What will I learn about: how to find your ideal career by aligning your unique talents, passions, and missions to create a professional life that energizes you?

Discover how to find your ideal career by aligning your unique talents, passions, and missions to create a professional life that energizes you.

What will I learn about: why you should stop wasting energy trying to fix your weaknesses and instead lean heavily into your natural 'super talents.'?

Understand why you should stop wasting energy trying to fix your weaknesses and instead lean heavily into your natural 'super talents.'

What will I learn about: Identify your natural 'power tools' by exploring eight core talent categories, such as Execution, Persuasion, and Imagination?

Identify your natural 'power tools' by exploring eight core talent categories, such as Execution, Persuasion, and Imagination.

What will I learn about: the art of structuring your workday to spend 75 percent of your time on true passions while limiting draining tasks to just 5 percent?

Master the art of structuring your workday to spend 75 percent of your time on true passions while limiting draining tasks to just 5 percent.

What will I learn about: Uncover your personal mission to find the underlying 'why' behind your work, transforming an ordinary job into a highly meaningful pursuit?

Uncover your personal mission to find the underlying 'why' behind your work, transforming an ordinary job into a highly meaningful pursuit.

Get Clear Career Assessment

Find the Work You're Wired to Do

Ken Coleman

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💡Did you know that your natural talents are only one piece of the puzzle, and that ignoring your core motivations could be the reason you're feeling unfulfilled at work?
💡What if you could decode your unique professional DNA to find the exact career path where your greatest strengths and deepest passions collide?
💡Are you curious about the specific internal 'compass' that can guide you away from soul-crushing jobs and toward a role that feels like it was made just for you?

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Key Takeaways from Get Clear Career Assessment

✓Discover how to find your ideal career by aligning your unique talents, passions, and missions to create a professional life that energizes you.
✓Understand why you should stop wasting energy trying to fix your weaknesses and instead lean heavily into your natural 'super talents.'
✓Identify your natural 'power tools' by exploring eight core talent categories, such as Execution, Persuasion, and Imagination.
✓Master the art of structuring your workday to spend 75 percent of your time on true passions while limiting draining tasks to just 5 percent.
✓Uncover your personal mission to find the underlying 'why' behind your work, transforming an ordinary job into a highly meaningful pursuit.

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Core Framework+

Talents (What you do best)+

Passions (What you love doing)+

Missions (The underlying 'Why')+

Work Areas (Where you perform best)+

Gaining Clarity & Taking Action+

Quiz — Test Your Understanding

Question 1 of 7

According to the book's framework, what are the three key elements you must understand to find your ideal career?

A. Income, flexibility, and growth
B. Talents, passions, and missions
C. Education, networking, and execution
D. Creativity, organization, and persuasion

Question 2 of 7

How does the author recommend you handle your 'subpar' talents?

A. Dedicate 20% of your time to turning them into solid talents.
B. Find a mentor who excels in these areas to train you.
C. Don't waste energy trying to improve them.
D. Delegate them to your team members only after you understand them.

Question 3 of 7

When examining your passions, what is the ideal time allocation for tasks you consider your 'true passions' versus 'happy to lose it' tasks?

A. 75% on true passions and no more than 5% on 'happy to lose it' tasks.
B. 50% on true passions and 20% on 'happy to lose it' tasks.
C. 90% on true passions and 10% on 'happy to lose it' tasks.
D. 80% on 'happy to lose it' tasks to build discipline, and 20% on true passions as a reward.

Question 4 of 7

In the context of the book, what does your 'mission' represent?

A. The specific industry or company you choose to work in.
B. The underlying 'why' behind what you do.
C. The financial and promotional goals you set for your career.
D. The daily checklist of tasks that keep you productive.

Question 5 of 7

To determine where you perform best, the book suggests plotting your talents and passions across which four main areas of work?

A. Leadership, Management, Execution, and Strategy
B. Office, Remote, Hybrid, and Field
C. People, Ideas, Processes, and Objects
D. Analyzing, Making, Solving, and Teaching

Question 6 of 7

What is the purpose of tracking your tasks for a week and sorting them into 'Boost' or 'Drain' categories?

A. To prove to your boss that you are overworked and need a raise.
B. To see how much of your work energizes or depletes you.
C. To calculate your exact hourly productivity rate.
D. To identify which coworkers are helping or hindering your progress.

Question 7 of 7

Which of the following talent categories is best described as 'thriving on structure, turning chaos into order, and keeping everything running smoothly'?

A. Execution
B. Inspection
C. Organization
D. Persuasion