VOCATION &

CAREER GOAL
SETTING
VOCATION
-CAME FROM THE LATIN WORD “VOCARE”, WHICH
MEANS “TO CALL SOMEONE.
- “A SUMMON OR STRONG INCLINATION TO A
PARTICULAR STATE OR COURSE OF ACTION. mw
 “EVERYONE HAS HIS OWN SPECIFIC
VOCATION OR MISSION IN LIFE; EVERYONE
MUST CARRY OUT A CONCRETE
ASSIGNMENT THAT DEMANDS
FULFILLMENT. THEREIN HE CANNOT BE
REPLACED, NOR CAN LIFE BE REPEATED,
THUS, EVERYONE’S TASK IS UNIQUE AS
HIS SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITY TO
Viktor Emil Frankl
IMPLEMENT.”
Australian neurologist & psychiatrist
Survivor from Holocaust World War II
VOCATION IS DIFFERENT
FROM CAREER OR
OCCUPATION.
“A society in which vocation and job are
separated for most people gradually creates an
economy that is often devoid in spirit, one that
frequently fills our pocketbooks at the cost of
emptying our souls.”
-Sam Keen (American author & philosopher)
WHICH AMONG TWO IS THE
GREATER IMPORTANCE?
SELF-ACTUALIZATION
INVOLVES…
 Morality
 Acceptance
 Experience purpose
 Meaning and potential
SELF-ACTUALIZATION
INVOLVES…
 Morality
-living out spirituality, love of God, and the love
of others, especially those who are in need
 Acceptance
 Experience purpose
 Meaning and potential
SELF-ACTUALIZATION
INVOLVES…
 Morality
 Acceptance
-being at peace with oneself and with different
personality traits of other people
 Experience purpose
 Meaning and potential
SELF-ACTUALIZATION
INVOLVES…
 Morality
 Acceptance
 Experience purpose
-discovering what you must do in life
 Meaning and potential
SELF-ACTUALIZATION
INVOLVES…
 Morality
 Acceptance
 Experience purpose
 Meaning and potential
-identifying the reasons and good effects of
your being alive, and the things that you can do
and cannot do
TYPES OF VOCATION
 Married Life
 Single Life
 Religious Life
TYPES OF VOCATION
 Married Life
-is the vocation which bonds a man and a
woman to a lifetime of love.
 Single Life
 Religious Life
TYPES OF VOCATION
 Married Life
 Single Life
-is the vocation where some people choose not
to marry and remain single throughout their
lives.
 Religious Life
TYPES OF VOCATION
 Married Life
 Single Life
 Religious Life
-is the vocation where people is called to live a
life of service to the “Supreme Being” and to
the believers.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF
CAREER
 Blue-collar workers
 White-collar workers
DIFFERENT TYPES OF
CAREER
 Blue-collar workers
-basically involves manual labor or occupation involving the work of hands.
Examples:
a. Plumbers
b. Bakers
c. Carpenters
d. Mechanics
e. Construction inspectors
f. Electricians
g. Police officers
DIFFERENT TYPES OF
CAREER
 White-collar workers
-primarily mental which means it involves less physical activities and more
thinking skills.
Examples:
a. Teachers
b. Doctors
c. Lawyers
d. Accountants
e. Newscasters
f. Architects
g. Computer programmer