Following graduation and right at the start of this pandemic, I had a lot of questions from myself and directed to me asking what I wanted to do with my career. I have general sense of what I want to do for the world, but not in what specifically I want to do to achieve it. While my identified top values have changed over the years, many larger themes have stayed the same: giving back to my community, seeking challenges, and being open-minded.
Recently, I tried to articulate my values again using an exercise from UBC’s Centre for Student Involvement and Careers, which you can find here. In the end, I landed on Compassion, Growth, and Joy. What has changed is that this time, my articulated values are not tied to any one role or to any expectations placed upon me by others. They are well and truly what I think are and have always been core to who I am and what I want to be seen as in this world.