PERSON AND CAREER

CHAPTER 14
 PERSONAL AND CAREER
 Career And Personal
Development
 Career Selection Among
Filipinos
 Career Development
Theories
CAREER AND PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
August Turak, Author of the book, Business
Secret Of The Troppist Monks: And wrote an
article about what leader must know about
personal development. His proposition was
that the purpose of developing ourselves is not
just for a successful career in the future, but
for us become the best person that we are can
be.
When we speak of being productive, the
first thing that comes to mind is “work”
or “occupation”. Turak propused to
create a mind-shift in our understanding
of a personal growth, he speak more of a
vocation, rather than a career.
What is Vocation
is about doing what you love to do and
employing all your knowledge, inherent,
skills, personal traits to fulfill life goals.
What is Career
(profession) that a person may get into,
either because he has found a good match
between his life goals, skills, personality,and
interest with a dream job.
Challenges are real to everyone.
Even in ideals situations where
there are minimal challenges like
financial constraints and parental
approval, other obstacles might still
be present.
 INTERNAL FACTOR THAT
MAY AFFECT YOUR
DECISION IN YOUR CAREER
CHOICE
1. Self-concept or self-identity
there is a need to know and understand what to
do or not want to. This is tied on how you see and
think of your self.
Ex:
You want to become a medical doctor, but then you
think you do not have the perseverance or the
intelligence to become one, that self defeating thougt
will take you miles away from fullfilling your dreams.
2.Personal preferences
You might have decided to take up
accountancy but your mother told you that
being a nurse like one of your aunts will
help you earn a lot of money especially
when you work abroad. This usually
happens in many Filipinos homes.
3. Motivation
The drive to fulfill potentials is the best
motivation any person can ever have on living a
meaningful life. There are some whose
motivation evolve around amazing wealth or
obtaining power, but majority of Filipinos are
motivated primarily by their desire to improve
the quality of their family’s lives.
4. Self-confidence
“Yes I can” “kaya ko to!”
Notwithstanding the challenges an
adolescent faces after high school, self-
confident person will keep his eyes on his
goals, and declare to the world that he can
do it and will succeed in the pursuit of his
dreams.
8. Emotional consideration
it is difficult to make a decision when
one is experiencing some strong emotion
such as anger or sadness .
an emotionally disturbed individuals will
end up deciding on a wrong thing. Check
your self when you are deciding on what
course to take.
It is always best to be
levelheaded and calm when
making these life directing
decision.
9. Self-sabotaging thoughts
are thoughts that deter a person from
developing a healthy and wholesome self-
concepts.
Ex: “I cannot do this, I will never succeed”,
“I am not intelligent enough for that course “,
“nobody believes in me, so why should I even
believe in myself “ are the stambling blocks in
your journey toward actualization.