WEEK #3

Family Structures and Legacies

DESCRIBE THE PICTURE BELOW
 What comes into
your mind when you
hear the word Family?
How would you describe your own
family in terms of its members and
how they relate to one another?
What common personality traits do
you see among members of your
family?
What is your suggestion
on how to make the
family members firmer
and gentler with each
other?
 Ways to build a stronger
bond with your family.
• 1. Learn to express yourself
The key to any strong relationship is communication. Always share
your opinions and feelings with your family members. It will help you create
a better understanding of each other. Discuss the pleasant as well as the
unpleasant. It is necessary to communicate the feelings of hurt, resentment
and anger so that misunderstandings can be avoided. Try resolving issues
immediately instead of broadening conflicts.
• 2. Reserve a Talk-it-out Time
• Parents spend 60% of their income on their Children & 12% of their
time!
• Having family time to share your thoughts and feelings is very
necessary. The best way to retain the trust and closeness among each
other is by spending time. From the above statistics, you can conclude
that this can create a huge gap between family members. Your efforts
to make time for your family will hold importance to have healthy
discussions. A healthy discussion will always help you arrive at
mutual agreement hence, strengthen the family bond.
3. Make room for fun
• Spend time having activities for bonding with family
members. Celebrate festivals, birthdays or organize
picnics and games. While celebrating the bond you
share you would be building a deeper connection too.
Positivity spreads as you would enjoy together. Such
fun times or celebrations will result in becoming the
charitable memories.
• 4. Respect personal space

• Eric Klinenberg, a sociologist at New York University, says, “There is

something very liberating for people about being on their own.”
• Everyone needs some time alone. There is social anxiety about isolation
which fails to appreciate the benefits solitude. But respecting privacy is
one of the important things that build solid relationships. It helps you
build trust and give an experience of freedom. Parents need to stop
sneaking into teenagers’ rooms when they aren’t around. Alone time with
parents can also help children feel special.
• 5. Share responsibilities

• As a family together you all are dependent on each

other. Being responsible shows the dependence and
taking account of your actions. Simple things like
making your own bed, keeping your things in the right
place can ensure that the burden of chores is divided.
You have to share responsibilities like a team.
6. Agree to disagree

Every member of the family is an independent individual.

All have distinct personalities which therefore results in
having different opinions. A certain level of disagreement is
healthy as it brings up more ideas and suggestions to discuss.
But this disagreement should be positively accepted. There
should be an open minded approach and maintain mutual
respect while expressing the disagreement.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT CAREERS?

Which Factors Influence A Career Choice?

 Main Influencing Factors in
Career Choice
Different life roles
Every person plays different roles in his or her life. He is a
worker at work, a parent, husband or wife at home. And every
person thinks about himself in these different roles and decides
which role will be the most important for him. And this decision
may influence the career choice and the way the person looks at
his work.
Personality and interests

• We are all different. We have different tastes, preferences, and

tempers. And someone’s success at the particular job position
depends on these things. There is a special theory which can
answer how the personality of the work =seeker influence on
his choice, his work ambitions and abilities.
Previous work experience

• If someone has a positive role model in a particular career or

positive work experience it will definitely influence the future
work choice. The research has shown that a person prefers to
continue the work in which he was more successful rather than
start doing something new. In fact, it is a great idea to focus on
the work with proven success as well as with positive self-
esteem for most of us.
Cultural background

• The cultural background of the person as well as his regional area

and ethnic group can influence the future work choice. Besides
family of the job seeker and local community also can become the
factors which can determine someone’s future career. Person’s
expectations and life values are always shaped according to the
cultural issues, and they have connections with different parts of our
lives. Understanding of the nature of our expectations and values can
help us to understand our personality and make a right career choice.
Economic and social conditions of life

• Our life benchmarks and career choices always lie in the

context of the economic and social issues. And it is natural.
Sometimes we can’t choose the society in which we have to
live, but we can choose the way of life. Different situations and
conditions which take place in our economic and social lives
give us a definite choice and have a certain effect on it. And we
have to take into account this factor.
The financial aspect

• For many of us, money which we can earn is the most

important factor which influences on the future career choice.
This is not surprising. We have to pay for everything that we
have in our lives. But everyone has different needs and ways of
life that’s why think twice when considering the job which will
not allow living as you like and make a correct and reasonable
choice.
Find Your Best Career

• Along with pragmatic factors, there are issues which can influence
someone’s future work choice. And they lie in the non-material
plane. It’s important to choose the career which will bring pleasure.
Find your career passion and the work will always be a joy. You have
to choose something passionately for you. Find out what can inspire
you and follow your inspiration. Answer the simple question “do you
really want this career?” If you are confused with your choice, just
take some break and clarify your thoughts.
You can make your hobby your work

• You have to make a decision what purposes do you have right

now. And what do you want to get from your work? What are
the reasons in favor of some particular career? Do you want to
earn money or you want to develop your talents? It’s great if
you have an opportunity to choose the career which is related to
your hobby or interests.
 Other external factor
1. Parental Preferences
2. Family Consideration
3. Financial Constraints
4. Job Market Preference (Immediate Employment)
5. School Location
6. Peer Pressure
7. Gender Bias
8. Language limitation
9. Academic Performance
 WHAT IS YOUR MULTIPLE
INTELLIGENCES?

ARE YOU A LEFT BRAIN OR RIGHT BRAIN THINKER?

 ACTIVITY #3

Directions: Start making your career plan by first listing down your personal information
inventory on the table below. Also include your extracurricular activities when choosing
your career path because these can be indicators of your genuine interests. Your career
plan will be explained more in detail in the next chapter.
PERSONAL CORE PASSION RIGHT OR LEFT STRENGTHS CHALLENGES PERSONALITY SKILLS MULTIPLE MBTI RESULTS (IF
(INTEREST) BRAIN TRAITS INTELLIGENCES ONLINE TEST WAS
TAKEN)

                 
                 
                 
                 
REFLECT ON THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

• • How do these factors relate to each other? Are they complementary or

supplementary? Are there contradicting factors?
• • What do this information tell you about yourself?
• • What are your external and internal limitations?
• • What career choices do you have in mind? Validate this with the
contents of the table above and with the other information you picked up
from the websites such as O-net Online
• • Validate your life goals using the information on the table. Are they
aligned or there are some inconsistencies? What is the reason for the
inconsistencies?