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Personal Development Flashcards

Lesson 3

1
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According to him as cited by Hansen (n. d.), developing a personal mission
statement allows us to connect to our distinct life’s purpose and have that profound
satisfaction of the attainment of such purpose.

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Steve Covey

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He added that the desire to understand various forces that create developmental
diversity among individuals is stronger to understand than ever

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Lemme (1995)

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They are the most adaptable and educable animal on the planet. The human ability to
find out one’s mission makes him or her capable of living with meaning. One way of finding out one’s
mission is to give oneself a time for silence.

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Human Beings

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He said that “an unexamined life is not worth living.” Silence put us into examining our life. It is also in silence that
we can try to put our insights into word through writing.

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Socrates

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Life imitates art,” wrote the Irish dramatist and essayist _______ _______, reversing Plato, who
claimed that art is an imitation of life. To think of life as a story is to think of life in a
particular temporal way, as a plot unfolding, with the development of character and
personality.

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Oscar Wilde

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Hansen (n.d.) provided us with steps on
how to develop a personal mission statement:

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Step 1: Identify past successes.
Step 2: Identify core values.
Step 3: Identify contributions.
Step 4: Identify Goals.
Step 5: Write Mission Statement.

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Spend some time identifying four or five examples where you have had personal
success in recent years. These successes could be at work, in your community, at home,
etc. Write them down. Try to identify whether there is a common theme (or themes) to
these examples.

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Step 1: Identify past successes.

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Develop a list of attributes that you believe would identify who you are and what
vour priorities are. The list can be as long as you need. Once your list is complete, see if
you can narrow your values down to around five or six of the most important values.
Finally see if you can choose the one value that is most important to you.

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Step 2: Identify core values.

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Make a list of the ways by which you could make a difference. How could you
contribute best to the world in general, to your family, your employer or future employers,
your friends and your community?

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Step 3: Identify contributions.

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Spend some time thinking about your priorities in life and the goals you have for
yourself. Make a list of your personal goals, perhaps in the short-term (up to three years)
and the long-term (beyond three years).

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Step 4: Identify Goals.

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Based on the first four steps and a better understanding of yourself, begin writing
your personal mission statement.

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Step 5: Write Mission Statement.

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One way of finding out one’s
mission is to give oneself a time for _______.

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silence

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Life imitates art,” wrote the Irish dramatist and essayist Oscar Wilde, reversing Plato, who
claimed that ___________________________.

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art is an imitation of life

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It enables us to examine what we find essential and valuable

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Personal Mission Statement

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It is the progress and actions taken by a person throughout a lifetime, especially
those related to those occupations. A person may get into a work because one found a good match with life his/her goals, skills, personalities and interests

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Career

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It is a sequence of jobs that an individual has held throughout his or her working
life. This is also the individual’s journey through learning, work and other aspects
of life.

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Career

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It is a goal that a person or a group is trying to do or achieve an idea of the
future or desired result that a person or a group of people envisions, plans and
commits to achieve.

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Career

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It is akin to both person and one’s career.

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Career Development

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It is the reflection of self-development over the entire life stage of a person. As they say, from womb to tomb development.

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Career Development

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Our education, work, and leisure are considered to be experiences which can pave our ______ __________.

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Career Development

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21
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According to him, every person can be aided by their decisions.
There are ways to find career ideas that a person may want to take for one’s career
development.

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Perry (1970)

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According to Perry (1970), every person can be aided by their decisions.
There are ways to find career ideas that a person may want to take for one’s career
development. These include the following tips:

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  1. Think about what you love.
  2. Identify defining experiences.
  3. Create a self-portrait.
  4. Consider your strengths and weaknesses.
  5. Explore careers.
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This principle has led to efficient and positive results for occupational choice.
These levels of occupational choice are like personality patterns. The more individuals
resemble enterprising and social types, the more likely they are to have higher aspirations,
to achieve more, and to be more mobile occupationally.

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John Holland Principle (Career Development)

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For Holland (1973) the formula for occupational choice is:

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INTELLIGENCE + SELF-EVALUATION = OCCUPATIONAL LEVEL

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Who formulated the formula for occupational choice?

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John Holland (1973)

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Influence Factors

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  1. Skills and Abilities
  2. Interest and Personality Type
  3. Life Roles
  4. Previous Experiences
  5. Culture
  6. Gender
  7. Social and Economic Conditions
  8. Childhood fantasies
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Just by considering it and how they may fit a particular occupation comes out of one of the earliest career development fields, Trait-Factor theories, and is still used today. These theories recommend creating occupational profiles for specific jobs as
well as identifying individual differences, matching individuals to occupations based on these differences. You can identify activities you enjoy and those
in which you have a level of competency though a formal assessment.

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Skills and Abilities

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It is still used today. These theories recommend creating occupational profiles for specific jobs as well as identifying individual differences, matching individuals to occupations based on these differences.

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Trait-Factor theories

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Holland’s Career Typology is a widely used to connect personality types and career fields. This theory establishes a classification system that matches personality characteristics and personal preferences to job characteristics. The
Holland Codes are six personality/career types that help describe a wide range of
occupations.

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Interest and Personality Type

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It is widely used to connect personality types and career fields. This theory establishes a classification system that matches personality characteristics and personal preferences to job characteristics. The
Holland Codes are six personality/career types that help describe a wide range of
occupations.

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Holland’s Career Typology

31
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Being a worker is just one of your life roles, in addition to others such
as, student, parent, and child. Super’s Lifespan theory directly addresses the fact that we each play multiple roles in our lives and that these roles change over the course of our lives. How we think about ourselves in these roles, their requirements of them, and the external
forces that affect them, may influence how we look at careers in general and how we make choices for ourselves.

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Life Roles

32
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This theory directly addresses the fact that we each play multiple roles in our lives and that these roles change over the course of our lives. How we think about ourselves in these roles, their requirements of them, and the external
forces that affect them, may influence how we look at careers in general and how we make choices for ourselves.

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Super’s Lifespan theory

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Krumboltz’s Social Learning and Planned Happenstance theories address factors related to our experiences with others and in previous work situations. Having positive experiences and role models working in specific careers may influence the set of careers we consider as options for ourselves. One aspect of Social
Cognitive Career Theory addresses the fact that we are likely to consider continuing a
particular task if we have had a positive experience doing it. In this way, we focus on areas in which we have had proven success and achieved positive self-esteem.

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Previous Experiences

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Theories address factors related to our experiences with others and in previous work situations. Having positive experiences and role models working in specific careers may influence the set of careers we consider as options for ourselves.

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Krumboltz’s Social Learning and Planned Happenstance Theory

35
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Addresses the fact that we are likely to consider continuing a particular task if we have had a positive experience doing it. In this way, we focus on areas in which we have had proven success and achieved positive self-esteem.

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Social Cognitive Career Theory

36
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Racial and ethnic background, as well as the culture of an individual’s regional area, local community, and extended family, may impact career decisions. Our culture often shapes our values and expectations as they relate to many parts of our lives,
including jobs and careers. Multicultural career counseling has emerged as a specialized field to take these influences into consideration when counseling clients and students. We can’t attribute the predominant characteristics of a culture to any one of its individuals, but having an awareness of the values and expectations of our culture may help us understand
how we make our career choices.

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Culture

37
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Both men and women have experienced career-related stereotypes. It is a factor included in multiple career development theories and approaches including, Social Learning and multicultural career counseling. How we view ourselves as individuals may influence both the opportunities and barriers we perceive as we make career decisions.

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Gender

38
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All of our career choices take place within the context of society and the economy. Several career theories, such as Social Cognitive Career Theory and Social Learning, address this context in addition to other factors. Events that take place in our lives may affect the choices available to us and even dictate our choices to a certain degree. Changes in the economy and resulting job market may also
affect how our careers develop.

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Social and Economic Conditions

39
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What do you want to be when you grow-up? You may remember this question from your childhood, and it may have helped shape how you thought about careers then, as well as later in life. Career counseling theories are expanding as programs related to career choice are developed for all ages, including the very young. Ginzberg proposed a theory that describes three life stages related to career development. The first stage, fantasy, where early ideas about careers are formed, takes place up to age
11.

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Childhood Fantasies

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He proposed a theory that describes three life stages related to career development. The first stage, fantasy, where early ideas about careers are formed, takes place up to age
11.

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Ginzberg

41
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Where early ideas about careers are formed, takes place up to age
11.

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Fantasy

42
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It is a schematic or mapped series of manageable education and training
steps toward industry-aligned skills, credentials, and career advancement.

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Career Pathways

43
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It is a roadmap for an employee’s career progression within their organization. It shows their roles in the company so far, their current role, and the roles they hope to hold in the future.

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Career Pathways

44
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It is a list of steps to take in your professional life for progressing into different or more advanced roles at work.

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Career Path

45
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As the life stages during which occupational choices are first made, occupational development is best thought of as a lifelong development process.

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Adolescence and Early Adulthood

46
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What are the internal factors that influence career choices?

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  1. Self-concept or self-identity
  2. Interest and Personal Type / Personal Preferences
  3. Motivation
  4. Self Confidence
  5. Personal Skills and Abilities
  6. Personal Characteristics
  7. Personal Health
  8. Emotional Considerations
  9. Previous Experiences
  10. Childhood Fantasies
  11. Self-sabotaging Thoughts
  12. Life Roles
47
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There is a need to know and understand what you want to do or not want to do. It is tied on how you see and think of yourself.

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Self-concept or Self-identity

48
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A classification system that matches personality characteristics and personal
preferences to job characteristics.

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Interest and Personal Type / Personal Preferences

49
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The drive to fulfill one’s fullest potentials is the best motivation any person can ever have in living a meaningful life.

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Motivation

50
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A person WITHOUT any _________ will end up wasting a life of unfulfilled potentials.

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motivation

51
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A self-confident person will keep his eyes on his goals, and declare to the world, the
universe rather, that he can do it and will succeed in the pursuit of his dreams.

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Self Confidence

52
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A ___-_________ person will keep his eyes on his goals, and declare to the world, the
universe rather, that he can do it and will succeed in the pursuit of his dreams.

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self-confident

53
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Considering your skills and abilities and how they may fit a particular occupation comes out of the earliest career development fields. These theories recommend creating occupational profiles for specific jobs as well as identifying individual differences.

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Personal Skills and Abilities

54
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Knowing your personality characteristics will definitely help you in choosing a career.

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Personal Characteristics

55
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The condition of your health is a major factor in the career choice you will make. In many instances, however, physical conditions or health issues did not deter certain individuals in pursuing their dreams.

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Personal Health

56
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Generally, it is difficult to make decision when one is experiencing some strong emotions such us anger or sadness.

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Emotional Considerations

57
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Having positive experiences and role models working in specific careers may influence the set of careers we consider as options for ourselves.

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Previous Experiences

58
Q

What do you want to be when you grow up? You may remember this question from your childhood, and it may have helped shape how you thought about careers then, as well as later in life.

A

Childhood Fantasies

59
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These are thoughts that deter a person from developing a healthy and wholesome self concept. Knowing one’s strengths and weaknesses will put a person’s feet on the ground and make him realistic about his capabilities and limitations.

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Self-sabotaging Thoughts

60
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We play multiple roles in our lives wherein these roles change over the course of our lives. How we think about ourselves in these roles, their requirements of them, and the external forces that affect them, may influence how we look at careers in general and how we make
choices for ourselves.

A

Life Roles

61
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What are the external factors that influence career choices?

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  1. Parental Preferences
  2. Family considerations
  3. Financial constraints
  4. School location
  5. Job market preference (Immediate Employment)
  6. Peer pressure
  7. Gender bias
  8. Language limitation
  9. Academic performance
62
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You can ask your parents for their reasons regarding their preferences for your course, then share with them your own thoughts about your choice. There might be a meeting of the minds after the dialog. It is good for your parents to know
the reasons for your choice.

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Parental Preferences

63
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You might have a sibling who wants to take up the same course that you chose or a sibling who wants to go to another school when your parents would prefer that both of you should go to the same school for practical or security reasons.

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Family considerations

64
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This is another practical problem that may arise when you choose your college course or career choice. If your family’s financial capability is not a problem, then there is the option to rent a room or stay in a boarding house somewhere nearby your school of choice.

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School location

65
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If you choose a career path which is part of the list given by the CHED and TESDA, then your chances of immediate employment once you graduate from college is good.
 If, on the other hand, you chose a career path that is not part of the list, it does not necessarily mean that you will not get employed right away.

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Job market preference (Immediate Employment)

66
Q

Your friends may exert some pressure on you to take up a course so that you can be together even in college.

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Peer pressure

67
Q

Certain careers are still suffering from gender bias and this might happen to you if your career choice is associated with one particular gender.

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Gender bias

68
Q

Language can be learned, so if you have this challenge before you, do not be the faint of heart and just go ahead and pursue your dream. Find ways to overcome this obstacle by learning the language before you enroll.

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Language limitation

69
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Your academic performance in high school is also an important factor in your career selection. You should obviously graduate from high school in order to proceed with your next step, which may either be taking a college course or a technical-vocational course.

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Academic performance

70
Q

Your parents’ financial standing is a determinant of whether you will even go to college or if the course of your choice might be feasible for them to support.
If this is the case, try looking for some scholarship to aid you in pursing your dream.

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Financial Constraints

71
Q

Are a manageable challenge.

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Financial Constraints

72
Q

One way of finding out one’s
mission is to give oneself a time for ________.

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silence

73
Q

It enables us to examine what we find essential and valuable.

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Personal Mission Statement

74
Q

Who claimed that art is an imitation of life.

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Plato

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