Analyzing Personal and Professional Identity After completing the self-assessment and self-inventory exercises in this week's What You Need to Know, describe any insights you gained about your values and skills. Explore how personal interests, goals, and values have impacted or may impact your professional work life or professional goals and choices. Begin a conversation about ONE of the following: How have your goals affected (or how might your goals affect) your professional career exploration? How have your values influenced (or how might your values influence) your professional work life and choices? (For example, your choice of careers, work styles or environments, or preference for working alone or with others.)