Below are 5 questions from Wellness Coach Bobby Cappuccio that will add significant value to your career and with everyone you come in contact with professionally:

1) What is it that I’m uniquely good at doing? Usually it’s something you really enjoy, something that comes to you with relative ease, something you want to do or get to do (as opposed to something you have to do or force yourself to do).

2) What skills and attributes do I credit for most of my success so far? Identify what was responsible for your success in the past so it can give you some insight on where to focus in the future.

3) Who is a mentor that can look at me a little bit more objectively than I see myself? Who can give me some guidance as to where my unique areas of talents lie?  Identify someone you trust, someone who is vested in your personal growth or benefits from your personal growth. Ask them what is uniquely special or extraordinary about you. Also, get insight on what you lack so you know where you can grow.

4) What is my daily professional development plan? What we do daily determines who we become permanently. What am I going to do daily to develop permanence in my skills? If we focus on our weaknesses, we can spend a lot of time, energy, and frustration taking ourselves from not so great to average. By default we ignore our strengths, and thus we arrive at the average. One can’t produce an extraordinary career with average results. You need to be extraordinary, and excel.  We have to take responsibility for our own career by identifying our strengths, drawing them out, and employing them.

5) How can I have fun doing it? When we look at something like a developmental plan, something we can do daily to get even better at the things we are already good at doing, then we don’t view it as work. We don’t have performance anxiety. We are more focused on the experience we are having right now. When we are in state of flow, we can create on-demand, effortlessly. Learn how to make a vacation out of your vocation.

In conclusion, become an individual who can create value for other people, while still creating fulfillment for the self – that’s the path to a fulfilling career.