FAQ

Learning Series, Courses, & Programs 

1. What is the Pivot to Purpose Learning Series  ?
The Pivot to Purpose Learning Series ℠ includes four courses that help adults navigate life transitions with renewed purpose using a proven five-step roadmap. The series combines online instruction, personal coaching, practical tools, group learning, workbook exercises, and additional resources to empower individuals in mastering transitions, understanding themselves deeply, nurturing relationships, and aligning with their passions, strengths, and what brings them joy and meaning.
2. Who is the learning series designed for?  
The series is crafted for adults of any age facing pivotal changes or at a life crossroads, including military veterans transitioning to civilian life, individuals undergoing relationship transitions (such as divorce or widowhood), young adults, retirees, career changers, and anyone aspiring to build a meaningful, significant life of impact.
3. How does the inquiry-based, transformative learning model benefit students?
This model encourages active engagement and deep reflection, facilitating a personal transformation that goes beyond traditional, academic learning, by prompting students to question, explore, and apply new concepts to their own lives.nurturing the mindset, honing and expanding skills, and equipping learners with the soft and life skills  and tools needed to succeed in the real-world.
4. What role does the personal workbook play in each course? 
The workbook is a critical component, offering personalized exercises and questions that relate directly to the course content. It encourages self-exploration, journaling, and helps students apply the learned principles to their personal, family, and financial situations.
5. How do the five core beliefs of the academy shape the learning series? experience? 
The beliefs emphasize the uniqueness and potential of each individual, the innate human aspiration to give, the power of positive reciprocity, the importance of purpose in life, and the impact of choices at life's crossroads. These beliefs are interwoven throughout the courses, informing content and learning experiences.
6. What makes Aspire to Give® Academy's learning series different from other personal development programs?  
The series combines the four pillars of learning with an inquiry-based, transformative approach. It embeds the Academy's philosophy in the curriculum, utilizing multimedia cohort learning, personalized coaching, and course workbook exercises to create a holistic and impactful learning experience that fosters personal growth and purposeful living.
7. Can I take any course without opting for the entire series?
Absolutely! Pivot Points (#1) , Compose a Legacy of Love (#3), and Financial Generosity (#4) can be taken individually. Since Pivot Points (#1) is a foundational course, it must be completed before enrolling in Pathway to Purpose (#2). 
8. What is the Academy's instructional approach?  
Each course in the series  blends multimedia online instruction, cohort learning, coaching,a student workbook, introspective exercises, generous inquiry, practical tools, and additional resources. The curriculum is thoughtfully designed with that incorporates a leading-edge, research based, inquiry-based and transformative learning 4C instructional design model, ensuring a comprehensive and immersive, personal learning experience.
9. What is the time commitment required for each course? 
Each course is designed to facilitate gradual yet profound learning, with ten lessons per course, with total invested time estimated to be about 20 hours per course.The online program is structured to be flexible and self-pacing with drip fed lessons and virtual coaching over a period of 4 to 6 weeks. This allows the learner to engage in a manner that fits their lifestyle.
10. What does course #1: "Pivot Points: Mastering Life's Transitions" cover?  
This course helps navigate life changes with a focus on self-discovery, life journey understanding, and scouting the roadmap for personal, meaningful success.
11. What is unique about course #2: "Pathway to Purpose: Stories & Questions for Clarity"? 
It combines storytelling , coaching and engaging questions, along with a personal workbook, to help find the learner's passions and strengths to successfully navigate life transitions.
13. What does course #3: “Compose a Legacy of Love" include? 
It guides those at the sunset of their lives in crafting and organizing their personal affairs to compose a testament of love and legacy through the sharing of values, beliefs, and life lessons. This culminates in love letters and an organizational workbook for loved ones.
12. Can you clarify course #4: "The Art & Science of Financial Generosity"?  
This course explores personal financial generosity, family engagement, and dynamics. It teaches the role, a basic understanding, and the application of over a dozen financial giving tools and strategies to tailor financial generosity to loved ones and cherished causes.
14. How does the learning process work in these courses?   
The learning series is designed as an inquiry-based and transformative learning 4C instructional model, blending online multimedia instruction, tailored coaching, cohort learning, student introspection, and lesson practical exercises.
15. What role does the personal workbook play in these courses?  
The workbook is a key learning tool tailored to individual circumstances, serving as a guide through each course, engaging you with tailored questions and exercises for each lesson that provoke thoughtful inquiry and introspective learning. Practical tools offered throughout the series further empower you to apply learned concepts to real-life scenarios, fostering tangible change, and engaging students with questions relevant to their personal, family, and financial situations.
16. Can I take any course independently?
Course 1 is foundational and required for Course 2, but Courses 3 and 4 can be taken independently, or as a bundled package.
17. Will there be bundled courses?  
Yes, there will be bundled courses:
  1. Pivot to Purpose Transition Program: This certificate program is a bundle consisting of courses 1 and 2 for specific demographics, or all four for legacy creators and retirees. This bundle is the best value for military veterans in transition, young adults, restless spirits, and the widowed or divorced single.
  2. Legacy by Design Program: This certificate program bundles courses 3 and 4 and is most appropriate for aspiring retirees, legacy composers, and those wealthy spirits that aspire to make a difference or give back.
  3. Complete Pivot to Purpose Program: This certificate program bundles all four courses of the learning to assure a complete and comprehensive learning experience for adults of any age. 
18. Is there a specific program for military veterans?   
Absolutely! the [Veteran Transition Empowerment Program (V-TEP)] combines courses 1 and 2 with success coaching, peer learning, workbooks, and extra resources to meet the unique transition needs of military veterans in groups of 8-15.
19. Are there plans for developing specific programs for different demographic groups?  
Of course! Besides the Veteran’s Program, specific programs for other demographic categories will be developed depending on demand.
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