values

• The kinds of environment where one finds himself on a daily basis influences a person's happiness, productivity and success
• Career


  An occupation undertaken for significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress
• Job


  A paid position of regular employment
• Livelihood


  A means of securing the necessities of life
• Aptitude


  What you are good at
• Talent


  A natural ability to do something well
• Skill


  The knowledge and ability that enables you to do something well
• Personality types


  • Introvert
  • Extrovert
• Personality


  • Totality of qualities and traits, character or behavior, that are peculiar to a specific person or pattern of collective character, behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental traits of a person
  • God made people with all combinations of character and traits, interests and skills, in all sorts of sizes, shapes and colors
  • Shifting of career and work can be traced up to the mismatch of personalities and work environments
• Holland's six personality types (RIASEC)

  • Realistic
  • Investigative
  • Artistic
  • Social
  • Enterprising
  • Conventional
• Having talent one can do with little or no training. Skill is not inherent in a person but it is something that can be learned and be developed
• A person with skill + right attitude is better than a person with talent but has wrong attitude
• Soft skill


  The ability to manage people or projects and knows how to deal with different attitudes and temperaments
• When an interest in doing something is sustained or constant then it can be a starting point for developing something more in the future
• The National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE) is a useful guide to help you plan and prepare for your career because it aims to determine the learner's aptitude and occupational interest
• Factors in choosing a career path

  • Your personality and your compatible work environment
  • Aptitude - talents and skills
  • Interest
  • Values
  • SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)
  • Getting to know your options
• Tracks offered in Senior High

  • Academic
  • Technical-Vocational Livelihood (TVL)
  • Arts/Design
  • Sports
• Strands under Academic track

  • ABM (Accountancy, Business and Management)
  • STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
  • HUMMS (Humanities and Social Science)
  • General Academic
  • Pre Baccalaureate Maritime
• Strands under TVL track

  • Home Economics
  • Agri-Fishery
  • Industrial Arts
  • Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
  • Maritime
• Other factors to be considered in choosing a career path: the demand for your chosen career in the local and global spheres over a long period of time, the financial capacity of your parents or guardians, work opportunities within your community, the Philippine economy and the possible changes in the government
• No one is an accident. Every life is a gift. Everyone has a purpose in life
• Personal mission statement


  A written down reason for being and the key to finding your path in life
• In the heart of each human being, there is a natural moral law that you have been called to respect and follow. This is to ensure that you live in harmony with each other and with all creations. Everyone is enjoined to do what is good and right in all aspects of life with the view of the common good always.
• Tips for crafting a personal mission statement

  • Aim high
  • Define the impact you want to have
  • Find your core
  • Envision the future you want to have and stay focused on it
  • Keep it short
  • Be honest
  • Be clear on what your values, vision, mission and purpose are
  • Choose your path
  • Be honest to yourself and to the future that you desire
  • Write your own obituary
  • Break down your statement
  • You already know your mission
  • List your wishes and plans and ask why
• Anime characters and their life missions

  • Son Goku (Dragon Ball) - To find the wish-granting Dragon Balls
  • San (Princess Mononoke) - To save the forest by eliminating Eboshi, the daimyo of Irontown; eventually together with Ashitaka, to retrieve the Forest Spirit's head and restore the forest
  • Chichiro (Spirited Away) - To save her friends and rescue her parents from a spell that turned them into animals
  • Uzumaki Naruto (Naruto) - To become a Hokage; to save Sasuke from revenge; to protect Konohagakure and the Ninja world from evil threats
• Anime is a style of Japanese film and television animation, typically aimed at adult as well as children
• What makes anime very interesting: great visuals or immersed people in vivid colors, introduced new things often, plot goes beyond one's imagination, shows extraordinary stories that captivate viewers easily
• The challenges that anime characters had to overcome and the villains that they had to battle all propelled them to become stronger and reach their full potential
• Jose Rizal, through his writings, exposed the wrongdoings of the Spanish colonial government in the Philippines and advocated peaceful reforms and fuelled the Filipino's desire for independence from Spanish colonial rule
• Mahatma Gandhi led India to independence from the British power through non-violent means and brought necessary reforms to the Indian society, and also served as an inspiration for civil rights and freedom movements in many countries
• Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity = an invitation to be ready when the right opportunity knocks
• Filipino traits as a worker

  • Resilient
  • Hardworking
  • Strong work ethic
  • Adaptability
  • Creative Minds
  • Heartfelt concern
  • Nurturing spirit
  • Caring Touch
  • Optimistic
  • Compassionate
• There are many jobs in the country; however job-skills mismatch and career preferences that do not match the demands of the labor force cause many Filipinos to be unemployed or underemployed
• Unemployment applies to people actively looking for jobs but cannot find any. Underemployment applies to people with high skills but are forced to work in lower skilled jobs
• Completing a course is not enough to guarantee an occupation that will give one a sustainable source of income
• In 2016, more than 200,000 registered Filipino nurses were jobless. In April 2017, 2.4M Filipinos were unemployed, 20.6% were college graduates
• It would be helpful for Filipinos to match their personal factors (personality, aptitude, skills, interests, values) with the local and global demands in order to reach their goals and participate in society
• Many Filipinos are unemployed or underemployed due to the oversupply of the labor force
• In April-Sept. 2016, there were 2.2M OFWs, with female workers more dominant than male
• Occupations of OFWs


  • Hotel staff/Factory workers (34.5%)
  • Service and Sales workers (19%)
  • Plant and Machine operators/Assemblers (12.58%)
  • Craft/ Trade workers (11.6%)