What's Your Why?

WHAT'S YOUR "WHY?" KEY CAREER QUESTIONS TO ASK:

CORE STRENGTH QUESTION:

Ask yourself: "AM I PRIMARILY..."

a) THE TALENT

b) MANAGER/LEADER

c) ENTREPRENEUR

Your answer is your CORE STRENGTH.

Now, what would be a path that would allow you to start dipping into one or both of the other areas? This should inform your career direction.

ROOT MOTIVATION QUESTIONS

1. Think of a time when you were performing at your best. What were you doing? What were you saying, thinking and feeling? What was going on around you?
2. List the top ten things in life that give you joy. What common themes do you notice?
3. What are three accomplishments you are most proud of? What are your natural strengths that you love to use?
4. Think about times that you have gotten angry/upset/irritated. What core personal value(s) were not being met?
5. Who is the one person you admire the most? What would that person advise you to do?
6. What do you dislike the most about your current or past work?
7. What would happen in your career if we doubled your self-belief? What if we quadrupled it?

DAILY LIFE CHECK-IN QUESTIONS:

1. What am I consuming? Reading, listening, watching. How much of it is actively helping me GROW?
2. Who do I spend time with? Assess the 5 people you interact with most frequently professionally. Are they people to aspire to, or people who are holding you back?
3. Who are my role models? Am I directly interacting with them, following them on social media, taking their courses? How am I "drifting" behind those who have already succeeded at what I wish to do?

CAREER DEVELOPMENT PLAN QUESTIONS:

1. What do you want to achieve with your career?
2. How much time are you prepared to spend on your career?
3.  What skills do you need to develop?
4. What resources will you need?
5. Where can you get support or advice?
6. What type of person do you need to be?
7. What is your motivation?