One hundred days seems like a long time. If you really think about it, one hundred days doesn't equate to a full, regular Fall or Spring semester. And what about ten minutes? If you were in class for ten minutes it would be a blink of an eye and you would be finished. What if we put those two ideas together? In the art world, artists will take ten minutes a day for one hundred days to accomplish a goal. For example, an artist will take ten minutes each day to draw a self-portrait and they will do this for one hundred days. In those one hundred days, artists will share their work with the art world and others who are working on the same project. This idea has expanded to other "100 day" projects so we thought, why not? When it comes to major and career exploration, people need to take the time and discover a lot about themselves. There is no lightning bolt that says, "Hey, THAT'S what I want to do." It takes time, patience, effort, and research. The "100 Days of Career Exploration" project will create a yearlong framework that will assist YOU in the self-discovery process and hopefully, by the end of the one hundred days, you will have discovered a major and career path.
"Even though it's the year of the sheep, don't be afraid to break away from the flock and choose a major!"
Meet Peep. Peep the Sheep.
As we're heading into our last few months in the Chinese zodiac "year of the sheep/goat" we are reminded about the personalities of the people who fall into that year. Using the Chinese zodiac as a guideline, we are using each animal to be our mascot for the year. As you follow the adventures of Peep and her counterparts, you will learn more about what Salt Lake Community College has to offer with programs of study and resources to help you be successful in college. Most importantly, the adventure you take will help with major and career exploration.
*People born in the Year of Sheep are tender, polite, filial, clever, and kind-hearted. They have special sensitivity to art and beauty and a special fondness for quiet living. They are wise, gentle and compassionate and can cope with business cautiously and circumspectly. In their daily life, they try to be economical. They are willing to take good care of others, but they should avoid pessimism and hesitation.
· Strengths: gentle, softhearted, considerate, attractive, hardworking, persistent, thrift
· Weaknesses: indecisive, timid, vain, pessimistic, moody, weak-willed
Makes you wonder about the personalities of the other eleven animals...
When it comes to major and career decisions, our personalities have a lot to do with the choices we make about where we enjoy working, what work activities we enjoy, with whom or what we enjoy working, and how we enjoy doing our work. Lucky for us, there is a proven method of major and career exploration in the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). The MBTI assessment has been around for over 60 years and was developed by a mother-daughter team, Isabel Briggs Myers and Katharine Briggs, based on Carl Jung's theory of psychological types. There are many resources around to help with major and career exploration and the MBTI assessment is one of the best! For just $25, the cost of dinner and a movie, you can take the MBTI assessment and receive a one on one interpretation from a certified academic and career advisor. Those one on one interpretations can also lead into follow up visits as you research majors and careers. Make an investment in your future!
(http://www.slcc.edu/academicadvising/careeradvising/assessments.aspx)
As we kick-off our #100daysSLCC, we encourage you to follow Peep the Sheep as she takes you through the world of major and career exploration at Salt Lake Community College. Enjoy the journey and we'll see you at the finish line!
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