Career Consulting Techniques: Life Role Analysis: Part 3

Resources: Redekopp, D., B. Day and K. Magnussen. Creating Self-Portraits Action Plan Example and Template (PDF file) Guidelines for Creating Self- Portraits (Online Notes from Lesson 8) What to Look for in a Life Role Portrait (Online Notes from Lesson 9) Sample Life Role Analysis Assignment (Online Notes)

Redekopp, D., B. Day and K. Magnussen. Creating Self-Portraits

Action Plan Example and Template (PDF file)

Guidelines for Creating Self- Portraits (Online Notes from Lesson 8)

What to Look for in a Life Role Portrait (Online Notes from Lesson 9)

Sample Life Role Analysis Assignment (Online Notes)

Opening Discussion Let’s take some time to talk about your experience working with your learning partner last week: What is working? Where are you stuck?

Let’s take some time to talk about your experience working with your learning partner last week:

What is working?

Where are you stuck?

Finalizing the Portrait This typically takes place in a separate meeting where your main focus will be Action Planning. The prioritizing process helps to review and confirm what matters and what needs to be acted on first Prioritize: goals, values, preferred activities & needed activities

This typically takes place in a separate meeting where your main focus will be Action Planning.

The prioritizing process helps to review and confirm what matters and what needs to be acted on first

Prioritize: goals, values, preferred activities & needed activities

Action Planning Elements There are pulled from the Needed Activities section, examples are: To create a portfolio of my stories and poetry To develop a mentor relationship with an expert counsellor To develop job seeking skills by attending Job Find Club in August To develop networks and contacts in the field and interview successful people To develop skills in the machining of metal components To do research interviews with people who are currently in the field To explore work at home options To interview bakers in the area to learn what they want in services To learn more about business services and sales positions To learn more about what it takes to be in business

There are pulled from the Needed Activities section, examples are:

To create a portfolio of my stories and poetry

To develop a mentor relationship with an expert counsellor

To develop job seeking skills by attending Job Find Club in August

To develop networks and contacts in the field and interview successful people

To develop skills in the machining of metal components

To do research interviews with people who are currently in the field

To explore work at home options

To interview bakers in the area to learn what they want in services

To learn more about business services and sales positions

To learn more about what it takes to be in business

ALL #8: Action Planning You are requested to write an analysis stating your thoughts and feelings that you experienced using the Action Planning process of Life Role Analysis (both as a client and a counsellor with your learning partner). What did you like/dislike about it? What did you learn about yourself from this process? What would you like to develop in yourself in order to increase your effectiveness with this approach? How would you change or modify this method?

You are requested to write an analysis stating your thoughts and feelings that you experienced using the Action Planning process of Life Role Analysis (both as a client and a counsellor with your learning partner).

What did you like/dislike about it?

What did you learn about yourself from this process?

What would you like to develop in yourself in order to increase your effectiveness with this approach?

How would you change or modify this method?

Final Thoughts Any questions or concerns about the material presented tonight? “ A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. A goal is what specifically you intend to make happen. Dreams and goals should be just out of your present reach but not out of sight. Dreams and goals are coming attractions in your life.” ~ Joseph Campbell

Any questions or concerns about the material presented tonight?

“ A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. A goal is what specifically you intend to make happen. Dreams and goals should be just out of your present reach but not out of sight. Dreams and goals are coming attractions in your life.”

~ Joseph Campbell