Kate McKennon identifies several occupations that contribute to her occupational identity, including travelling, working as a barmaid, listening to music, drawing, reading, sewing, meditating, studying, cooking, and running. As a traveller, barmaid, and reader she has discovered new interests and skills. Drawing, music, sewing, meditation, cooking and running are long-standing occupations that influence how she sees herself. Her primary occupational identity currently comes from her role as a student.

1. WHAT OCCUPATIONS CONTRIBUTE TO
MY OCCUPATIONAL IDENTITY?
Kate McKennon

2. TRAVELLER: TRAVELLING IS AN OCCUPATION THAT I
VIEW AS BEING FUNDAMENTAL TO MY IDENTITY,
WITHOUT ALL THE TRAVEL I HAVE DONE I WOULD BE A
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSON.

3. BARMAID: WORKING IN BAR AS A BARMAID IS A PREVIOUS OCCUPATION
THAT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO MY OCCUPATIONAL
IDENTITY, AS IT IS THROUGH WORKING AS A BARMAID THAT I
DISCOVERED I LOVE TO TEACH AND THAT I CATER MY TEACHING STYLE
DEPENDANT ON HOW THE PERSON LEARNS

4. MUSIC LISTENER: LISTENING TO MUSIC IS AN OCCUPATION I
ENGAGE IN EVERY DAY FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR, MUSIC MAKES A
BIG PART OF MY OCCUPATIONAL IDENTITY AND CAN INFLUENCE
MY VALUES AND BELIEFS.

5. DRAWER: DRAWING IS MY MOST LONG STANDING
OCCUPATION, AND FORMS A SIGNIFICANT PART OF
MY OCCUPATIONAL IDENTITY AS I HAVE FOUND
THAT SINCE HAVING STARTED DRAWING I LOOK AT
THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY

6. READER: READING IS ANOTHER OCCUPATION I HAVE BEEN DOING
FOR A LONG TIME, ONE OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS TO DO IS
DISAPPEAR INTO A GOOD BOOK. READING HAS CONTRIBUTED
GREATLY TO MY OCCUPATIONAL IDENTITY, AND I OFTEN NOTICE
WORDS FROM BOOKS I’M READING SLIP INTO MY VOCABULARY

7. SEWER: SEWING IS AN OCCUPATION I STARTED WHEN I WAS
YOUNG AS I ALWAYS WANTED TO CHANGE THE CLOTHES I WORE,
UPON BECOMING A STUDENT I’VE FOUND THE OCCUPATION TO
COME IN HANDY QUITE OFTEN. SEWING CONTRIBUTES TO MY
OCCUPATIONAL IDENTITY.

8. MEDITATOR: MEDITATION IS AN OCCUPATION I BEGAN IN THE SUMMER
HOLIDAYS THAT HAS BECOME A BIG PART OF MY LIFE, I TRY TO
MEDITATE AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK AND I FEEL MEDITATION
CONTRIBUTES TO MY OCCUPATIONAL IDENTITY.

9. STUDENT: STUDYING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT OCCUPATION I AM
CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN AND MAKES UP THE MAJORITY OF MY
CURRENT OCCUPATIONAL IDENTITY. AS MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS SEE
ME AS A STUDENT, AND I VIEW MYSELF AS A STUDENT.

10. COOKER: COOKING IS AN OCCUPATION I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED, BUT IS
ALSO A NECESSARY LIFE SKILL. MANY PEOPLE SEE ME AS A
COOKER/BAKER AFTER HAVING TRIED MY FOOD, I VIEW COOKING AS A
PART OF MY OCCUPATIONAL IDENTITY

11. RUNNER: I LIKE TO RUN AND VIEW THIS OCCUPATION AS PART OF
MY OCCUPATIONAL IDENTITY, IF I DON’T GO FOR A RUN AT LEAST
TWICE WEEK I BECOME AGITATED AND RESTLESS.