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LIFE IS ABOUT MAKING CHOICES
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THE FIVE PILLARS OF LIFE
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TOP CAREER FIELDS
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YOUR
PERSONAL
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THE RIGHT
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THE RIGHT
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PERSONAL
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YOUR FIVE
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DESIRABLE OUTCOMES
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NETWORKING
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PAYING ATTENTION TO DETAIL
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HIDDEN JOB MARKET
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NOTES FROM
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LETTERS FROM STUDENTS
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INSIDE
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RADIO TALK
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| It doesn't matter what situation in
which you find yourself, the secret to making the best choice out of
all your options is simply to have the proper information "before" you are in a
position where you have to make the choice. |
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If there is one statement that captures the main
message of what I have to tell you on this entire web site, that is the one! That statement is what
Your Career Planner is really all
about.
The information you obtain from this site should help
you arrive at a position where the choices you make about your career and education will be the best possible choices for you,
based on having all the right information you can find at your fingertips before you
have to make the final choice about what school to attend for
post-secondary training. |
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It all boils down to the following:
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KNOW YOUR OPTIONS
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DO YOUR RESEARCH
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MAKE THE BEST DECISION YOU CAN
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THEN MOVE FORWARD |
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| LIFE IS A SERIES OF CHOICES |
 From the time you get up in the morning until the time you
go back to bed in the evening, your day is a series of choices.
Life may seem complicated at times, but in
reality, it is nothing more than a series of choices. As I mentioned
above, each one of us makes hundreds of choices every single day.
Some of our choices
are good and some of our choices are not so good.
Sometimes the
difference between making a good choice and a bad choice is simply a
matter of luck.
Most of the time however, making a good choice is
a matter of having the proper information "before" you are
in a position where you have to make that choice
Regardless of the impact of the choices we make
(the choice of which kind of cereal to eat in the morning is
definitely not as crucial to your life as the choices you make about
where you will live or what kind of job you will take) – each
choice will always be based on the knowledge you have at the time
you make the choice.
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| REMEMBER THIS: Each decision you make in life is based on the
knowledge you have at the time you make it. The moment
of "absolute certainty" will never arrive so you may as
well make the best
decision you can, based on the information you have, then move
forward until the time comes to make the next decision. |
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HOW DO YOU MAKE GOOD
CHOICES? |
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Each choice will always be
based
on the knowledge you have
at the time you make the choice. |
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| Let’s look at how we make choices.
To do this, we will use an example that many of us experience on a
regular basis. It will demonstrate how our minds are already
programmed with the decision-making process. All we have to do now
is apply this skill to the very important choices we have to make
with respect to career & education planning.
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LIFE IS A LOT LIKE CHOOSING CEREAL |
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process you use to make decisions is pretty much the same,
regardless of the impact of those decisions. To demonstrate, let us
consider what you go through when you are faced with choosing which
cereal to eat in the morning.
Suppose you open your cupboard and see the
following three boxes of cereal. You now have to make an important
decision. You decided that you wanted cereal, now you must decide
which cereal to eat this morning.
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Your decision will be based on a
number of important factors. |
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PAST EXPERIENCE
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First of all, it will depend on your past
experience.
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Did you try it before?
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Did you like it? |
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NUMBER OF OPTIONS
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It will also be based on how many other options
you have.
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Is there only one kind of cereal in the cupboard?
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If so, you have an easy decision to make.
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If there are several kinds of cereal in the
cupboard, your choice will be much more difficult.
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In
this case, there are three different cereals in the cupboard, so you
have to make a decision. |
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PERSONAL PREFERENCE
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You may like all of the options.
If not, you can eliminate those that you do not like.
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Finally, it will boil down to what
your personal preference is at the
time and make your decision.
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The greater the number of options
The harder the choice! |
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Your choice is made much easier if there is only one
kind of cereal from which to choose. Then you don’t have any
choice. If that one choice happens to be a cereal you like, then
that’s great. However, if it is something that you don’t really
care for, then it’s not going to be an enjoyable breakfast.
The more kinds of cereal there are in the cupboard,
the more your options and the more difficult it will be to make the
choice because you will have to process more information before you
make your decision.
What you do after high school is a much more
important decision than what kind of cereal you had this morning,
but the way you make the choice is exactly the same. The more
information you have before you make your choice, the better. That
goes for every aspect of your life. That is why we say that life is
a lot like eating cereal.
MULTITUDE OF OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS TODAY
The number of career options available to high
school graduates today has never been greater. You can be anything
you want. And new careers are being created every year as a result
of research and technological advances.
On the surface, this may seem like a good thing for
young people. Unfortunately the large number of
options is
causing a tremendous amount of stress for secondary school students
as they attempt to make a choice about their future. With change
occurring so rapidly, it is no wonder that young people are confused
about what decision to make. It is exactly as the "cereal"
example would suggest - the more options you have, the harder it is
going to be to make a choice - but choices must be made eventually. |
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ALWAYS
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| The choices you make in
the present will impact your future, and your vision for
tomorrow will guide you in making the right choices today! |
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