step 3 · Get ready

    Take an evening community gardening course.

    How she’ll know it’s done: Course finished, with a plan for one growing season.

  4. September 2027

    Step 4 · Do it for real

    Run a four-week growing workshop for families at the garden.

    How she’ll know it’s done: The workshop runs with at least five families.

People who can help

  • Her sister Leah, who will come to the first workshop
  • Marcus, a colleague who volunteers at a food bank
  • The garden coordinator, as a mentor who already does this work

What she’ll need

  • Saturday mornings kept free
  • About $250 for the course
  • A notebook for planting records

What might get in the way

  • Year-end work in March: volunteer every other Saturday until April.
  • Feeling too new to lead: co-lead the first workshop with the coordinator.

Check-in date: 1 May 2027

Earlier stepsWhat she wrote it from

Her statement and goal come from what she found in the earlier steps.

What she loves
Gardening
Cooking with her nephew
Organizing the street clean-up
What she enjoys about them
Planning the beds with a friend
Seeing someone’s face when the first shoots come up
Getting neighbours working together
What drives her
Helping others watch something grow
Bringing people together around shared work
How she likes to engage with the world
Leans toward creating something new
Her strengths
Kindness
Teamwork
Perseverance
Love of learning
Leadership
Who it could help
Families in her neighbourhood who have never grown their own food

A fictional example, written to show the format. The coach asks about your own answers and can suggest wording when you ask; you decide what to save.

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