Activity: Exploring My Community Resource Map

Activity: List your top 5 professional development interests.

Choose one of your interests and write a short story that describes your interest.

Note: Sometimes personal interests can evolve into or influence career pursuits. For example, an individual enjoys playing golf and is pursuing accounting. Many accountants (apparently) play golf—this could be a place to build a network. 

Another example, leadership is needed in every sector. Someone who has leadership experience might have an interest in gardening and could consider Lee Valley as a potential place of employment. 

One more example, a policy analyst with an interest about mental health and addictions, could look at working in the health care industry.

Story Tip:

What was the spark that inspired you to investigate this interest?

Reflection questions:

• Are there any interests that you have not explored yet? If so, where might you look to find others who have similar interests? 
• Have you identified personal or professional workshops or webinars in areas of interest that you would like to take? (e.g., forged axe throwing, kayaking, paragliding, wine tasting, creative writing, or leadership, public speaking)