| Your career choice Should suits your abilities, skills, | | | | set goals. This section on Personal Goal Setting helps |
| ambitions and ideals, which determines your success | | | | you to think through what you want to achieve with |
| of life. | | | | your life in important areas such as your career, your |
| You should identify your Assets and | | | | family, artistic or sporting goals and public service. |
| Aspirations;Recognizing Your Assets helps you to | | | | If the major focus of your life is to spend a lot of |
| understand yourself & ensures you to make full use | | | | time with your family , then you must recognize that |
| of your assets. | | | | this will limit the time and effort you can dedicate to |
| 1. Your knowledge: you should know about subjects | | | | your career. If you want to focus exclusively on your |
| or course have you studied & your qualifications 2. | | | | career, then you must understand and manage the |
| Your skills: What you can do very well & what you | | | | consequences. |
| can't do 3.Your experience: Experience about your | | | | Bear in mind that your priorities will probably change |
| jobs / roles performed 4. Your interests: Your likes/ | | | | over time - many people focus completely on their |
| dislikes & hobbie /interests 5. Your resources: Who | | | | careers in their twenties as they make a place for |
| (or what organization) is prepared to help you? Either | | | | themselves in the world. In their thirties, they may |
| finantially or overall 6. Focusing on Your Aspirations: | | | | take more of a family focus. Other things may |
| Once you know your starting point, you should think | | | | become important later on - this is a normal part of |
| through your ambitions and what you want to | | | | life. |
| achieve with your life. A great way of doing this is to | | | | |