Activity: Career Planning

1. Clarify Your Vision

How would you like your career story to unfold and evolve?

Whether this is your first time to develop a vision, or you have not reviewed and honed your career objectives for a few years, we invite you to answer the following questions, which can help you clarify your career and life vision. 

Think of visioning as a dreaming activity. 

• How would you love to live in all areas of life, such as relationships and activities—imagining that your life was free of any challenges.
  
• What would your lifestyle look like?

Capture your thoughts in the downloadable Career Planning Worksheet, or in your own journal.

"Interests are preferences for activities that are expressed as likes or dislikes. These could include activities, hobbies and subjects or topics. Some examples include: sports, music, art, and topics like science or fashion, etc.”
(CERIC, 2004-2012)

Interests can change over time. Sometimes interests can become part of or your sole career focus. For example, an interest in social justice could evolve into a career in social enterprise.

Now, proceed to the next page in this book for some strategies for creating your vision.