MANY OF us go through life day by day, not taking the time to realise our goals, dreams, and aspirations. Goal setting is an important part of achieving the successes that we want and vision boards are an extremely effective tool in ensuring that we work towards the goals that we dream of.

To kick start the New Year and new decade, on January 3rd HR Sports Academy hosted an afternoon of fun, laughter and empowering discussions to help young people aged between 13 – 18 years old in and around the London Borough of Haringey create their 2020 vision.

The Goal Setting Workshop & Vision Board Party, which is part of HR Sports Academy’s Youth Club activities involved an inspirational talk, goal setting tasks, a reflection section and networking with other like-minded individuals.

The event took place at one of Tottenham’s flagship business venues, The Trampery in north London

Gathered there were 17 young people networking, setting goals and learning about each other whilst developing a number of life skills. It was clear that this was not only a place where they could learn new skills but also where they could build relationships and share something of their own life experiences.

This is the first in a series of such events planned by HR Sports Academy’s Youth Club. The idea is to empower children and young people by bringing them together, breaking down barriers, motivating and inspiring them, raising their aspirations and attainment levels, and supporting them through adolescence.

By the end of the session, the young people not only had a physical vision board that represented their future self and life vision but also walked away with new friends, plans for the year ahead and a positive mind-set.

HR Sports Academy are strong believers that team work makes the dream work and that you must work hard and also play hard. All those who took the time out to attend the workshop and set goals for their future, were rewarded with a trip to London’s Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park.

The event was delivered by Mickela Hall-Ramsay, HR Sports Academy’s Founder and company director. Mickela is a multi-award winning entrepreneur who is highly passionate about sports has first-hand experience of the positive effect sports can have on young people.

Mickela Hall-Ramsay and Chris Hall-Ramsay have influenced the lives of more than 40,000 individuals through their company.

HR Sports Academy is a multi-award winning social enterprise dedicated to empowering children and young people with valuable life skills and sporting opportunities that bind different groups of young people together.

The company build a brighter future for disadvantaged youths by enhancing the quality of their sporting, educational and work experiences. Their provisions include an extensive sport in schools programme, evening and weekend sessions, school holiday clubs, football teams, youth clubs, tournaments, alternative education, apprenticeships, work experience placements, workshops, day events and mentoring sessions.

Mickela’ founded HR Sports Academy in 2008 after achieving a first-class honours degree in Sports Science and registered it as a Community Interest Company in 2010 after finishing a Masters in Sport Management.

Her brother Chris joined her full time after completing his apprenticeship with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) in 2012 and founded the award-winning HR United Football Club in 2015.The siblings are extremely passionate about sport and using it as a catalyst for positive youth development as it had done wonders for them.

However, it was the sudden death of their sister who was born with Down syndrome, the rise in youth crime and cuts to youth services, which motivated them to reduce conflict in and around the London borough of Haringey and help young people realise their potential and to live without limit.