It is the process of gathering information about yourself in order to make informal decision e.g. interests, values, personality, skills, talents
1. What do you like or dislike about yourself?
| Examples of likes | Examples of dislikes |
| I like being smart | Dislikes being discouraged |
| I like being skillful | Dislikes being not motivated |
| I like my personality | Being misled |
| I like my interest | Being looked down |
| I like my talent | Being proud of nothing |
2. What are your strengths and weaknesses
| My strengths | My weaknesses |
| I am educated e.g. able to read and write | Having low grades |
| Strong technical knowledge to be acquired within your field | Pursuing wrong courses |
| Communication skills | Weak technical knowledge |
| Interpersonal skills | Weak skills for example in leadership, team work, communication |
| Leadership skills | Negative personal characteristics e.g. poor work ethic, lack of discipline, lack of motivation, indecisiveness, shyness or being too emotional |
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Personal characteristics : Self discipline, Can work under pressure, I am creative, High levels of energy, Strong work ethic |
List words that describe you. Many of these characteristics are your strengths. In accessing your weaknesses, we all identify where we may need to improve if you identify a skill that you know is in your chosen field but you are weak in that skill area you need to take steps to improve that skill.
