Gifts & Purpose
What is one way your gifts can help you think about your future?
They can give clues about careers, roles, or opportunities that may fit you.
What do we mean by “tools” when talking about a dream?
Skills, knowledge, resources, support, experience, education, connections, etc.
What is opportunity cost?
What you give up when you choose one option over another.
You have a huge goal and feel overwhelmed. What should you do first?
Break it into smaller steps.
Start saving $500
Goal.
True or false: Having a gift means you automatically know exactly what career you should choose.
False.
You want to go to college, but you don’t know application deadlines. What tool are you missing?
: Information.
If you spend Saturday morning completing a scholarship instead of sleeping until noon, what is the opportunity cost?
The time/rest you gave up to work on the scholarship.
Which is easier to start: “Get my driver’s license” or “Tonight, study pages 1–10 of the permit guide”?
Study pages 1–10.
“Apply to jobs.”
Task.
Name two things besides gifts that can help guide your future.
Interests, values, personality, experiences, prayer, wise counsel, strengths.
ou want a summer job, but you keep missing application deadlines and forgetting where you applied. What “tool” are you missing?
An organization/tracking system — like a job application tracker, calendar, or spreadsheet.
Name three things a goal can cost besides money.
Time, energy, focus, comfort, social time, sleep, etc.
Why should an action step have a day or time attached to it?
It makes it more likely to actually happen
“Saturday at 10 AM, search for three jobs and save the links.”
Action step.
If someone is good at listening, encouraging people, and solving problems, name one career field that might connect to those strengths.
Counseling, social work, teaching, ministry, healthcare, management, etc.
You know what career you want, but you don’t know anyone working in that field. What tool could help?
Networking, a mentor, career counselor, informational interview, etc.
You want straight A’s but spend four hours every night gaming. What might you need to reconsider?
How you use your time / priorities / opportunity cost.
Your plan was to work on an application Wednesday, but something unexpected happens. What should you have?
A backup plan / another scheduled time.
“Raise my math grade.” What is missing before this becomes a plan?
Specific action steps and when they will happen.
Why is knowing yourself helpful before making major career or education decisions?
It helps you choose paths that better fit your strengths, interests, values, and goals.
Luke 14:28–30 talks about sitting down and doing what before building?
Counting the cost / determining whether you have enough to complete it.
Why should you think about what a dream will cost before pursuing it?
So you can decide whether you are prepared and whether the sacrifices align with your values and priorities.
GET MY DRIVER’S LICENSE
You have 60 seconds to name at least five action steps in a logical order.
Possible answer:
Turn this goal into an actionable step: Apply for college.
Example: “Tuesday at 7 PM, create my application account and complete the personal information section.”