01.04 Selecting a Lifestyle
Directions: Answer each of the following questions in 3–5 complete sentences.
1. What are your lifestyle goals? (Is your free time more important to you, or is a large
salary more important?) Explain.
My lifestyle goals right now are finishing school and trying to find
what I want to do. My free time is more important than my salary because I like when i
work hard I also like to play hard and have as much fun as i can
2. What career will give you the means to pursue your lifestyle goals? Why do you think
this career is the best match for you?
I guess right now is basketball because I want to focus more and
get better at it and hopefully become a basketball player.
3. Is there an alternative career you would consider if your first choice doesn’t allow you
to pursue your lifestyle goals? Explain.
Probably a paramedic because I want to help people and even
save lives and hopefully that can pursue it.
4. What compromises would you be prepared to make if your lifestyle goals and the
salary you are offered for your ideal job aren’t a good match? Explain and describe.
I would be applying for jobs that have benefits for that and maybe even
find a new job that helps with it because I’m not really going to give up easily.
5. Do you think any of your lifestyle goals might change over the course of your life?
Why or why not?
