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Explore Your Vocation

Find Your Calling

By Ofer Zur, Ph.D.

The search for your calling or vocation is different from identifying an

occupation !hile occupation has more to do "ith earning money, paying

the rent or satisfying one#s ego or pride, vocation or calling are tied

to one#s sense of meaning and life$purpose %s people age and mature,

the search for meaningful life and fulfilling one#s calling &ecome more

important

The search for one#s calling or vocation invites people to loo' at four

areas of their lives( Their gifts, talents and a&ility, "hat gives them

)oy, pleasure and satisfaction, in "hat areas they are disciplined, and

finally, their assessment of "hat the "orld needs more of and less of

While occupation has more to do with earning moneyor paying the rent, vocation or calling

are tied to one's sense ofmeaning and life-purpose.

Follo"ing are three sections that "ill, hopefully, guide you in your

search for meaning

*et % "ill help you explore the uni+ueness of your gifts, s'illsor talents

*et "ill ta'e the +uest for your calling to the next level &y

identifying "hat constitutes a vocation( gifts, )oy, discipline,

and needs -.uestions /1 and 0 in *et % are similar to +uestions

/1 and in *et 2

*et C "ill help you evaluate your current situation and &rainstorm

a&out "hat changes you can institute "ith relative ease in order

to "or' in a more satisfying "ay

3emem&er, there are no right or "rong ans"ers !hile it is good to &e

realistic in your assessment of yourself, this is still a completely

su&)ective +uestionnaire geared to clarify your perceptions and

thin'ing

Copyright 414 fer 6ur, Ph7 %ll 3ights 3eserved


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Set A:Evalueze calitatea i gama de cadouri tale, talentele si ailitatile.

Acestea pot fi !nn"scute, daruri !nn"scute sau ailit"i do#ndite i a!nv"at !n timpul vieii cuiva

$ivelul %: &dentificarea zonelor ailit"i ( talente ( cadouri),

la care e*celati, sunt mai uni dec#t ma+oritatea oamenilor sausunt cu mult peste medie:

$ivelul : &dentificarea zonelor ailit"i ( talente ( cadouri),la care sunteti uni. n timp ce sunt oarecum peste medie, mai

multe alte persoane sunt la fel de uni ca tine !n aceste domenii:

$ivelul : &dentificarea zonelor !n care suntei mediu sau mai +osi muli oameni sunt mai talentati sau mai eficienti dec#t tine:

8ivelul 0( 9dentificarea :onelor ;n care v< sunteti destul de

prost i mult su& media((



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Set /:Acest set e*ploreaz" !ntre"rile cele mai pertinente cu privire la apel.

%a: 0e esti foarte un la1 &dentificai cadouri tale, talentele si

ailitatile la care e*celeaz". Acestea pot fi daruri !nn"scute sauailit"i do#ndite !n timpul vieii tale. Aceasta este o!ntreare similar" a seta o !ntreare 2 %)

%: 3a ce nu eti deloc un1 &dentificai care la care nu e*celatii, !n general, nu sunt talent. Aceasta este o !ntreare similar"a seta o !ntreare 2 4)

a: 0e tipuri de sarcini sau activit"i va dau ucurie, incantaresau pl"cere1 0e !i place s" faci o mulime1 Acesta este legat de!ntrearea de 5ce ai face dac" ai avea toti anii, timpul,s"n"tatea, i dragostea de care ai nevoie.

: 0e tipuri de sarcini sau activit"i te scaresc sau teplictisesc1 0e nu vrei s" faci1



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a: n ce domenii esti foarte disciplinat1 0u ce tip de activit"ieti consecvent i metodic i nu amani sau eviti !n mod regulat1

: 0e activit"i eviti !n mod regulat, !nt#rzii sau am#ni sa faci1n ce domenii nu esti disciplinat1

4a: 0are este, !n opinia dumneavoastr", nevoia lumii, regiuni,statului, sau comunitatii tale1 0e tipuri de contriuii suntnecesare pentru lume, pentru mediu, oameni, copii sau animale !n

aceste vremuri1

4: 0are, !n opinia dumneavoastr", este nevoia de care lumea are nevoiecel mai puin in aceste zile1



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Set 0:6a7e some time to figure out how you can ma7e changes so that you spend

more time and energy at the higher levels and as little as possile atthe lower ones. While spending some time even at level 24 is inevitalein most situations, spending most of your life at level 24 can reed inone: deep dissatisfaction, itterness and a sense of a wasted life. 6he

changes may ta7e the form of transforming how you wor7 or the way youspend your free time, or they may re8uire you to reshuffle yourpriorities or allocate time differently for different aspects of yourlife. Some changes may even re8uire 8uitting or changing your +o orrelocating.

Evaluate the percentage of time that you spend at each level Section A)in your life at the present time:

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