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Table 5.1
Autonomy Our desire to be self-directed. It increases
engagement.
Mastery The urge to get better skills.
Purpose The desire to do something that has meaning and
is important.
Derived from Pink, D.H. 2011. Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us. New York,
NY: Riverhead Books.

Your goal should be self-efficacy: to make your career happen rather
than let it happen. Knowing yourself and what is important to you are
necessary first steps in taking charge of your life.

Chart Your Own Journey
You can improve your market value by understanding the market reality,
and improve your capability to compete to get values-aligned work as you
define it. Begin to chart your own journey, because you are going to have
to navigate your own career.
Here are four questions you can use to help guide you:

Who Are You?

Start with a self-examination to ensure your values and activities are
aligned, and how well you are “walking your talk”.
Jeff’s coach training school, the Institute for Professional Excellence in
Coaching (www.iPECcoaching.com), has a values assessment (Figure 5.1)
that allows you to examine how your values are aligned with your actions.
Assess your “lived experience”—the experiences you have accumulated
that make you a unique knowledgeable actor. Mine those golden insights
and start to compile those experiences that most satisfied you. From those
experiences, create a list of your preferences and proclivities.
We have included Knack as one of our resources. Take the Knack
game assessment (free to our readers on Jeff Saperstein career assessment)
on your mobile device to determine your skills and aptitudes.
knack.it/bbddmm
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