Rate your current career satisfaction across 8 areas (1-10): compensation, challenge, autonomy, impact, growth, culture, flexibility, purpose. Which scored lowest?
What parts of your current job do you actually enjoy? Be specific — tasks, not concepts.
If money were guaranteed, how would you spend your working hours?
List 10 skills you've developed in your career. Circle the 3 you enjoy using most.
What kind of work makes time disappear for you? When do you enter a flow state?
What are you tolerating in your current job that you no longer need to tolerate?
Write about someone whose career you admire. What specifically appeals to you about it?
What are your 3 non-negotiables for your next role? (Salary floor, remote/hybrid, industry, etc.)
What's the worst that would happen if you made a change? And if you didn't?
What fear is keeping you in your current situation? Write it down and examine it.
Describe your ideal Monday morning in 12 months. Where are you? What are you doing?
What transferable skills would make you valuable in a completely different industry?
Who in your network has made a career change you respect? What can you learn from them?
Write a one-page 'career mission statement' — what you want to do, who you want to serve, and why.
What is one small step you could take this week to explore a different path? (Not commit — explore.)