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Find Your Fit: Dare to Act on God's Design for You
Teens' personal guide to discovering their God-given uniqueness. Contains engaging self-tests and inventories for Christian teens. A LifeKeys product.
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208 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1998
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Jane A.G. Kise
21 books92 followersJane Kise is a writer, education consultant, and corporate trainer. She has written over 25 books, including Educator Bandwidth, Doable Differentiation, Differentiated Coaching, and Intentional Leadership. She is a past president of the Association for Psychological Type International, an organization dedicated to constructive use of differences.
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August 15, 2012
My son, Samuel, at 11 years old is already talking about college (at this point in time he thinks he wants to go to App State) and what he's going to do when he grows up. Bless his heart, he's all over the map with ideas. As one who knew what she wanted to do by the time she was 3 years old, it's difficult for me to watch my son already struggling with such questions.
Yes, my earliest memories are of playing school in my bathroom. I would lock myself in the bathroom for hours, teaching my students. The toilet was my desk. The bathtub was "time-out" for students who misbehaved. The toilet paper was their paper they used to write on. As I grew up, my desire to be a teacher NEVER waivered. What changed were the specifics: what I would teach and what grade/age I would teach. I KNOW I'm where I'm meant to be--I currently teach English at Catawba Valley Community College.
Anyway, in an effort to help Samuel at least narrow the field an little and see what he might be good at, I ordered this book--and its companion Workbook. (We're going to do the tests in the workbook at church tomorrow night.) After reading this book, I know it will go a long way in helping Samuel at least realize what his gifts/talents are as well as his personality type, so he can begin to see value in the things he enjoys doing (building with Legos is a favorite past-time right now and has been for several years now).
I believe that along with helping my son find his way as a man of faith, it's our responsibility as parents to help guide him down the path to finding his life's work that not only fulfills God's plan for him, but also is something that Samuel finds true passion in.
It is true that there is nothing in the world as awesome as doing what you know you were meant to do. It's my own type of drug. I get a natural high from teaching. I've walked into my classroom with a migraine so bad, I'd thrown up just seconds before class began, only to find that the pain disappears during that class hour. I've driven home after such a class, knowing that I was in no shape to drive--I stopped at least twice to throw up on the side of the road, but as long as I was in the class, I felt like a million bucks.
I want that for Samuel. I want him to find whatever it is that will give him that same feeling--that same passion.
In closing, one of my favorite movies is SHALL WE DANCE with Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez. One theme of the movie is how Richard Gere's characters learns that he LOVES to dance--he falls in love with it. He smiles more. He's different. His wife even suspects him of having an affair because he's so happy all the time. He was CONTENT with life prior to learning to dance, but he wasn't HAPPY or PASSIONATE about life. Once he starts dancing, not only is he happy, he's PASSIONATE and it rubs off on the people around him. They bask in his pure JOY as he does what he so loves to do.
THAT'S what I strive for. It's what I want for my beloved Samuel......
Here's hoping that this book and it's tests help Samuel on the path to discovering that great PASSION of his life......
Yes, my earliest memories are of playing school in my bathroom. I would lock myself in the bathroom for hours, teaching my students. The toilet was my desk. The bathtub was "time-out" for students who misbehaved. The toilet paper was their paper they used to write on. As I grew up, my desire to be a teacher NEVER waivered. What changed were the specifics: what I would teach and what grade/age I would teach. I KNOW I'm where I'm meant to be--I currently teach English at Catawba Valley Community College.
Anyway, in an effort to help Samuel at least narrow the field an little and see what he might be good at, I ordered this book--and its companion Workbook. (We're going to do the tests in the workbook at church tomorrow night.) After reading this book, I know it will go a long way in helping Samuel at least realize what his gifts/talents are as well as his personality type, so he can begin to see value in the things he enjoys doing (building with Legos is a favorite past-time right now and has been for several years now).
I believe that along with helping my son find his way as a man of faith, it's our responsibility as parents to help guide him down the path to finding his life's work that not only fulfills God's plan for him, but also is something that Samuel finds true passion in.
It is true that there is nothing in the world as awesome as doing what you know you were meant to do. It's my own type of drug. I get a natural high from teaching. I've walked into my classroom with a migraine so bad, I'd thrown up just seconds before class began, only to find that the pain disappears during that class hour. I've driven home after such a class, knowing that I was in no shape to drive--I stopped at least twice to throw up on the side of the road, but as long as I was in the class, I felt like a million bucks.
I want that for Samuel. I want him to find whatever it is that will give him that same feeling--that same passion.
In closing, one of my favorite movies is SHALL WE DANCE with Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez. One theme of the movie is how Richard Gere's characters learns that he LOVES to dance--he falls in love with it. He smiles more. He's different. His wife even suspects him of having an affair because he's so happy all the time. He was CONTENT with life prior to learning to dance, but he wasn't HAPPY or PASSIONATE about life. Once he starts dancing, not only is he happy, he's PASSIONATE and it rubs off on the people around him. They bask in his pure JOY as he does what he so loves to do.
THAT'S what I strive for. It's what I want for my beloved Samuel......
Here's hoping that this book and it's tests help Samuel on the path to discovering that great PASSION of his life......
June 26, 2012
This is the workbook that goes with the book of the same name. It's pretty easy and straightforward to use. I'm going to get Samuel to take the tests this summer and see if it helps him figure out what it is he wants to be when he grows up---or at least helps him focus in a few specific ideas we can research and look into over the next few years.....As a parent, it's my responsibility to help Samuel the best I can to figure out what it is he's meant to do in this life. I know that, for myself, doing what I know the Lord wants me to do--what He's gifted me to do--is one of the things that gives me true Joy in this life. It is truly a natural high (teaching is my brand of heroine) for me when I teach. I want Samuel to find what it is that he's meant to do so he can experience that, too. This book is just one step in the right direction to help him do that.....
September 17, 2013
The Find Your Fit workbook is all about discovering your personality and your hobbies. The first section is on talents and interests. I found this section very unhelpful, and I didn't like the categories they used. One category was Artistic. I fit into this category, but only because they lumped music, linguistics, art, theater, and photography/film into this same category. I am not art oriented at all, but very music and language oriented. These could totally be their own category. So overall, a little too simplistic. Still, the second section on personality was very interesting, with quizzes that help you discover your four-letter personality type. This was very comprehensive, and they did a much better job. Three stars, but only for the redeeming second part.
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