The Story of My Life
Another way to determine your vision for your life and set goals for yourself is to write a short story or blog about your future as if you were writing your own biography. Writing it down will help you organize your thoughts and really think about what you want the future to look like. It may also help to read this type of story from others. If you would like to share your story on this site for others to read, please submit it here! Try to write your own biography — in one paragraph — as you would hope it to be at different ages: at age 40, at age 60, at age 80.
Additional resources to explore your interests:
There are lots of insightful resources that give advice about pursuing your dreams, including the Last Lecture from Dr. Randy Pausch, Next Step, an ezine focused on life after high school, or bloggers like Steve Pavlina, a personal development expert who has written more than 700 articles.
Keirsey Temperament Sorter (free): This test, made available online by David Keirsey, is like a short Myers-Briggs exam. Answer all the questions, and you will get a 4-letter personality indicator as the result along with a short explanatory document. If nothing else, it might help you to understand how you react and interact with others. There is a fee for an optional 10-page personal analysis.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI), the Myers & Briggs Foundation (paid): This is a very popular tool used in many situations, but the results require the interpretive assistance of a certified MBTI practitioner. Costs for this tool vary greatly, depending on the version of the test you select (online vs. paper), the type and amount of counseling involved and whether the test is offered with another instrument.
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