Self Discovery & Goals

Career hunting and career design aren't the same strategy. One waits for openings, the other builds toward a life you actually want. This lesson launches the 5-Year Plan Portfolio, introduces the Ikigai framework, and gets students weighing salary against lifestyle before they ever write a resume.

A college degree isn't automatically the best investment. Sometimes, a six-month bootcamp beats a four-year degree in dollars and sense. Explore how education spending can align with career goals, setting up the idea that no one pathway fits all.

A six-figure salary means nothing if the job makes you miserable every single day. This lesson helps students uncover their natural work style and test it against the career paths they've already started exploring.

A high salary means nothing if the job violates what you actually care about. Explore the difference between extrinsic and intrinsic work values, then have students rank their own non-negotiables before testing them against real career trade-offs.

A vague dream like "work in healthcare" won't get anyone into a certification program. Specificity is what turns wishes into plans. This lesson teaches students the S.M.A.R.T. framework and has students transform their own post-secondary interests into one concrete, actionable career goal.

A five-year plan means nothing if it's scattered across sticky notes and half-finished Google Docs. This lesson has students synthesize a week of self-discovery into their first official portfolio artifact and build the folder system that will house every project for the rest of the course.