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Instructions There are 20 slides which list abilities

and interests, such as “working with your hands” or “speaking in public.”

As you read the slide, decide whether this is something that you find

VERY INTERESTING (1)RATHER INTERESTING (2)A LITTLE INTESTING (3)NOT VERY INTERESTING (4) NOT AT ALL INTERESTING (5)

Instructions

Find the number on the wall that corresponds to how you feel about that topic, and move to that location.

Reminder: 1 means you find something really interesting, five means you aren’t at all interested in it….

I am….

good with my hands. I like working with things I can touch and hold.

I like…

problem solving! I like looking at a problem and figuring out ways to solve it.

(solving math problems, figuring out how to fix a car that is making strange sounds…any sort of problem solving!)

I am…

very competitive! I want or need to win, and I hate, hate, hate to lose.

I like to…

work independently. I don’t like working in groups.

I like…

pizza. It is God’s gift to all humans and should be respected and loved as such.

I like…

performing! I love to be on stage acting, dancing or singing.

I like…

working with the public, working with people of all sorts.

I like…

a certain amount of stress—I work better when I have some stress in my life.

I like…

working with machines.

I like…

keeping good records, and keeping things really well organized.

I like…

doing calculations and math.

I like…

working with computers and all sorts of interesting technology.

I like…

sushi. Healthy, tasty, what’s not to love?

I like…

reading!

I like…

writing!

I like…

music! Music is a very important part of my life.

I like…

speaking in front of people.

I like…

advising and helping others.

I like…

doing active work that requires movement and change.

I like…

directing and helping people learn how to do things.

I like…

doing indoor, seated work.

I like…

spending as much time out of doors as possible.

I like…

to help people.

Response:

On a lined piece of paper, please write a paragraph (five sentences minimum) on your strongest interests and abilities. Choose a couple of the interests from the slides, and tell me why you like it so much. What do you do that allows you to use this interest? Is there a career area that you are interested in, because of this ability of yours?