This presentation is designed to acquaint participants with 18th and 19th Century concepts as they were defined by the words used in our nation's founding documents. Definitions for the selected words were compiled from Webster's 1828 Dictionary for the specific purpose of assisting the participant in accessing - and, achieving - their vocational goal(s).

1. What did it mean to be “Healthy” in the 18th Century?
HEALTH'Y, a. Being in a sound state; enjoying health; hale; sound; as a
healthy body or constitution.
1. Conducive to health; wholesome; salubrious; as a healthy exercise; a
healthy climate; healthy recreations.

2. State - STATE, n. [L., to stand, to be fixed.]
1. Condition; the circumstances of a being or thing at any given time. These circumstances may be
internal, constitutional or peculiar to the being, or they may have relation to other beings. We say, the body is
in a sound state, or it is in a weak state; or it has just recovered from a feeble state. . . . So we say, the state
of public affairs calls for the exercise of talents and wisdom. . . . (“ . . .”; Superfluous . . . 2. More than
sufficient;)
4. Estate; possession. [See Estate.] (More on “Estates” and “Freeholds” in “The Path” presentation.)
5. A political body, or body politic; the whole body of people united under one government, whatever may be the
form of the government. . . .
6. A body of men united by profession, or constituting a community of a particular character; as the civil and
ecclesiastical states in Great Britain. But these are sometimes distinguished by the terms church and state. In
this case, state signifies the civil community or government only. . . .
9. Dignity; grandeur.
10. A seat of dignity.
11. A canopy; a covering of dignity. . . .
13. The principal persons in a government.
14. The bodies that constitute the legislature of a country; as the states general.
15. Joined with another word, it denotes public, or what belongs to the community or body politic; as state affairs;
state policy.
States - STATES, n. plu. Nobility.
Hale - HALE, a. Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as a hale body.

3. Constitution - CONSTITUTION, n.
1. The act of constituting, enacting, establishing, or appointing.
2. The state of being; that form of being or peculiar structure
and connection of parts which makes or characterizes a system
or body. Hence the particular frame or temperament of the
human body is called its constitution. We speak of a robust or
feeble constitution; a cold, phlegmatic, sanguine or irritable
constitution. We speak of the constitution of the air, or other substance; the
constitution of the solar system; the constitution of things.
3. The frame or temper of mind, affections or passions.
4. The established form of government in a state, kingdom or country; a system of fundamental
rules, principles and ordinances for the government of a state or nation. In free states, the
constitution is paramount to the statutes or laws enacted by the legislature, limiting and
controlling its power; and in the United States, the legislature is created, and its powers
designated, by the constitution.
5. A particular law, ordinance, or regulation, made by the authority of any superior, civil or
ecclesiastical; as the constitutions of Justinian and his successors.
6. A system of fundamental principles for the government of rational and social beings.
The New Testament is the moral constitution of modern society.

4. Wholesome
WHOLESOME, a. [G.]
1. Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubrious; as wholesome air or diet; a
wholesome climate.
2. Sound; contributing to the health of the mind; favorable to morals, religion or prosperity; as
wholesome advice; wholesome doctrines; wholesome truths.
3. Useful; salutary; conducive to public happiness, virtue or peace; as a wholesome law.
4. That utters sound words.
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life. Prov 15.
5. Kindly; pleasing; as a wholesome answer.
Safe
SAFE, a. [L. salvus, from salus, safety, health.]
1. Free from danger of any kind; as safe from enemies;
safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from the malice of foes.
2. Free from hurt, injury or damage; as, to walk safe over red hot plowshares. We brought the
goods safe to land.
3. Conferring safety; securing from harm; as a safe guide; a safe harbor; a safe bridge.
4. Not exposing to danger. Phil 3.
Salubrious
SALU'BRIOUS, a. [L. saluber,
salubris, from salus. See safe.]
Favorable to health; healthful;
promoting health; as salubrious
air or water; a salubrious climate.

5. HEALTHY systemsrequireHEALTHY“Human Capital” and “Human Resources”.
From Webster’s 1828 Dictionary:
CAPITAL, a.
Capital stock, is the sum of money or
stock which a merchant, banker or
manufacturer employs in his business;
either the original stock, or that stock
augmented. Also, the sum of money or
stock which each partner contributes to
the joint fund or stock of the
partnership; also, the common fund or
stock of the company, whether
incorporated or not.
CAPITAL, n.
3. A stock in trade, in manufactures, or in
any business requiring the expenditure of
money with a view to profit.
RESOURCE, n.
1. Any source of aid or support; an
expedient to which a person may resort
for assistance, safety or supply; means
yet untried; resort. An enterprising man
finds resources in his own mind.
2. Resources, in the plural, pecuniary
means; funds; money or any property
that can be converted into supplies;
means of raising money or supplies. Our
national resources for carrying on war
are abundant. Commerce and
manufactures furnish ample resources.

6. “Self” appraisals and reality checks.
Vocation - VOCA'TION, n. [L. vocatio, from voco, to call. See Voice.]
1. Among divines, a calling by the will of God; or the bestowment of God's distinguishing grace
upon a person or nation, by which that person or nation is put in the way of salvation; as the
vocation of the Jews under the old dispensation, and of the Gentiles under the gospel.
2. Summons; call; inducement.
3. Designation or destination to a particular state or profession.
4. Employment; calling; occupation; trade; a word that includes professions as well as
mechanical occupations. Let every divine, every physician, every lawyer, and every
mechanic, be faithful and diligent in his vocation.
Career - CAREER, n.
1. A course; a race, or running; a rapid running; speed in motion.
2. General course of action or movement; procedure; course of proceeding.
3. The ground on which a race is run.
4. In the manege, a place inclosed with a barrier, in which they run the ring.
5. In falconry, a flight or tour of the hawk, about 120 yards.

7. An effective communicator?
Are your natural attributes:
A Leader?
If so, what is your style?

8. Have you considered your vocational objectives and
goals? If so, in which of the 7 identified systems are
your talents best suited? For a personal appraisal, use
the vocational exercise that follows or locate it at
Sherman Institute, oron the “IntegrityTraining” blog.
Talent - TAL'ENT, n. [L. talentum; Gr. to bear, allied
to L. tollo. The word is said to have originally
signified a balance or scales.]
1. Among the ancients, a weight, and a coin. The true
value of the talent cannot well be ascertained, but it
is known that it was different among different
nations. . . .
2. Talent, among the Hebrews, was also a gold
coin, the same with a shekel of gold; . . .
3. Faculty; natural gift or endowment; a metaphorical
application of the word, said to be borrowed from
the Scriptural parable of the talents. Mat 25.
4. Eminent abilities; superior genius; as, he is a man
of talents.
5. Particular faculty; skill. He has a talent at drawing.
6. [Sp. talante, manner of performing any
thing, will, disposition.] Quality; disposition.

9. The title of
the job I did
was:
My tasks and
duties were:
What I liked
best was:
What I
disliked was:
I learned the
About my self:
following:
About other:
Last job/career:
Next
job/career:
Next
job/career:
Etc., (as many
as you’ve had.)
First job:

10. Fill in the blanks.
If you need additional choices, click on the links provided.
1. I enjoy working with (people, concepts, data, things, etc.) ____________.
2. My interests are (realistic, investigative, artistic, social enterprising,
conventional) ____________.
3. I want to be regarded by my employer as a (planner, influencer, coordinator, etc.)
____________.
4. I work best when I am (problem solving, structured, unstructured, behind the
scenes, etc.) ____________.
5. My abilities are (list as many as apply; cognitive, physical, psychomotor, sensory)
____________, ____________, ____________, ____________, ____________.
6. My motivational payoff is (money, power, respect, prestige, impact, etc.)
____________.

11. My objective may be to work with ______1 ______
where I am free to pursue my _____2_______
interests and operate as a _____3_______ in a
_____4_______ capacity using my
_____5_______, ______5______, and ______5______
abilities which leads to _____6_______.
From the exercise on the previous page;
I learned that:

12. This presentation has been compiled by
Retired CRC, Veronica “Niki” Hannevig, MS Rehabilitation Counseling
The information contained herein has been gleaned from Professional
Journals, Trainings, etc.