How does your personality influence your choices and future life?

1. Take the Myers Briggs personality test.

http://psychcentral.com/quizzes/personality/start.php


If you want to learn more about the Myers Briggs test, here is their website:

http://www.myersbriggs.org/


Here is more description on each personality type:

http://www.personalitypage.com/high-level.html

Here is your assignment. 

Create a word document and save in your Planning 10 folder.

1. Take the online Myers-Briggs Test. Answer each question thoughtfully and be honest with your answers.

2. Read the description of your personality type.
Once you have completed the online test, open a Word document and answer the following questions:

1. Record your score. For example, If you were INTP, include the percentage for each of the categories. I (55%) N (78%) T (60%) P (90%)

2. Summarize in POINT FORM the description of your personality type.

3. What characteristics do you agree with? Explain by giving examples.

4. What characteristics do you disagree with? Explain by giving examples.

5. List the career options for your personality type.  List at least 5 career options.

go to this website:

http://similarminds.com/software.html

and click on the type under the heading “Jung Type Descriptions”

6. Do you think any of the career options are suitable for your personality? Explain.

Junior Achievement Canada

Please have your junior achievement booklet done by Monday, February 29 .

pages 2- 7

page 12 - 17

If you are finished, work on any unfinished assignments for this class or any other class.

I will collect the booklets on Monday.

Vocabulary for Trending Occupations

Please define the following terms:

trending 

occupations

opportunity 

apprenticeship

Look up and define the following occupations:

assembly line workers

data entry clerks 

utility clerks

secretary 

accountant

artists 

entrepreneur 

lab technician

non-renewable energy worker

eco-tourism guide 

environmental regulators

mobile technology engineers 

nanotechnology engineers and researchers

web designers & developers

pharmacists and pharmaceutical researchers 

Goals Summary

Topics:

 1. If you could become anything you wanted, or accomplish anything you wanted in life, what would it be? What can you do to make that happen? Are you doing it? (Why or why not?)

 2. Agree or disagree: It’s better to set lower goals than to risk failure by setting higher ones.

3. What’s the difference between a wish and a goal?

4. What’s the difference between failing and being a failure?

 5. What are some good ways to deal with disappointments?

6. What is your personal definition of success?

7. Write about a time when you succeeded at something because you made it a goal and committed to it. a. Describe what happened. b. How did that make you feel? c. What did you learn from that experience? d. Did you have to overcome prior failure before achieving success?


8. What is a short-term goal you wish to accomplish at school, before you graduate high school? How will you go about achieving this goal? What steps have you already taken? What further steps will you need to take?

Resilience Framework

To find notes for your framework.  

Look for the resilience framework document (half way down the page) 

http://www.boingboing.org.uk/index.php/resources/category/9-resilience-frameworks

The power of Resilience - creating success in your life

What is resilience?  

Be ready to define resilience after watching this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isfw8JJ-eWM

Here is a great website   http://www.boingboing.org.uk/index.php/what-is-resilience

For teenagers:

http://understandingteenagers.com.au/blog/10-ways-to-develop-resilience-in-teenagers/


All of these TED Talks touch on the qualities of resilience.

Write a summary paragraph on one of the following TED Talks:

From this website: http://traviswright.com/best-ted-talks/

Brené Brown – The Power of Vulnerability 

John Wooden: The Difference Between Winning and Succeeding

1.     Juan Enriquez: The Next Species of Human

Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action 

The Key to Success, Grit:
https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_the_key_to_success_grit?language=en

The Power of Motivation:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sxpKhIbr0E

Overcoming Hopelessness:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P2nPI6CTlc

The Art of Being Yourself:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veEQQ-N9xWU

If you find another interesting video, please let me know!

Your Assignment 

In a paragraph  (at least 8-10 sentences), please answer the following:

How do you define resilience?  

What is the topic of the talk that you picked?  

Name two important points from the talk.

Connect the two important points to your own life.  

How can you be more resilient in your life? 

First, hand write your paragraph.  Show me for editing.
Next, type out your paragraph.
Finally, find a picture to represent resilience and save with your paragraph.  Please save in your Planning 10 folder.

Great talk to understand goals!

Many of you would like to improve your English level and skills.  This is a good talk to understand how specific actions will lead to improved language learning.  Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0yGdNEWdn0

To create a prezi

https://prezi.com/business/

This is Me! Assignment #!

You will look at your life now and what will be the same or different in 20 years.

1. Be sure to list one value, interest, skill and goal that you have right now.  Will they be different or the same in 20 years? 

2. You will write down 4 goals to reach by the time you are 35 years old. 

How will you reach those goals?

What can you do to work towards those goals?  

3. Please create a powerpoint or prezi.  

Be sure to list one value, interest, skill and goal that you have right now. 

If helpful you can divide it in the present and the future.  Use photos to show how you are in the present and where you would like to be in the future.

Check my rubric for more guidance. 

This assignment is due on Monday, February 8.  Please finish the hand-out and your presentation.  Be ready to share with your classmates.