You

     Did you know you were born with natural abilities? Some things just come easier for us as individuals. Love the outdoors and sports? Need to work with your hands? Enjoy doing research and reading? How about creativity and the arts?

     Think back to a project in school you enjoyed. Or maybe it was gym class where you excelled. Math your thing? Some of us like to build, others to dance, some of us (like me) have been bookworms all of our lives. You could be the one who loves to entertain. Cooking and decorating come naturally and others are blessed with your talents.

     The list goes on and on. Just because something comes easily to us, it may not to others. Sometimes we expect others to have the ability to accomplish what comes so naturally to us. You are amazing! Just the way you were created.

     John Holland created a hexagon of career choices and abilities dating back to the 1950’s A version of it is still used to this day. Here is a simple breakdown:

1)    Realistic (the doer) People who work with “things” using activity, skill and strength. The outdoor types, the builders, the engineers, the left-brained at heart.

2)   Investigative (Thinkers) The people who prefer to work with “data” often prefer to work alone rather than people-oriented.   Careers may include researching, librarians, scientists, computer design.

3)   Artistic (Creators) Work with “ideas and things” inventive, original, sensitive, independent and perceptive. May become architects, fasion designers, dancers, musicians, photographers, teachers, artists.

4)   Social (Helpers) Work with “people” work in teaching or helping professions. Relationships are most important and the social types may land in jobs such as pastors, counselors, teachers, human resources, nurses or social workers.

5)   Enterprising (Persuaders) work with “people and data” creating innovative ideas, typically good talkers, with the ability to lead others. They may love the idea of status and power. Professions include economists, business leaders, financial planners, broadcasters, real estate or other sales.

6)   Conventional (Organizers) tend to work with “data and details” love to organize, and are able to be self-controlled Love structure and are task-oriented. Jobs may include accountants, engineers, pharmacist, technical writer.

     You were born with natural tendencies, the natural talents that make you, you!

 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10

God created you in a special way, His workmanship, created for His purpose.

Father,

We thank You for our natural abilities, for the in-born gifts You give. How wonderful are Your ways.

In Jesus name,

Amen