- What you LOVE:
- What are you genuinely passionate about?
- Do you enthusiastically talk about your industry for hours on end?
- Are you emotionally connected to the result of your work?
- Do you think you can out-care other people in your field?
- If you weren’t concerned about money, would you still do what you are doing?
- What the world NEEDS:
- Are you helping solve an actual problem? BONUS: Are you directly supporting the UN sustainable development goals?
- Is the marketplace demanding what you have to offer?
- Are people willing to use their resources to buy what you are selling?
- Will this work be needed 10 years from now? How about 100 years?
- Will the value of your work today increase over time?
- What you can be PAID FOR:
- Lately, have you been paid for what you do?
- Have you ever been paid for what you do?
- Are other people being paid for this work?
- Are you already making a good living with whatever you are doing?
- Can you eventually make a good living doing this work?
- Is there a healthy amount of competition in your industry?
- Are there other people that can do what you do but better?
- What are you GOOD AT:
- Are you useful?
- Is it something that your friends, family, or community have sought your advice or opinion on before?
- Are you among the best in your workplace/community at this? How about City? Country? World?
- With some more education and experience, could you master what you do?