[nfbmi-talk] job opratunities for youth

[Terry D. Eagle]

Hi Jeff,

I would like to suggest the following strategy when exploring job and career
possibilities:  

Ask yourself the question, what do I enjoy doing so much, that could pay me
for doing it?  To really find your career and work passion, ask the
additional question, What do I enjoy most that I would do it were I paid or
not paid to do it?

This is in no way to suggest you work for nothing doing that which you most
enjoy doing.  It simply focuses you on a path of self-discovery that would
help you identify the talents, skills, and interests you like and are
naturally good at doing.  

Once you answer the two questions, not eliminating any answer, no matter how
fun, silly, or far-fetched it sounds, then you can begin exploring the jobs
and careers that might pay within your areas of passion, skills, talents,
and interests.  Even the interests where you might lack skills for a
particular job or career should not be eliminated without further
exploration on how you can obtain the skill you may not have now.

Next, explore the jobs, careers, and training or education that would make
work possible in an area you most enjoy doing.

Once you have identified the jobs and careers from your answers and
exploration, you can put together a plan to achieve a certain job or career.
Leave open the options of internship, co-op work study, and volunteerism, to
get you to a paid position.  Remember, you have identified an area of
interest, talent, or skill that you decided you enjoy  it so much that you'd
do it regularly without being paid.

As an example, say you enjoy playing video games very much.  You might
explore jobs and careers that involve creating or testing video games as a
paid position.  Keep an open mind as to what is possible, regardless of your
blindness, the skills you may need.  At this stage where you live, your age
and inexperience, whether you travel with dog guide or cane are not of
importance at this stage, as any of those can easily change, if you are
willing, to get yourself into the job or career you most desire.

Happy self-discovery, exploration, and success in your dream job!

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jeff
Crouch
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 4:36 PM
To: NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] job opratunities for youth

Hi all,
This is Jeff Crouch writing, I was wanting to know, as a blind person,
what kind of job opratunities would be good for me, I am looking for a
job and need some assistance, because I have a guide dog now, I don't
think I would be able to work in a restrant, but i'm not sure on that.

If you all could help.

thanks in advance

-- 
73
k8tvv
jeff crouch

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