Explore Interests and Careers

Purpose

Heavenly Father has blessed you with talents, skills, and abilities. Look for ways you could use these gifts in your education and future career. This will help you be able to take care of yourself and your family.

Goal Description

Learn about education opportunities and explore career options based on your interests and talents.

Goal Ideas

• Write down things you like to do or are interested in doing, and find careers that could match up with some of your interests.

• Create a presentation or vision board about a career you’re interested in and share it with your family or during a class.

• Talk with a parent or school counselor about your education goals and develop an action plan to accomplish those goals.

• Interview professionals in a career field you’re interested in. Talk with them about how they got started, what it takes to be successful, and what they do and don’t like about their career.

• Create your own goal.

Related Resources

• Education (For the Strength of Youth)

• Work and Self-Reliance (For the Strength of Youth)

• What You’re Good At (New Era)

• Education for a Better Life (Self-Reliance Services)

• Becoming Provident Providers Temporally and Spiritually (General Conference Message)

• The Joy of Learning (Ensign or Liahona)