More on Your Throughlines

𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀 - 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.

In my case, yesterday I shared 5 themes that kept showing up when I looked back on the moments when I felt most lit up.

But I’ve also had conversations with a number of you who tried the exercise - and here’s what’s been fascinating:

𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲:

🔹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Moments of deep human exchange - mentoring, leading teams, or hosting events

🔹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲: Rising to solve tough problems or lead under pressure

🔹 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆: Building something new, improving a system, or rethinking the way things are done

🔹 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆: Helping others see what they couldn’t see before - through teaching, coaching, or strategy

🔹 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺: The energy of moving something forward - launching, growing, or reinventing

When you know your themes, it gives you a different compass.

You don’t have to wait for the perfect role or boss to feel fulfilled.

You can start designing work - and a life - that actually fits.

If you haven’t done the reflection yet, here’s your nudge:

📝 Write down 8-10 moments when you felt most alive. (this should not take long – because these are moments that stand out as times in and out of work when you felt most lit-up!)

Then ask: What do they have in common? What themes are driving me?

And if you’ve done it, share one with me.👇

Your clarity might just spark someone else’s.