Personal Awareness Chapter 1 1

Motivation Video Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 2 Success Stories

In This Chapter You Will: Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 3 Assess your: motivation, values, personality, interests, and multiple intelligences.

Motivation Chapter 1: Slides 1-6 Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 4 What is Motivation? Think-Pair-Share Activity When the alarm clock went off this morning… what made you get out of bed? Pair with a classmate and discuss. Now share your thoughts with the class.

Some Common Motivators Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 5 Family Money Goals Values Fear of consequences Other motivators?

Internal Motivation Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 6 These are motivators we create for ourselves. For example: Students who were internally motivated to get out of bed this morning would respond… “To get a good education” “To advance in my job” “To accomplish my goals”

External Motivation Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 7 External motivations are created for us. For example: Students who were externally motivated to get out of bed may respond... “My mom made me” “I have to attend school or I have to get a full-time job” “Financial aid requires me to get good grades” “To make my family proud”

Which Do You Think Is a Better Indicator of Success? Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 8 Internal or External Motivation? Internal Motivation

Another Perspective? Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 9 External motivation requires an audience. If you remove the praise, rewards or attention, would you still be doing what you are doing? If the answer is No, then you are not doing what you love!

Values Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 10 Success depends on doing something you love that is important to you – also known as doing what you value. What do you value? How does it relate to your career and professional goals?

Values Activity Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 11 Take a moment to list your top 10 goals for the next 15 years! Dream big! Write each goal on a separate sheet of paper and place in front of you. Ready? Now throw away 2 of your goals Now another 2…. 1 more!!! What goals are you left with?? These goals are most important to you…these are your VALUES!!

Let’s Discuss... Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 12 How did it feel to throw away your values during this activity? Can you think of a time in your life when you were asked to throw your values away? How did it feel? Make sure your career and life goals honor your values!!!

Homework Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 13 Chapter 1 Slides 6-9: Assessing and Identifying your Values Use O*NET online to:O*NET online 1. Match your top work values with careers. 2. Match your top interests with careers. 3. Explore careers by title, industry cluster, outlook, or school subject.

Getting to Know O*NET Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 14

Personality Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 15 Personality refers to our natural behaviors – how we understand and interact with the world around us. -Carl Jung Do What You Are ® (DWYA) is based on the Myers- Briggs Type Indicator ® (MBTI ® ). According to Jung, we are all born with a certain “personality”. The way we express our natural behavior may appear different depending on our different stages and phases of life, but our true personality never changes.

Extravert Introvert The Do What You Are Overview Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 16 Sensing Intuitive Thinking Feeling Judging Perceiving

Where Does YOUR Energy Come From? Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 17 Extraverts’ energy comes from others. Known for thinking out loud, extraverts have a very large group of friends. They live out loud! We always know when an extravert is having a bad day, good day, fighting with a friend, dating new, etc. Introverts’ energy comes from within. They prefer time to think before they speak and have a small inner circle of friends. Introverts during conflict will disappear and work it out on their own before sharing with others.

How Do YOU Make Sense of Your Environment? Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 18 Sensors use what’s right in front of them. They are very good at social cues, depend heavily on their senses, and enjoy being experts. The more information they have, the better! Intuitives are the most creative! They take what’s in front of them and change it into something you have never seen before. They are often so busy being creative that they do not notice social cues.

How Do YOU Make Your Decisions? Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 19 Thinkers prefer to make decisions based on logic and rules. They enjoy a good argument or debate, and often appear disconnected or unaffected by emotions. Feelers prefer to make decisions based on their value system. They often put other people’s needs ahead of their own, dislike conflict, prefer harmony.

How Do YOU Organize Your Environment? Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 20 Judgers need organization in their life. They must have a plan A, B, and C in place to feel confident, dislike change, and are at their best when using some sort of calendar or to do list. Perceivers prefer change. They are very adaptable, perform best in an unstructured environment, and will become frustrated if structure is imposed.

What Were Your DWYA Results? Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 21 Is your tested type and guessed type the same? If not, ask … how do you prefer to be in a work environment?

Another Perspective on Type Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 22 Keirsey: When the types interact they create certain temperaments. Each temperament has its own unique qualities, strengths and challenges. Guardians (ESTJ, ISTJ, ESFJ, ISFJ) Artisans (ESTP, ISTP, ESFP, ISFP) Idealists (ENFJ, INFJ, ENFP, INFP) Rationals (ENTJ, INTJ, ENTP, INTP)

Guardians ESTJ, ISTJ, ESFJ, ISFJ Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 23 Organized, comfortable with rules, responsible As children, they followed rules in class and respected authority figures Important for them to always have harmony in life

Guardians ESTJ, ISTJ, ESFJ, ISFJ Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 24 Rebel during adolescence, but usually not for long Dislike new experiences. May make decisions quickly, then be unwilling to change – even if change is for the better Change in their schedule may cause panic Take themselves and life very seriously

Artisans ESTP, ISTP, ESFP, ISFP Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 25 Adaptable to change Prefer hands-on activities, highly impulsive Graceful and skillful As children, these were the risk takers or daredevils

Artisans ESTP, ISTP, ESFP, ISFP Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 26 Curious, playful Find themselves in trouble a lot Rooms and living areas are often in a disarray Often late or unprepared Need to be constantly talking and moving

Idealists ENFJ, INFJ, ENFP, INFP Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 27 Value relationships above all else Even as children, were on a search for meaning in their lives Tend to take things personally. May seem too serious about understanding meaning in things as opposed to enjoying them

Idealists ENFJ, INFJ, ENFP, INFP Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 28 May be accused of being “ too emotional” Usually loving and affectionate, but can rage and hold grudges for long periods of time Communicating effectively is an important drive for them Naturally drawn to the arts or activities which allow for creativity

Rationals ENTJ, INTJ, ENTP, INTP Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 29 Problem solvers and original thinkers Independent, stubborn, can seem defiant Place high value on competence As children they were constantly questioning “I know better than anyone else” More interested in learning than pleasing others

Rationals ENTJ, INTJ, ENTP, INTP Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 30 Set incredibly high standards for themselves Get bored very quickly, need to continue to learn to stay engaged Change interests and hobbies as they master them “Emotionally unattached”, may reject physical contact from others

Multiple Intelligences (Abilities) Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 31 Are a result of natural talents and the degree to which we develop them Different abilities can be used to accomplish the same goal Multiple intelligences (abilities) are defined as what can be done well

Multiple Intelligences Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 32 Linguistic Strong verbal skills Musical Natural rhythm, pitch and melody Spatial Shapes, visual patterns and distance Kinesthetic Strong in movement and coordination

Multiple Intelligences Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 33 Intrapersonal Understanding self and strengths Interpersonal People, relationships, and communication Naturalist “Green thumb” Mathematical Reasoning, sequences and patterns Existential How different ideas connect into a broader concept

Interests Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 34 What you enjoy doing John Holland: Holland’s Interest Code (RIASEC) Often interests are inter-related Created hexagon to explain interests

Holland’s Hexagon Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 35 InvestigativeArtisticSocialEnterprisingConventionalRealistic

Holland’s Interests Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 36 Doers, they prefer being outdoors, using tools, operating machines, interacting with animals, working with their hands. Realistic Intellectuals, prefer scientific, scholarly exploration and discovery. They like to solve problems and perform experiments. Investigative Creative, prefer working with ideas that are visual and verbal. Excel in dance, music, art, drawing, painting, design and drama. Artistic

Holland’s Interests Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 37 Helpers, prefer tasks that involve socializing, helping others, teaching, and relationships. Social Persuaders, prefer tasks that involve leadership, business, debate, entrepreneurship. Enterprising Organizers, prefer practical tasks, structured environments, following the rules and traditional office settings. Conventional

Searching Interests on O*NET Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 38

Searching Interests on O*NET Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 39

What Is Self-Efficacy? Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 40 Self-efficacy is the degree to which you believe you can perform an action or behavior. It is similar to confidence. However, confidence is just a general belief in yourself, while self-efficacy is the belief that you can do what it takes to complete certain tasks and goals.

Self-Efficacy Video Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 41 How to Build Your Creative Confidence

Developing Self-Efficacy Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 42 Task Splitting Mentor or Model Feedback and Reinforcement Mood and Attitude

Chapter Summary Chapter 1: Personal Awareness 43 Deep personal awareness involves knowing your values, personality, interests, abilities and self- efficacy. Increasing your personal awareness helps you find and achieve purpose. Having and following your purpose brings success.