What do you like to do in your spare time?

Print out this talent and interest survey and check off all the things you have done. Then put a star by all of the things you want to do in your lifetime. It's OK to have a check and a star by your interest if you wish to improve in this talent. When you are done, you will find that you are a very talented person and you probably didn't even know it. And, even better, you have goals you never thought of before. Look at all those stars and find the ten things you want to do the most. Those are the goals you should concentrate on first. Every month or so review your progress and set new goals.
When you accomplish your first ten goals Jaredstory.com confers an honorary B.S. Degree (Better Soul Degree). Of course it's not real, but doesn't it sound good?

When you accomplish ten more goals Jaredstory.com will confer an honorary M.S. (More Soul Degree) and when you accomplish the achievement of thirty goals you get an honorary Ph.D., (Phenomenally Dedicated Degree). WoW! See what you have done in such a short time!

Don't set any limits on yourself. You are not too old or too young. Who cares how "smart" you are. You are not too short or too tall, too fat or too thin. Don't tell me you are too clumsy, can't see, walk, or hear. There is always something you can do to improve your life and enhance your skills. As long as you've got a brain and you can think, you can accomplish a goal.

Don't go out of this life with the music still in you!

I heard once that when we were all born we were crying and everyone else was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

Let's get started...

Art	Crafts	Hobbies
Painting Antiques Decorating Sculpture Jewelry Photography Kite flying Leatherwork Embroidery Basketry Stuffed animals Writing Other __________	Oil Tole Posters Woodwork/Carving Terrariums Filmmaking Puppetry Sewing Crocheting Rug making Stainglass Paintball	Water Other Painting Lettering CandleMaking Houseplants Cars/cycles Collecting, what? Knitting Macramé Quilting Birds/Fowl Collage/Decoupage
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Drama	Speech
Acting Sound Lights Speech-Comedy Makeup Writing-poetry Speech-storytelling Other __________	Directing Sets Painting Sets Painting Costume Design Radio Television Movies	Readers theatre Pantomime Master of Ceremonies Puppet shows  Writing-script Plays/Roadshows Speech-other
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Music
Sing - what part Teach, what? Instrument(s) Accompany, what? Dance-ballet Dance-choreography Directing Other	Composing Dance-ballroom	Sing - Solo Dance-square Dance-modern Drill Team sing-choir Dance-social Sing-small group
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Sports	Physical Fitness
Baseball Softball Basketball Football Volleyball Soccer Tennis Golf Track & Field Jogging Swimming Weight lifting Martial Arts Nordic Skiing Alpine Skiing Snowmobiling Snow Boarding Ice Hockey Official of Other	Diving Gymnastics Handball Racquetball Badminton Billiards Table Tennis Survival Canoeing Backpacking Marathon Running Hunting Fishing Camping Hiking Fly tying Snow Tubing Bird Watching	Kayaking Skateboarding Motocross 4-Wheeling Water-skiing Sailing Surfing Biking Archery Rugby Ice Skating Roller Skating Roller Blading Bowling Chess Checkers Coaching Aerobics Scuba Diving Horses
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Handyman	Home
Mechanics/Cars Electricity Painting Plumbing Carpentry Furniture finishing Upholstery Sound Systems Other	Sewing Machine Repair Small Appliance Repair Gardening/Farming Entertaining Etiquette Cooking Gourmet Cooking Foreign Foods	Canning Cake Decorating Nutrition Food Storage Haircutting/styling Cosmetics Flower arraigning Sewing Catering
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Service to others
Help the Handicapped Counseling Drug Awareness Alcohol Awareness Suicide Prevention Other	School Volunteer Community Service Reading to children Hospital Volunteer Foster Home	Missionary Church Service Fund Raising Blood Donor
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Other	General
Politics Study the Constitution History Genealogy Career Guidance Foreign Language Typing, WPM ______ Other	Finance Secretarial Skills Teaching Travel Publicity	Astronomy Data Processing Computers Ecology Safety Science Mathematics First Aid Training

So, how did you do? You didn't know how much there is to do in our exciting world did you?

Check out my page on the Boy Scouts of America Merit Badges for even more things to learn or do. Adults are needed to teach these skills so if you feel you can teach your skill/talent contact the Boy Scout office near you and visit the B.S.A. web page at: http://www.bsa.scouting.org.

There are numerous Volunteer Organizations that are in need of help. Do you have a few hours a week? Pick your favorite and give them a call.
 

American Cancer Society:                     http://www.cancer.org/

American Diabetes Association:             http://www.diabetes.org/

Big Brother and Big Sister of America:      http://www.bbbsa.org/

Birthright:                                              http://www.birthright.org/

B.S. A.. (Boy Scouts of America):           http://www.bsa.scouting.org/

Easter Seals                                          http://www.seals.com/

Humane Society                                    http://www.hsus.org/

M.A.D.D. (Mother's Against Drunk Driving)  http://www.madd.org/

March of Dimes                                    http://www.modimes.org/

Wishing Star Foundation                       http://www.wishingstar.org/

YMCA                                                 http://www.ymca.net/

Some Fun Great Talents
I've just found some really cool videos on YouTube that will have you cheering and crying - I thought I'd share them with my website readers.  It's a talent contest in Britain called, "Britain's got Talent" and here are the best of the best...

Paul - Works at "CarPhone Warehouse" - Sings Opera
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k08yxu57NA&mode=related&search=

MD Productions - Downright cool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdCkJSdaLJ4

Jake - Just a Cutie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WErnPCUWW4k&mode=related&search=

Craig - his parents don't know how good he is!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8q5QJOwoG4&NR=1

Jack - Sweet - 79 year old Tap Dancer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-UIHCZkc-s&mode=related&search=
 

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