How to be a Leader

Challenge Day Leader Trainees and Leaders live in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Being a Challenge Day Leader is much more than a job. It is choosing a way of life. Because we often teach what we most need to learn, becoming and being a Leader will be “Your School of Personal Discovery and Growth.”

Challenge Day is a metaphor for life. Every single part of this work has meaning and purpose. As you learn the process and begin applying it to your life, we believe you will find the lessons and insights to be life-changing.

Being a Challenge Day Leader means you are in constant practice of all the lessons and principles you will be teaching at Challenge Day. If you were to lead a Challenge Day without actually taking a truthful, vulnerable look at your own life and continually striving for growth, you would be out of integrity with what you're teaching ... and it would show.

Challenge Day Leaders and Trainees will tell you that once you have committed to becoming a Challenge Day Leader, it is a constant unfolding and calling in of life lessons and personal truths. It's also an on-going birthing of new parts of yourself that you never before discovered.

No two people's paths look exactly the same. However, if you are truly interested, here are the steps to start the process:

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• Videos: Make sure you have seen our videos, Teen Files: Surviving High School and The Bully Solution. These will give you a peek into what happens at Challenge Days.
• Calendar: Volunteer as an Adult Facilitator at a local Challenge Day before Leader auditions in March. The more Challenge Days you can attend, the better. Be sure to let the Leaders know before the day that you're interested.
• Community Workshops: Attend a Next Step to Being the Change Workshop. This is an opportunity for you to really dive into our practices and principles, and learn how to incorporate them in your life. Challenge Day Leaders not only teach compassion, forgiveness, and connection; they "live it".
• Contact us for workshop dates and registration procedures. Be sure to let us know that you are interested in becoming a Challenge Day leader.
• Download the application
• Submit your completed application and your resume to the Training Department at office@challengeday.org.
• Leader tryouts are held on the first weekend of March.

Thank you for looking into this opportunity, and for sharing our vision of creating a world where every child feels safe, loved, and celebrated.