I used this exercise on a stress management course as en energiser after lunch.

We used blue stars for them write their superlative and it was quite funny as some of them were standing on chairs to put their stars high... but don’t tell health & safety.

We then used orange stars with the word “beyond” and it was true that they all managed to get them higher than the first.

I asked them to say these words out loud and asked them how it made them feel and most said it felt good. We also then discussed how, with a little more effort, we can push ourselves beyond what we think is our limit and have a positive outcome.

So, in summary, it worked a treat and I’d definitely use it again.

What a great motivational exercise. I used it at the end of a team building day for a training team. They are all tired at this time of year, it really picked them up and made them feel good about themselves. We have commented on it several times when chins go down and they get a bit fed up. It always spurs them on.

Once they had stuck their first stars up on the wall, I made the whole team shout out the name on the star and the superlative. Each name got called out. We really made a lot of noise doing it, I made them stand up in the training room, and shout as loud as they possibly could, it took them a few goes to really get into it.

We then added the beyond star, we all shouted out each name ie Karon - beyond fantastic. By this time, they were screaming it out and back slapping each other in excitement.

A brilliant motivational way to end the day. I explained that when it gets tough, they have proved to us all that they can always find a little extra, if they put in more effort, they can find a lot extra.

Thanks for the exercise, I have since used it to end 5 other team building days. They love it.

People never cease to amaze me and the 'Reach for the stars' exercise gets them every time, It's a real self esteem booster. Once you explain what they've achieved, the looks of sheer confusion turning to joy is enough to keep you going. Keep up the good work making my life easier!