Fulfillment Doesn't Live in a Job Description

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗜’𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝘁 – 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲.

I looked back over my career - not for the roles or titles, but for the moments.

The ones that stuck with me.

The ones I can almost feel again when I close my eyes.

The ones where I felt fully 𝘭𝘪𝘵 𝘶𝘱 - creative, energized, and alive.

And I asked:

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻?

What I found wasn’t about a job or company - though some roles held more of those moments than others.

It was about the themes that had been fueling me all along – regardless of the scenario, role, or industry - sometimes buried under deadlines, deliverables, and ‘should-dos’ - but always there.

Many of us jump from one job to the next looking for a better title, more money, or a less toxic environment.

But fulfillment doesn’t live in a job description. It lives in the throughlines - the patterns that show up again and again when you’re at your best.

If you’re exploring what’s next, these themes might be your best clues - pointing to the kind of work that fuels you and the environments where you stand out.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁:

Think back on 7-10 moments or experiences (from any chapter of life – this really can be arbitrary so just choose the first moments that come to mind) when you felt most alive, energized, or deeply connected to your work or your impact.

Write them down. What was happening when you felt most alive?

Then ask yourself:

👉 What do those moments have in common?

👉 What 5 themes are consistent across the experiences that lit you up?

👉 How are those themes showing up in your current work - and where are they missing?

You might be surprised how much clarity a little reflection can bring.

Fulfillment doesn’t always require a big pivot.

But it does require the courage to pause and notice what’s been true for you all along.

I’d love to hear some of your ‘lit-up’ moments! What’s an experience you keep coming back to - and what does it reveal about what really fuels you?