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• 1. Self Assessment
  • 1.1 Pride Experiences
    • 1.1.1 My Pride List
    • 1.1.2 Writing Your Stories
  • 1.2 Personality
    • 1.2.1 Personality Checklist
  • 1.3 Values
  • 1.4 Skills
    • 1.4.1 Your Skills
  • 1.5 Interests
    • 1.5.1 Your Career Interests
    • 1.5.2 Understanding Career Clusters
  • 1.6 Knowledge
    • 1.6.1 Identifying Your Style
  • 1.7 Self-employment
  • 1.8 Integrating Your Assessment
• 2. Research
• 3. Decision-Making
• 4. Networks & Contacts
• 5. Work
• 6. Life/Work Planning

Step 1.3: Understanding Your Values

This exercise will help you to clarify your values This process will take 15-30 minutes

Have you ever wondered what causes someone to study for years to enter a career such as engineering or law while another person will look for the quickest way to make money? What causes someone to switch his or her career midstream? The answer to these questions is values. If you value good health, you will make time for daily exercise and proper nutrition. If you value career satisfaction, you will take time to examine your values and make choices that are consistent with them. This section will help you to identify what is needed in your work environment to enable you to feel satisfied with your job. Understanding your values is also essential to preventing conflict in the workplace.

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There is more in us than we know. If we can be made to see it, perhaps for the rest of our lives, we will be unwilling to settle for less. ~Kurt Hahn

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