Career Choice and Development

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  1. Belonging. It is important to be accepted by others and to feel
    included.

  2. Achievement. It is important to challenge yourself and to
    work hard to improve.


Values That Are Unimportant

Privacy. It is important to have time alone.

Values E Expects to Have Satisfied

Job: Responsibility, Concern for Others, Financial
Prosperity
Student: Belonging, Achievement
Family and Important Relationships: Belonging, Concern
for Others
Leisure and Community Activities: Health and Activity,
Belonging

E responded to a series of open-ended questions as follows:

Who do you admire? Who would I admire leaders who show
you like to pattern your life after? compassion and vision for
Who did you admire when you changing things for the better-
were growing up? Who are you ment of others, such as Pope
like? Who are you different from? John Paul II. I would like to
pattern my life after my father’s
female law partner, who has
great balance in her family and
work life. I wanted to be like
Sandra Day O’Connor, a pioneer
for women, but I don’t know if I
could handle a high-stress occu-
pation without taking it out on
my family.


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