Your 'Why': Uniqueness, Passions and finding your purpose
Discovering your strengths, weaknesses, skills, and passions can feel like a daunting task, but it's also an exciting journey of self-discovery. It's a chance to unlock your potential and find a path that aligns with who you are. We'll take a deep dive into your unique strengths and uncover the passions that drive you. With our guidance and the help of your closest confidants, you'll uncover hidden talents and better understand what makes you, you.
Understanding Strengths & Weaknesses
Myers-briggs type indicator
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a popular personality assessment tool that categorises individuals into one of 16 personality types. The results can be astonishingly accurate and eye-opening.
What others see
After all, they say that sometimes the people closest to us know us better than we know ourselves.
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discover YOUr
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with Simon Sinek
to ask friends, family or fellow students
Other questions
How would you describe me in 3 words?
What traits do you most admire or enjoy about me?
What makes me different from other people you know (or have worked with) in the past?
What kind of impact do you think I have on others?
What was my childhood dream? (Family & old friends)
What topic do I never seem to shut up about?
From The new rules of work: The modern playbook for navigating your career.
by A. Cavoulacos & K. Minshew (2017)
Discovering your passion
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You don't get to choose your passions, they pick you. But you have to be alert to them.
- Jeff Bezos
What exactly happens?
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you're giving up on an activity that does not fulfil you
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instead, you're doing something that doesn't drain your energy, or even better, gives you energy compared to the task you set out to do!
As a wonderful anchor for self-orientation, discovering your passions can be as simple as paying attention to what catches your attention when you're avoiding what you intended to do. Even your YouTube history can provide valuable insights and reveal patterns of what really interests and energises you.
From the German book The best apprenticeship
in the 21st Century. by J. Kehrbaum (2018)
Unveiling the Obvious in Daily Life:
"The Power of procrastination"
by Jonas Kehrbaum
your Purpose
How to...
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Ikigai
a reason for being
...fill out your
A tough one, more on that later!
How to find purpose
- according to J. Tarver
Learn more about yourself
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Overcome self-limiting beliefs​
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As we already did!
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Write a one statement purpose sentence
Your core values are the guiding principles that shape your decisions and actions. They reflect who you are and what you stand for. Knowing your core values is essential because they help you prioritize what matters most in your life.
From You Deserve this Shit.
by J. Tarver (2021)
As we already did!
The power of purpose
A beautiful story about knowing why you do what you do.