Meaningful Work

Talents and Gifts

Review the list and write down all that apply to you, then narrow down to a minimum of five (5) and a maximum of ten (10) that fit you best. Make sure you choose things that you’re good at doing AND things that you like to do!

Note: If something is not listed, feel free to add it to your list!

Adapting
Analyzing data
Arranging
Asking good questions
Being adventurous
Being fair
Being funny
Being optimistic
Buying
Caring for others
Cleaning
Collecting
Compiling statistics
Connecting people
Cooking
Coordinating activities
Counseling
Creating new things
Dealing with pressure
Dealing with relationships
Debating
Spending wisely
Taking risks
Traveling
Working with numbers

Decorating
Demonstrating
Designing
Developing
Driving
Eating Healthy
Encouraging people
Enhancing beauty
Entertaining Others
Exercising
Fixing things
Future-thinking
Gathering information
Giving advice
Giving presentations
Having conversations
Having fun
Helping/serving others
Implementing
Inclusion
Innovation
Storytelling
Talking
Understanding law
Working with tools

Inspiring others
Learning from mistakes
Learning new things
Leadership
Listening
Living in the moment
Making arts and crafts
Making decisions
Making food/drinks
Making music
Making people happy
Making people laugh
Managing money
Managing people
Managing time
Meeting people
Moving
Networking
Note-taking
Taking care of people
Teaching
Using technology
Working with your hands
Memorizing
Motivating others

Organizing
Painting/Drawing
Parenting
Performing
Planning events
Playing instruments
Playing games
Playing sports
Programming
Public speaking
Reading
Recruiting others
Reflecting
Remembering things
Reporting
Researching
Selling/Marketing
Showing compassion
Singing
Taking pictures
Thinking
Working outdoors
Writing
Resolving problems
Saving lives

Meaningful Work Statements

Your Meaningful Work Statement describes the area you’d like to work in, the people you’d like to help, and the best way for you to do this work. As you create your statement, think about how others will benefit from your meaningful work. As you create your statement, think about the work that you believe would resonate with you best, even if you have an interest in many different areas, want to work with many different groups, and/or help in many different ways.

Interests

Your interests are the things that you’re interested in, things that you’re passionate about, problems you’d like to solve, things that make you angry, or things that drive you crazy. For this part of the exercise, choose up to 10 words.

Note: if there are words that are not listed that you’re interested in, add them to your list.

Government/Politics
Farming/Agriculture
Toys/Games
Beauty
Safety/Security
Electronics
Diversity
Sports/Athletics
Energy
Dance
Law/JusticeAviation/Flying
Landscape
Self-Help/Personal Growth
Recreation/Outdoors
Television/Movies/Film

Business
History
Science
Clothing/Fashion
LanguagesEntertainment
Education
Transportation
Children Issues
Nutrition/Food
Music/Radio
Military
Marketing/Sales
Gender Issues
Social Media
Forensics/Death
Photography

Entrepreneurship
Medicine/Medical Care
Writing/Publishing
Hotels/Event Planning
Environment/Nature
Computers/Technology
Mental/Emotional Health
Home Improvement
Religion/Spiritual
Housing/Real Estate
Families/Relationships
Furniture/Antiques
Theater/Acting
Books
Health
Weather

Animals/Pets
Design
Disabilities
Cars/Driving
Humor
Money/Finance
Philanthropy
Boating/Water
Travel/Tourism
Arts/Crafts
Fitness
Math
Plants/Flowers
Cooking
Sexuality

Audience

Your audience are the people/groups you’d like to help, those you could see yourself working with, or those you could see benefiting from what you could share. For this part of the exercise, choose up to ten words.

Note: If there are groups not listed that you’d like to be involved with, add them.

Business Owners
Children
Special Needs
Creative People
K-12 Education Staff
Specific Medcal Issues
Ethnic/Racial Groups
DIY People
People from Other Countries
People in Emotional Crisis
Gang Members
Entertainers/Celebrities
Pregnant Teens/Adults
Physically Abused
LGBTQA
Marriages

Entrepreneurs
Communities/Neighborhoods
Disaster Victims
Infants/Babies
Blind/Visually Impaired
Children in Foster Care
Higher Education
Religious Organizations
Single Parents
Elderly/Seniors
People Unhoused
Families
Unhealthy People
Artists/Performers
Prisoners
Adults

Athletes
Deaf/Hearing Impaired
High School Students
College Students
High Level Executives
Substance Abusers
Poverty/Rural Areas
Mothers/Fathers
Delinquents
Specific Genders
Farmers
Animals
Orphans/Runaways
Immigrants
Veterans/Military

Action

Action words describe how you will help others, words that inspire you to take action. It’s helpful to add the word “to” in front to help choose the words that work best for you. Use this section as a way to think about how hard you might help the people/groups you’d like to help – in one word. For this part of the exercise, choose up to ten words.

Note: If there are words that are not listed that you’re interested in, add them to your list.

Discover
Encourage
Lead
Educate
Instruct
Counsel
Assist
Support
Listen
Improve
Entertain
Train
Advocate
Guide

Empower
Inspire
Promote
Coach
Nurture
Study
Facilitate
Collaborate
Share
Imagine
Enlist
Construct
Transform
Rejuvenate

Teach
Change
Coordinate
Demonstrate
Show
Make
Evaluate
Build
Surrender
Heal
Foster
Provide
Help
Inform

Prepare
Motivate
Enable
Develop
Influence
Design
Deliver
Worship
Savor
Dream
Feed
Employ
Mentor
Unlock

Engage
Create
Advise
Explain
Cultivate
Connect
Contribute
Uplift
Restore
Free
Express
Reclaim
Explore
Examine

Info for:

Log In

Locations

Connect