Welcome to
the companion website for Gifts for the Journey,
a "must" book for career changers, of all ages and
any field, who want to find meaningful work. It includes
screened websites for every stage of the career development
and job search process.
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Gifts for the
Journey
Part
Two: Remembering Who You Are
Let's begin with identifying your
best skills.
Take time to muse and write
about the following topics, you will eventually come to see
the pattern that emerges for you and specific clues
to the type of work that will be most satisfying.
Your pattern will ideally
indicate:
- your source of inspiration
prior to taking on a task
- your most natural (and
transferable) skills
- your personal intrinsic
qualities
- your interest areas (learned
subject areas)
- what gives
"meaning" to what you do (according to your
standards)
Patterns.
Your gifts have shown up in the
past through the following ways:
- Courses you liked in school
- Activities you have enjoyed
- Accomplishments that made
you feel proud
- Tasks you have done well or
enjoyed --- whether or not you were paid
- Things people have said
about you or the work you have done
If you were to spend a few
hours making lists of the above, you will eventually see
patterns evolve.
Links to help you find the
language that matches who you are:
SKILLS
MOTIVATION
VALUES
INTERESTS
PERSONALITY
PEOPLE ENVIRONMENTS
LEARNING STYLES &
INTELLIGENCES
CAREER ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS
SPIRITUAL GROWTH
Part
Three, Exploring Your Options, will offer links to
information that will help you match who you are with the
world of work. If you have any questions, e-mail
webmaster.
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