This movie, The Family Man, asks viewers to decide if success at work and accumulation of material goods are all that are needed to live a life fulfilled. This quintessential question evokes many feelings as viewers are taken on the life journey of one Jack Campbell, a Wall Street Whiz who has everything he needs, or so he thinks. Jack is given an opportunity to see what his life would have been like if he had made different decisions about his career and his family life when he was a young man.

Lesson Objectives

  • Understand that decisions made at many different points in one’s life have long-reaching consequences
  • Recognize an individual’s values, needs, and wants when making a career choice.
  • Understand how decisions made within a job will affect other areas of life
  • Apply the concept of SMART Goals and their importance to planning career and family goals for individuals

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