Identify Your Heyday

Looking back, when was your heyday? Likely not an enjoyable question, so let’s narrow the scope.

When was the heyday at your last job…or the one before that. Funny, how our favorite career moments are clear in hindsight. They’re the ones we tell stories about – both in interviews and over drinks.

Professional heydays have profound impact, not only on our growth and the way we see ourselves and our careers but also on those around us in those moments.

What if we could identify those moments when they were happening? Would we look at work differently? Would it shift our stress into gratitude? Would we learn more faster?

To Begin

What do your past heydays have in common? Were you working with a great team? So busy you never looked at the clock? Felt you were working against impossible odds? In the trenches? Stretching your skills and challenging yourself?

To Recognize

Apply that trend analysis to your day-to-day. Does it help you find gratitude or a hunger to do something new? Does it reframe your stress or relationships?

To the Point

While your heyday cannot be every day, these memorable and magical moments can be relished in real-time rather than exclusively in memory. 

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