1. Career Choices and Changes
Chapter 1

2. Introduction Pre-Survey (pg 14/11 – instructor book) Ch1 intro video
Website – Dain Blanton (5 min)
Vocabulary
Workbook page 4

3. Vocabulary Elaborate – to explain in detail
Gamut – the full or complete range of things
Vision – a dream
Realization – to make something real
Frustration – a feeling arising when hindered in trying to reach a goal
Security – feeling safe and certain
Discrimination – wrongful treatment of a person or group due to bias or prejudice

4. Vocabulary Achievement – accomplishing something rewarding
Fanatic – someone excessively devoted to or enthusiastic about a cause
Excess – more of something than is necessary
Flaunt – to exhibit something a little too proudly
Prima donna – an overly vain person
Integrity – free from corruption or vice: honesty
Humility - a lack of false pride; feeling modest

5. Vocabulary
Intuition – instinctive knowing; a feeling that something might happen
Impulsive – actions typified by a lack of planning or preparing
Procrastination – putting an assignment or task off until a later time; dawdling
Compliant – easily persuaded or swayed; submissive
Rational – logical or sensible
Interchangeable – being able to change places or replace something else

6. Chapter 1 Intro video Textbook page 10 and 11
Envisioning your Future (2:20)
Vision + Energy = Success (pg 12)
Textbook page 10 and 11
Read about Apollo
What was his vision?
What was his actions in school?
What was his actions at work?
Read about Sally
Fill in her information on workbook page 5
Continue in the same manner with Oprah and Barack
On the separate sheet of paper – Walter Mitty

7. Envisioning your future (Page 14)
Your Future is YOURS!
Will be exactly what you expect it to be – make it positive
Close your eyes
Imagine yourself in the career you want to have
What kind of setting are you in?
What tasks are you performing?
Are you working alone or with others?
How do you feel about yourself?
Open your eyes
Tell your partner what you envisioned (longer hair first)
Partners turn
Write down your vision in the space on page 14 of your workbook
Energy MUST MATCH Vision to achieve success!

8. Why People Work What are some reasons you think a person works?
Page 15
Which do you think is the most accurate?
Why do you work? (school, home, or job)
What is the motivation behind it?
Lets prioritize these on a separate sheet of paper
People work for survival
People work to define themselves
People work to have a sense of security
People work for self-respect
People work to conquer time
People work to measure their self-worth

9. Everybody Works What type of work do you do right now during your day?
List a few of those things on page 7
What job titles do you think you hold because of this work?
At the end of the day, what are your accomplishments?
Which ones are most satisfying?
How do they make you feel?
Do these feelings help you relate the reason people work from before? Which ones?

10. Success How do you think our Principal defines success?
What about your parent/guardian?
What about a Fortune 500 business owner?
How do you define success?
Good grades
High paying job
Good friends
Achievements
Page 18 of textbook – page 8 of workbook
Do any patterns emerge based on your responses
Page 20 of textbook – do you see yourself in any of these stories?

11. Your Definition of Success
Page 9 of your workbook
What if your definition of success?
What is the difference between a job and a career?
Turn to your neighbor and come to a collective conclusion
On a separate sheet of paper write down your thoughts.
Job =
Career =

12. Chapter 1 Checkpoints Get a chromebook Once you have logged in
Go to
Under Students section in blue – click on high school and middle school link
Username: first initial of first name and last name
Example: Joe Smith = jsmith
Password: 6 digit student ID
Once you have logged in
Chapter 1
Envisioning your future – page 6 of your workbook
Defining Success – page 9 of your workbook
Checkpoints – answer 7 seven questions

13. Success Quotation
Find a quote to copy (or make up your own) that explains your view of “success”
Add a picture to help illustrate that quote
Find a picture to copy or share it with me to print for you to paste on your board

14. Vocabulary Quiz Close up all your books.
Do this by yourself – cheating only hinders your own knowledge gains.
This is an integrity thing!