_____Make your bed
_____Put clothing and clutter away to create an orderly living space
_____Wash the dishes by hand; Wash dishes in a dishwasher
_____Wash clothes by hand and dry in the sun or wash and dry clothes in a washer and dryer
_____Clean bathroom and kitchen sinks and tubs; clean to prevent rust and mildew
_____Clean shades, walls, furniture, shelves, bookcases, and other environmental surfaces
_____Vacuum a carpet
_____Sweep, mop and wax a tile floor; clean a wood floor
_____Remove garbage and trash; recycle renewable items
_____Mow the lawn and do basic weeding and soil preparation for a garden; water plants
_____Clean appliances: refrigerator, stove, and dishwasher
_____Shut off the gas and electricity during an emergency (e.g., earthquake, flood or fire); operate flashlights, lanterns, or kerosene equipment
_____Set up camping equipment; assemble games and sports playing areas; operate a barbecue or grill
_____Do simple electrical repairs: replace a light, remove a switch cover, replace a fuse, or turn on a circuit breaker switch
_____Do simple plumbing repairs: replace a washer, turn off water at a valve, and replace gaskets or floaters in a toilet
_____Do simple carpentry tasks: hang a picture, replace a lock or hinge, or replace worn replace molding or weather stripping
_____Assemble a piece of furniture according to directions
_____Do basic installation and set up of television sets, compact disks, stereos, computers and other electronic equipment; operate that equipment according to directions
_____Wash and wax a car; do basic car maintenance: replace lights, battery, oil, water, windshield fluid and wipers, and transmission fluid
_____Drive a car; drive a stick shift automobile
_____Read a map; find directions to a destination using the Internet
_____Make a grocery list and locate these items in a store
_____Do basic cooking and shopping for food and household items
_____Do a transaction with a business (buy something)
_____Return that item with a receipt
_____Mail something with the right postage
_____Purchase a bus pass
_____Sign a contract obligating you to pay for something over a series of months
_____Make regular payments for an item over time and pay it off
_____Open a checking account
_____Open a savings account
_____Operate a calculator or ten key adding machine; balance a check book
_____Take out a personal loan
_____Obtain credit (get a credit card or line of credit from a bank)
_____Invest your money for retirement or future goals (e.g., IRA, certificate of deposit, stocks or bonds)
_____Make a monthly budget and keep it; keep track of your debts and monthly payments
_____Buy a car
_____Maintain a car and make car payments
_____Rent or lease an apartment
_____Turn on utilities for that apartment (phone, lights, or gas)
_____Purchase items to live in that apartment like a bed, bedding, clothing, furniture, kitchen utensils, lamps, cleaning supplies, etc.)
_____Buy a house
_____Purchase items to live in that house (bed, bedding, clothing, furniture, kitchen utensils, lamps, cleaning supplies, etc.)
_____Make mortgage and insurance payments
_____Buy life and health insurance for yourself and your family
_____Pay taxes
_____Hire an accountant
_____Hire an investment professional (financial planner, or a stock broker)
_____Hire an attorney
_____File legal paperwork with a court clerk
_____Sue someone in court
_____Make a will to protect your family when you die
_____Make a business plan
_____Raise funds to start a business
_____Start your own business
_____Manage your own business
_____Hire and fire employees
_____File taxes for that business
_____Start a corporation
_____Manage a corporation
_____File regular reports and taxes required for that corporation
_____Show courtesy and politeness (e.g., saying please and thank you, talking with socially appropriate language, being polite and using good manners)
_____Being well groomed and having an appropriate wardrobe for casual, formal and business use
_____Offer condolences and get well wishes, remembering someone’ birthday
_____Apologize to someone
_____Accepting congratulations and praise from other people
_____Graciously accept a gift
_____Deal with disappointment or frustration without having a tantrum, cursing, or being upset
_____Tell clean, inoffensive jokes, and how to have fun in a social situation
_____Know how to play card games, board games, and sports; know how to dance
_____Deal with public embarrassment
_____Accept criticism and correction from a peer or someone in authority
_____Show personal courage by telling the truth
_____Express your opinion in a way that doesn’t demean or offend others
_____Obey the laws of your community and country, even when you could break them
_____Exercise your rights as a citizen: voting for the candidates of your choice (are you registered to vote?)
_____Participate in political forums, peaceful protests, or contacting your local, state and national government representatives on behalf of an issue about which you feel strongly
_____Volunteer to help your community or an organization to which you belong (e.g., your school, your religious organization, or a non-profit group)
_____Participate in community organizations on their board of directors
_____Run for a public office in your community, county, state, or nation
_____Understanding your child’s developmental stages and what behavior is appropriate at each stage
_____Understanding what are a person’s physical, emotional, mental, personal, and spiritual needs at each stage of life
_____Understanding what constitutes abuse, neglect, and abandonment in their different forms and making sure that you don’t do any of those things in your family
_____Know what to do to care for the needs of an infant (age 0-1)
_____Know what to do to care for the needs of a toddler (age 1-3)
_____Know what to do to care for the needs of a preschooler (age 3-5)
_____Know what to do to care for the needs of school aged child (age 6-10)
_____Knowing what to do to care for the needs of a pre-adolescent (age 11-12)
_____Knowing what to do to care for the needs of an adolescent (age 13-18)
_____Knowing what to do to care for the needs of a young adult (age 19 to 28)
_____Knowing what to do to care for the needs of a dependent or disabled adult
_____Knowing what to do to care for the needs of an elderly person
_____Have job skills for which an employer would consider hiring you
_____Drive a car or know how to use public transportation to get to work
_____Know how to search for work
_____Develop a résumé and a cover letter
_____Wear appropriate clothing for the job you will be doing (e.g., business attire in an office, uniform in a medical setting, protective work clothes at a construction site, etc.)
_____Know how to answer questions in an interview
_____Arrive on time at the beginning of the day and from lunch and breaks (punctuality)
_____Work your entire shift as scheduled (reliability)
_____Give appropriate notice if you can’t come to work due to illness
_____Ask questions if you don’t understand what to do
_____Ask for work if you finished the assignment given to you
_____Do your job correctly, quickly, and with professionalism (responsibility)
_____Able to accept supervision and correction from a supervisor
_____Take good care of your customers so they will want to continue to patronize the company for which you work
_____Use persuasion to sell yourself, your ideas, the company’s products or services
_____Know how to ask for a raise or apply for a promotion
_____Know how to leave a company to take another job
_____Know how to give a speech or presentation to your co-workers
_____Know how to act as a representative or leader for your work group
_____Become involved on a committee or union activities at work
_____Supervise others in the company
_____Act as a manager within the company
_____Act as a professional consultant to a company
_____Doing strategic planning as part of upper management in the company
_____Running the company (e.g., CEO, Company President or Executive Officer)
_____Get to know someone: where they grew up, what they have experienced, what they like and dislike, what their values and goals are, and what they plan to do with their future
_____Help someone who needs your help
_____Listen to another person’s feelings and issues
_____Share your feelings with someone
_____Show liking and affection for someone in a non-sexual way
_____Ask for a date
_____Able to initiate romantic behavior and respond appropriately to the other person’s expressed limits and preferences
_____Make a commitment to a friend; be there for your friend when he or she needs you
_____Make a commitment to be faithful to a romantic partner, (e.g., going steady, engagement)
_____Proposing marriage
_____Keeping your marriage vows, remaining faithful to your partner and committed to your children
_____Able to support someone when they are in mourning, in pain, and when they are dying
_____Able to read to understand your assignments, to read the newspaper, and research areas of interest
_____Able to do math sufficient to solve problems in your class, to do what is required on the job, and for personal finances
_____Able to write clearly and appropriately for the audience with whom you wish to communicate; write personal and business letters, essays and poetry; write professionally for publication
_____Able to analyze and use intellectual problem-solving skills to solve problems in your class, on the job and in your personal life
_____Able to study to remember information for tests, for job-related tasks, and for personal interest
_____Able to take notes to facilitate study and research for school, work, or your avocation (e.g., an area of personal interest, a hobby)
_____Able to research for a school paper, a work-project, or for personal interest using a library, books, videos, and the Internet; know how to gather information on any topic that you need
_____Able to present your ideas to others graphically (charts or diagrams), orally (speech or lecture), visually (writing on a blackboard or showing a video), kinesthetically (showing them how to do something), using multi-media (computer presentation, e.g., in PowerPoint™ or Flash™), and lyrically (tell a story or read a poem)
_____Able to edit writing so it uses correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation
_____Able to organize your study time so you can do all that is assigned to you in time for your next class, so you can be ready for tests, project deadlines, and due dates
_____ Able to operate computers to do tasks using word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, graphics, e-mail and Internet applications
_____Able to teach others a subject you know very well
_____Able to decide what is really important to you in life, set goals to achieve those dreams, and take effective action towards achieving them
_____Able to plan for classes you need to take to achieve your career goals
_____Able to plan for parties and other events you plan to host
_____Able to plan for a wedding
_____Able to develop a career plan detailing how you will advance in your career, what additional education you may need, and what companies you will target for employment, etc.
_____Able to plan for a vacation
_____Able to develop a comprehensive financial plan to address your goals for education, children, major purchases (e.g., house and car), risk or catastrophic events (e.g., insurance), vacation, and retirement
_____Able to develop contingency (backup) plans for when things don’t do as you had planned (e.g., you get laid off from the job, your partner leaves you, you get sick, you can’t find a job for a long period of time, etc.)
_____Able to care for your self during illness, control diet and lifestyle to maintain optimal health, and know how to exercise to remain fit
_____Able to keep your word, to do what you promise
_____Able to control your anger and restrain yourself from insulting, belittling, or bullying another, or engaging in violence; able to tolerate other’s taunting, insults, or teasing without resorting to violence against them
_____Able to forgive someone for a wrong they perpetrated against you; able to let go of your resentments, prejudice, and hatred for others
_____Able to grieve for a loss of someone or something important to you
_____Able to laugh when it is appropriate; to withhold laughter when it is not
_____Able to know what your values are, and stand up for them
_____Able to make a long term commitment, to a financial or legal contract, to a relationship, to an employer, to the military, or to the principles of your religious faith or ethical philosophy
_____Able to know yourself, and not make unrealistic expectations for what you can do or what you can achieve; able to know others well enough so you can make realistic expectations for their behavior and potential achievement
_____Able to set limits for others to let them know what is not acceptable behavior and language in your presence and in your home
_____Able to commit yourself to actualize your human and spiritual potential regardless of the obstacles you may face
_____Able to calm yourself when upset or relax when stressed
_____Able to contact your Higher Power through prayer and meditation
