Lesson 3

IGNITE – Pick Your Problem

From Interests to Impact

You’ve found your spark.  Now—what do you want to use it for?

The best ideas come from things that bother you, excite you, or make you say: someone should fix this.

In this lesson, you’ll choose a problem worth solving—something real, personal, and powerful.

Your Steps Today:

1. Watch the video above.

  • Learn how young changemakers turned frustration into innovation
  • Hear about the “Entrepreneurial Trigger” (when emotion + action meet)
  • Understand the 3 types of impact: 🧍 Personal | 🌍 Local | 🌐 Global

2. Scan your life explore for clues

Use the Problem Worth Solving Template (from your Toolbox).

Answer these prompts:

  • What annoys, frustrates, or saddens you?
  • What do your friends or community struggle with?
  • What do you wish existed—but doesn’t (yet)
  • What could be better, easier, or fairer in the world?

3. Your Mission

Pick 1–2 problems that spark something in you.For each one:

  • Write a few sentences on why it matters to you
  • Optional: Talk to 1 person about it (friend, family, mentor). What do they think?

Your goal isn’t to find a “perfect idea”—just a problem that pulls you in.

What to Submit

  • Your completed Problem Worth Solving Template
  • 2–3 sentences on why your #1 problem matters to you
  • (Optional) Summary of a conversation about the problem

“Fall in love with the problem, not just the solution.” This is your spark turning into something bigger. Let’s keep going.

Ready for the next step? Click “Next” to write your Why Statement—the engine that will keep you going when things get hard.

To earn your certificate, send your assignment as a .doc (named “Step-X_YourName”) to careerrevolutionbg@gmail.com with a subject line that lists your name and the course title—just keep it 100 percent original, because AI-generated work won’t be read.

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