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Whether you are still in school, a student, employed or temporarily unemployed the majority of us are at a critical point in our lives as we look to better determine our career path. Those who are not 100% sure about which career to choose very often feel a range of emotions, some of which may include anxiety, fear, worry, apprehension, confusion and doubt. Such emotions should be viewed as a blessing and not a curse because they serve a very important purpose in your life if understood correctly. They are prompting you to take action! This is the very best response to stress and anxiety as action immediately assists in alleviating these uncomfortable emotions. It is highly recommended that you seek professional career development services to best facilitate this process towards making an informed career decision. This way you approach the future with confidence and expectation which only facilitates more pro-active behaviour and ultimately success and satisfaction.

Tony Robins asks, “What is your motive for action? What drives you today? I believe the invisible force of internal drive activated is the most important thing in the world! ... What is it that’s shaping that person’s ability to contribute, to do something that goes beyond themselves? … How do you take what is invisible and make it visible. How do you take what you dreaming now and make it happen? … Decision is the ultimate power! … The final factor is never resources but resourcefulness and the ultimate resource is emotion … and it we get the right emotion we can get ourselves to do anything.”

Futurewize is in the privileged position of asking people these deeply personal and evocative questions. This ultimately assists people to clearly determine their career aspirations and develop a personalised action plan that will facilitate the kind of emotions that will drive the person towards, rather than away from, their vision for the future.

Parents very often have the most significant impact on their children's career development and decision making. Much research has shown that high school learners consider their parents to be the most value source of career guidance. Are you as a parent equipped to provide your child with the necessary support and guidance they require in order to make informed and confident career decisions for the future? Learning ways in which you can strategically and authentically partner with your child is crucial to their career development.
Contact us if you are interested in learning new skills that will enhance your ability to contribute meaningfully towards your child’s career development and ultimately your relationship. Alternatively, you can arrange that your child’s school contact Futurewize as we do parent presentations on this and related topics. We highly recommend this option as it is within this context that the best learning is facilitated and solutions identified.

Please contact us if you are interested in enhancing this particular area of your relationship with your child, the ultimate aim being the acceleration of your child’s career development. Alternatively, you can arrange with your child’s school as Futurewize does parent presentations. We highly recommend this option as it is within this context that the best learning is facilitated and solutions identified.

Sir Ken Robinson lays out the link between 3 troubling trends: rising drop-out rates, schools' dwindling stake in the arts, and ADHD. An important, timely talk for parents and teachers.

Although parents remain the single most influential figures in most children’s lives, teachers are a close second when it comes to influencing their career development. In recognition of this important relationship, the life orientation syllabus was introduced, whereby career education and guidance would constitute twenty percent. Researchers, academics and counsellors agree that this introduction to careers is valuable but needs to be further facilitated by trained career counselors if learners are to be in the best position to make informed career decisions.

Futurewize provides three distinct opportunities for schools:

1. Training of life orientation teachers on how to better facilitate the career component of the life orientation syllabus
2. Training of teachers (not specific to life orientation teachers) on how to better integrate career development theory and practice into their teaching strategies, irrespective of the subjects being taught.
3. Educating and training parents on how to better facilitate the career development of their child.

The goal is to empower both parents and teachers so they are better equipped to contribute to the career development of their children and ultimately provide the optimum conditions within which they can make informed career decisions.

Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalised learning - creating conditions where children’s natural talents can flourish.