I love to – I am good at – It pays well to

Learning objectives and the skills developed

• To realize the main factors behind the professional success and interrelations among them
• Might be a good warm-up at the beginning of the workshop on career guidance

Materials:

Computer, projector, flipchart, markers, post-its, pencils

Presentation:

This is the exercise to practiced individually by each participant. Here are the instructions you should provide to participants.

1. Complete the sentences:
   I love [to do]…
   I am good at…
   It pays well to…
2. Write down each response on the separate post-it
3. Do not share your responses with the group
4. Put anonymous post-its on the board
   You have 3 MINUTES – let’s START!

Please present the infographic on the right to participants. The conclusion of this exercise is: “the success is when you do what you love, what you’re good at and what pays well”

Follow-up questions:

Think about people you know. Can you identify the groups mentioned above?

Possible Variations:

As a warm-up exercise you can also provide a sample list of future professions and ask participant for an answer which their personality traits can help them to be good at one of these professions. You can use also the exercise “What is the success?” described in a separate section.