The Next Steps

1. The Next Steps Where do you go from here?

2. A Boy Brushed Red... Living In Black And White - Underoath Africa - Toto All At Once - The Fray Americano! - Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers An Unexpected Rain - Melissa Etheridge Any Colour You Like - Pink Floyd Any Road - George Harrison Bent - Matchbox Twenty Bi-Coastal - Peter Allen Caught Up - Cheri Dennis Circles - Incubus Dare You To Move - Switchfoot Dilemma - Nelly Dissident - Pearl Jam Division Street - Harper Simon Do You Know Where You're Going To? - Diana Ross Don't Take Me Back - Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real Driving With The Brakes On - Del Amitri Duality - Slipknot Either Way - Wilco Euphoria, Take My Hand - Glasvegas Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) - BazLuhrmann Fight Inside - Red Flower - Amos Lee Freedom Of Choice - Devo Funny The Way it Is - Dave Matthews Band Half Of My Mistakes - Radney Foster Heart To Heart - Kenny Loggins Hey Stoopid - Alice Cooper High Cost Of Living - Jamey Johnson Highway Song - System of a Down Him - Rupert Holmes Home - Chris Brown How Can I Be Sure? - The Young Rascals How To Deal - Frankie J I Can Still Make Cheyenne - George Strait I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song) - Brad Paisley I'm Not Okay (I Promise) - My Chemical Romance In the End - Yusuf Islam Inaction - We Are Scientists Isn't It Time - The Babys Jenny - The Click Five Karma Police - Radiohead Let It Go - Cavo Love Or Money - Kristian Bush Loving and Lying - Laura Bell Bundy Make It Easy on Yourself - Jerry Butler Mowgli's Road - Marina and the Diamonds My Heart Won't Lie - Oleta Adams My Way - Frank Sinatra Never Regret - Craig Campbell Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt - We Are Scientists Not The Drinking - Lauren Pritchard Oh, The Guilt - Nirvana Options - Gomez Pennyroyal Tea - Nirvana Promises - Frozen Ghost Rise - Kele Say Anything (Else) - Cartel Second Guessing - Alesana Seeds We Sow - Lindsey Buckingham Should I Stay or Should I Go? - The Clash ShouldaWouldaCoulda - Beverley Knight Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man - Randy Travis Stand - R.E.M. Still - Commodores Stuck in the Middle - Boys Like Girls The Dilemma - You Me at Six The One You Love - Glenn Frey The Voice - The Moody Blues This - Darius Rucker Torn - LeToya Torn Between Scylla And Charybdis - Trivium Toxic - Peace Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield Warning - Green Day We're Only Gonna Die Of Our Own Arrogance - Sublime Who's To Say - Vanessa Carlton Wrong - Depeche Mode You Lie - Reba McEntire Your Decision - Alice in Chains Why are there so many songs about choice? Warm-up: Think of songs that have choice as a theme. How many can you think of?

3. Thinking Back on Your Big Three Goals… • Can you describe exactly what you want out of life? • Can you describe in detail, what steps you will need to take to get what you want? • Are you able to visualize in detail, the path that your life could take as you pursue your goals?

4. So What Are Your Choices After High School?

5. University

6. College

7. Private Training

8. Apprenticeship

9. Military Service

10. Direct to Workforce

11. What Kinds of Careers Are Available Through ___________? University: • Administration • Management • Human Resources • Arts • Artists • Performers • Curators • Communication • Writers • Journalists • Finance • Accountants • Economists • Upper Management • Education • Teachers • School Administration • Engineering • Computer • Civil • Sound • Structural • Health • Dentists • Doctors • Psychiatrists • Sciences • Biologists • Chemists • Physicists

12. What Kinds of Careers Are Available Through ___________? College: • Administration • Administrative Assistants • Clerks • Management • Human Resources • Arts • Artists • Fashion Design • Performers • Film and Music Producers • Communication • Writers • Journalists • Technicians • Health • Dental Hygienists • Nurses • Social Workers • Service Industry • Chefs/Cooks • Hospitality • Travel/Tourism • Skilled Trades • Construction • Welders • Mechanical Production and Repair • Surveyors

13. What Kinds of Careers Are Available Through ___________? Private Training: • Careers requiring small scale and specialized training, such as piloting an aircraft, street performing or naturopathic wellness Apprenticing: • Careers related to skilled trades • Construction • Commercial • Residential • Renovations • Manufacturing • Aircraft • Auto parts • Specialized • Carpentry • Welding • Cooking • Baking

14. What Kinds of Careers Are Available Through ___________? Military Service: • Combat and security forces • Infantry • Military Police • Sailors • Pilots • Mechanics • Small/Large Vehicle • Aircraft • Naval Engineers • Technicians • Communications • Computer • Administrative Staff • Clerks • Finance • Medical Staff • Technicians • Doctors • Nurses • Intelligence Services • Surveillance • Analysts Direct to Workforce: • Hospitality Industry • Waiter • Host • Clerks • Retail Industry • Sales • Stock management • Lower Management • Fast/Chain Food Services • Clerk • Line Cook

15. 1 Minute 2 Minutes 3 Minutes 4 Minutes 5 Minutes 6 Minutes 7 Minutes 8 Minutes 9 Minutes 10 Minutes So what do you want to do? Think about three careers that interest you Use backwards planning to chart a career path for yourself. Think about what you need to do to get to where you want to be.

16. What Were Some of Your Choices?What Steps Are in Your Plans?

17. Digging Deeper: Research Careers You will begin to independently research careers that interest you: • Investigate threecareers of your choice using the National Job Bank’sexplore careers tools. • Wages • Education • Outlook • Look at all data and learn as much as possible for Toronto, Ontario and Canada

18. Digging Deeper: Career Paths Now that you have identified the educational requirements for your three careers, investigate your options for the required training and education to get to the career you want: • University Education • Ontario Training and Education –Universities • MacLean’s University Rankings (2013) • College Education • Ontario Colleges • MacLean’s College Rankings • Private Training • I recommend a Google Search for “__(your career choice here)__ training in Ontario.” • There are a lot of private training schools and programs, but they are not connected under a large governing body the same way colleges and universities are.

19. Digging Deeper: Career Paths Now that you have identified the educational requirements for your three careers, investigate your options for the required training and education to get to the career you want: • Apprenticeships • Ontario College of Trades • Pathways to Apprenticeship • Military Service • Canadian Armed Forces • Direct to Workforce • An article from Monster.ca • Be prepared to search for what it is you want to do and work hard to get it. This career path requires a lot of self-direction and motivation to achieve goals outside of general service jobs, such as retailing, waiting tables or cashiering. Find what it is you love and follow the 8 secrets of success to get there. Never give up! Good Questions to Ask: Where should I go? Why should I go there? What is offered there? Why will going there benefit me more than any other place? Is it worth the investment of time and money? How will this help me achieve my goals?