1. Chapter 2 Understanding Yourself
Section 2.1 Getting to Know Yourself
Section 2.2 Being an Individual

2. Section 2.1 Getting to Know Yourself

3. Getting to Know Yourself
Section 2.1
Main Idea
You need to know yourself to choose the right career.
You need to know your values, interests, skills, and talents.

4. Getting to Know Yourself
Section 2.1
Key Terms
self-awareness
values
interests
experiences
volunteer work
skills
knowledge
talents

5. Self-Awareness Means Knowing Yourself
Getting to Know Yourself
Section 2.1
Self-Awareness Means Knowing Yourself
self-awareness
Knowing your thoughts, feelings, and actions.
Self-awareness is about knowing yourself.
When you know yourself, you can make good choices.

6. Self-Awareness Means Knowing Yourself
Getting to Know Yourself
Section 2.1
Self-Awareness Means Knowing Yourself
To be self-aware, you need to know:
Your values
Your interests
Your skills
Your talents

7. Your Values Are What is Important to You
Getting to Know Yourself
Section 2.1
Your Values Are What is Important to You
values
Things that are important to you.
You can become more self-aware by thinking about your values.
You want to make a good match between your values and your career.

8. Your Values Are What is Important to You
Getting to Know Yourself
Section 2.1
Your Values Are What is Important to You
Which values are most important to you?
helping other people
being part of a family
earning a lot of money
having good health
being a spiritual or religious person

9. Your Values Are What is Important to You
Getting to Know Yourself
Section 2.1
Your Values Are What is Important to You
When you live by your values, you can be proud of your life.
Most happy people take pride in their work and live by their values.

10. Your Interests are the Things You Like to Do
Getting to Know Yourself
Section 2.1
Your Interests are the Things You Like to Do
interests
Things you like to do.
Understanding your interests is another part of understanding yourself.
Knowing your interests will help you choose a career and plan your life.

11. Your Interests are the Things You Like to Do
Getting to Know Yourself
Section 2.1
Your Interests are the Things You Like to Do
experiences
Activities you have tried.
You can figure out your interests by thinking about your experiences at school, home, work, and in the community.
How you spend your leisure time is another clue to your interests.

12. Your Interests are the Things You Like to Do
Getting to Know Yourself
Section 2.1
Your Interests are the Things You Like to Do
volunteer work
Work you do without receiving pay.
Volunteer work is helpful work experience.
Imagine that you volunteer at your local library. You will find out if you would enjoy working there full time.

13. Your Interests are the Things You Like to Do
Getting to Know Yourself
Section 2.1
Your Interests are the Things You Like to Do
You can learn about your interests and identify jobs that are right for you by taking an interest survey.
An interest survey is a list of questions about your likes and dislikes.

14. Your Skills are Your Specific Abilities
Getting to Know Yourself
Section 2.1
Your Skills are Your Specific Abilities
skills
Abilities to do specific tasks.
Skills are things you know how to do.
Taking care of children is a skill.
Operating a wheelchair is a skill.

15. Your Skills are Your Specific Abilities
Getting to Know Yourself
Section 2.1
Your Skills are Your Specific Abilities
There are two types of skills:
Job-specific skills are abilities you need to do a specific job, like using a table saw.
Transferable skills are general abilities, like reading and writing, and personal qualities, like responsibility and honesty.

16. Your Skills are Your Specific Abilities
Getting to Know Yourself
Section 2.1
Your Skills are Your Specific Abilities
knowledge
Understanding facts.
When you put knowledge and practice together, you get a skill.
To improve a skill, you need to learn more and practice more. Practice means repeating something again and again.

17. Your Talents are Your Natural Gifts
Getting to Know Yourself
Section 2.1
Your Talents are Your Natural Gifts
talents
Natural gifts.
A talent is the ability to do something easily or to learn something easily.
You will be happier if you choose a career that lets you use your special talents.

18. Your Talents are Your Natural Gifts
Getting to Know Yourself
Section 2.1
Your Talents are Your Natural Gifts
Three Types of Talents
Mental Talents
Talents that involve thinking and creativity.
Physical Talents
Talents that involve using your body.
Social Talents
Talents that involve getting along with other people.

19. Section 2.2 Being an Individual

20. Being an Individual Section 2.2 Main Idea Everyone is different.
Your personality and self-image make you an individual.

21. Being an Individual Section 2.2 Key Terms personality learning styles
self-image
self-esteem

22. Your Personality is How You Think, Feel, and Act
Being an Individual
Section 2.2
Your Personality is How You Think, Feel, and Act
personality
The way you think, feel, and act.
Your personality is an important part of who you are.

23. Your Personality is How You Think, Feel, and Act
Being an Individual
Section 2.2
Your Personality is How You Think, Feel, and Act
Understanding your personality will help you pick a career you will like.
Your personality can make you well suited for certain types of work.

24. Your Personality is How You Think, Feel, and Act
Being an Individual
Section 2.2
Your Personality is How You Think, Feel, and Act
learning styles
The different ways people naturally think and learn.
When you know your learning style, you can figure out the best way to learn something new.
There are eight different learning styles.

25. Your Personality is How You Think, Feel, and Act
Being an Individual
Section 2.2
Your Personality is How You Think, Feel, and Act
The Eight Learning Styles
Verbal-linguistic learners
are good with words.
Logical-mathematical learners
are good with numbers.
Visual-spatial learners
are good at imagining things.
Musical-rhythmic learners
have musical talent.
Bodily-kinesthetic learners
like to touch things and move around.
Interpersonal learners
are good with people.
Intrapersonal learners
are usually very self-aware and confident.
Naturalistic learners
enjoy nature.

26. Your Self-Image is How You See Yourself
Being an Individual
Section 2.2
Your Self-Image is How You See Yourself
self-image
How you see yourself.
Another part of you is your self-image.
Your self-image is how you picture yourself in your mind.

27. Your Self-Image is How You See Yourself
Being an Individual
Section 2.2
Your Self-Image is How You See Yourself
When you have a positive self-image:
you feel good about yourself.
you can picture yourself achieving what you want in life.

28. Your Self-Image is How You See Yourself
Being an Individual
Section 2.2
Your Self-Image is How You See Yourself
self-esteem
A positive feeling about yourself.
When you see yourself in your mind, do you like what you see?
If so, you probably have high self-esteem.

29. Your Self-Image is How You See Yourself
Being an Individual
Section 2.2
Your Self-Image is How You See Yourself
Advantages of Self-Esteem
It helps you feel confident.
It helps you try new things.
It helps you learn.
It helps you get along with other people.
It helps you succeed at school and on the job.

30. Being an Individual Speaking of Empathy Section 2.2
To communicate well, it is important to use empathy. Empathy is caring about the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of others. Use empathy when you talk and when you listen. If someone makes you upset, stay calm and ask what the person meant to say. Communicating with empathy is very important on the job. It helps you get along with customers, coworkers, and supervisors.

31. Understanding Yourself
Chapter 2
Review
Explain why you need self-awareness to set career goals.
You need to self-awareness to set career goals because self-awareness helps you decide which career area best fits your values, interests, talents, and personality.

32. Understanding Yourself
Chapter 2
Review
Tell why it is important to know your values.
It is important to know your values because values are the basis of the choices you make. Values help you do what you think is right.

33. Understanding Yourself
Chapter 2
Review
List three ways to identify your interests and talents.
Three ways to identify your interests and talents include: trying a wide range of activities; taking an interest or aptitude survey; and paying attention to what other people say you do well.

34. Understanding Yourself
Chapter 2
Review
Explain why you should consider your personality and learning styles when choosing a career.
You should consider your personality and learning styles when choosing a career because this will help you find a job that is a good match and that you will be happy doing.

35. Understanding Yourself
Chapter 2
Review
Describe why it is important to have a positive self-image.
It is important to have a positive self-image because this helps you feel good about yourself and try new things.

36. Chapter 2 Understanding Yourself
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Chapter 2 Understanding Yourself