Activity: Uncovering Personal Assets Worksheet

Instructions

This is a multi-page guide to help you explore your personal assets. You can navigate through the pages using the Table of Contents on the right of your screen (you may need to scroll down to the bottom if you are on a mobile device). You can also advance through the pages using the 'next' and 'previous' buttons at the top and bottom of each page.

Download the Uncovering Personal Assets Worksheet

This worksheet has four components:

• Compose three short stories.
• Identify skills, values, and strengths from each story.
• Discover recurring themes from your stories.
• Identify a list of non-negotiable personal factors.

To begin, you can further develop your list of three accomplishments from page 2 of the RRU Professional Assets Inventory or take some time to recall transformative or impactful professional experiences. Think of significant moments when you overcame a challenge, you felt inspired and took action on an idea, or felt proud about something you did. Choose three work and/or volunteer experiences and craft short stories to describe these memorable experiences in more detail.

There are a few reasons for developing short stories:

• There are clues in your stories that can give you insights for your career direction and goals (which will be expanded upon in the Career Planning module).
• The emotion within your stories—should you share them—can create connection and relatability with others.
• Your stories are effective tools in the networking and interview steps of your career search.

When you are ready, move on to Step 1: Compose three short stories.