Reframing Challenges Into Career Skills
Discover your SHAPE (Spiritual gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality, Experiences) and translate adversity into career advantage.
An 8-module course that helps you mine your life story for transferable, interview-ready skills and a purpose-driven career blueprint.
Module 1 — Orientation & Mindset Shift
- Lesson 1.1: Why Challenges Are Not Roadblocks but Training Grounds
- Lesson 1.2: Introduction to SHAPE as a Career Alignment Tool
- Activity: Reflection — List 3 major challenges and lessons.
Module 2 — Spiritual Gifts: Turning Burdens into Callings
- Identifying spiritual gifts under pressure
- SHAPE Spiritual Gifts Inventory (tool)
- Career reframe case studies
Module 3 — Heart: Passion Born from Pain
- Heart mapping — connect pain to purpose
- Translate passion into career pathways
Module 4 — Abilities: Skills Refined in Fire
- Skill mining exercise
- Transferable skills worksheet
Module 5 — Personality: Thriving Through Struggles
- Personality-under-stress assessment
- Leveraging personality strengths for career fit
Module 6 — Experiences: The Gold in the Story
- Craft a Challenge-to-Skill Career Story (STAR + SHAPE)
- Practice narratives for resumes and interviews
Module 7 — Integration: Your SHAPE Career Blueprint
- Map SHAPE elements to potential careers
- Create a Career SHAPE Map and resume templates
Module 8 — Application & Execution
- Overcoming shame & owning your story
- Capstone: Career Portfolio & public presentation
