Thinking about who you are...

We have taken personality surveys and interest assessments already, but it still helps to consider who you are and what you believe.  Thinking about HOW you think and WHY you believe what you believe.  This is "metacognition".  It's an important part of knowing what you want to do with your life.

Open Microsoft Word and create a bulleted list for each of the following sections.  Come up with SEVERAL items for each section:

• Passions: A passion is something you feel very strongly about, something for which you have boundless enthusiasm.  You might be passionate about music, sports, art, horses, anime, or cooking.  Think about times when you've been working on something (playing a game, doing art, shooting hoops, etc.) and you suddenly realized you had been doing it for hours.  The happiest people are often those who find a way to incorporate their passions into their career.  These are the people you'll hear say things like, "I can't believe they pay me to do this."  
• Values: Your values are those qualities or things that are most important in your life.  Some people value family or security, while others place more importance on adventure or power.  You might value beauty, knowledge, social justice, or independence.  Your career and life choices should be compatible with your values if they are to bring true satisfaction.
• Personality Traits and Strengths: Are you tactful?  Bold?  Sociable?  Quiet?  Thoughtful?  Energetic?  Funny?  Sympathetic?  Inquisitive?  Reserved?  Dramatic?  Intelligent?  List as many traits as you can.
• Skills and Aptitudes: What skills have you learned?  What comes easily for you?  Do you have a special talent for anything in particular?  Are you good at working with your hands?  Solving problems?  Working with people?
• Roles: Your roles are the different parts you play in your life.  Most of these are temporary, though some can go on for many years.  Right now you are probably a son or daughter, a student, and a friend.  You might also be an employee, a sister or brother, a girlfriend or boyfriend, and so on.
• Occupations and Vocations: Here I mean both work you do for pay (occupations) and recreational activities (vocations).  For example, you might be a grocery clerk, a babysitter, a flute player, cook, ballet dancer, skateboarder, or basketball player.

You will also receive a copy of the "Personality Target" (get one here).  We will be completing these targets by neatly listing our passions, values, etc. in the concentric circles of the chart.