Buying a House

• Big Decision
• Often done with others (e.g., a partner)  
• Often start by thinking about what neighbourhoods you want to live in. The neightbourhoods you identify will likely reflect who you are.
• Common to be unsure of the exact type of house you may want to live in for your first home.
• If you’re looking in a city, you can’t look at every house for sale. Too many to make this possible
• If you’re wanting to live in a smaller community (e.g., rural), it may be possible to look at every house for sale.
• Identify preferences. For example, cost, size, number of bedrooms, garage, location, pool, etc.
• Housing options are identified from your needs and wants and then you viewing houses.
• Needs become clearer as you start looking at houses for sale. May find things that are appealing that you haven’t thought of before.
• Sometimes we need to live in a house for a while to know if we like it.
• We usually want good neighbours. Not under our control though.
• Having lots of information on any house for sale helps decision-making.
• People rarely get everything they want in a home when they make their final decision.
• We can be nervous when we’re making the final commitment to buy a house.
• The house can be great but things can change for the worse sometimes (e.g., bad neighbor moves in next door)
• We change houses sometimes because our needs change.
• Sometimes we renovate and change our house to fit our needs.
• There is more than one house that we would like to live in.

Picking a Career

• Big Decision
• Often done with others (e.g., a parent, friend, partner, etc.) 
• Can start by thinking about what general career fields (e.g., health sciences) you want to work in. The career fields you identify should reflect who you are.
• Common to be unsure of the exact career you want to work in for your first job.
• If you’re looking to work in a city, you can’t look at every career option – too many!
• If you’re wanting to work in a smaller community (e.g., rural), you may be able to look at all career options there.
• Identify career preferences such as interests, values, personality connection, skills, etc.
• Career options are identified from your needs and preferences and then you research careers.
• Needs become clearer as you look at careers. May find things that are appealing that you haven’t thought of before.
• Sometimes we need to try a career for a while (e.g., volunteer) before we know if we like it.
• We usually want good colleagues. Not under our control though
• Having lots of information on any careers under consideration, helps decision-making.
• People rarely get everything they want in a career when they make their final decision.
• We can be nervous when we’re making the final commitment to pursue a career.
• The job we’re in can be great but things can change for the worse sometimes (e.g., bad boss becomes our supervisor)
• We change careers sometimes because our needs change.
• Sometimes we add skills and move around in our work.
• There is more than one career that we would like to work in.