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Ways to evaluate your career

Rather than try to say "here's how everyone should evaluate their career", I just compiled a list of questions you can choose from as you feel like to evaluate your career as it stands today.

The questions from this list were compiled from a fairly broad range of sources; they're roughly organized according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

Feel free to submit pull requests with your own questions!

Ways to Evaluate Your Career

1. Am I, broadly speaking, optimistic about my future?

2. Am I able to express myself fully?

3. Am I focused on the right priorities?

4. Am I fulfilling my dreams?

5. Am I honoring my values?

6. Am I making a difference?

7. Am I exploring new territory?

8. Am I promoting good ideas?

9. Am I being challenged?

10. Am I building something sustainable?

11. Am I solving a hard problem?

12. Am I allowed to be creative?

13. Am I allowed to experiment?

14. Am I allowed to fail?

15. Am I confident in my abilities?

16. Am I satisfying my curiosity?

17. Am I leveraging all my talents?

18. Am I headed in the right direction?

19. What trajectory am I on?

20. Am I growing?

21. Am I opening new possibilities?

22. Am I still learning?

23. Am I encouraged to learn and share what I’ve learned?

24. Am I respected by my colleagues?

25. Am I working with colleagues I respect?

26. Am I receiving useful feedback?

27. Am I getting the recognition I desire?

28. Do I have control over how I am judged?

29. Am I admired?

30. Am I feared?

31. Am I beloved?

32. Am I trusted?

33. Am I inspiring others?

34. Am I jealous of others’ careers?

35. Am I mentoring and growing others?

36. Am I excited about going to work?

37. Am I excited to share my work with others?

38. Am I surrounding myself with supportive people?

39. Do my colleagues give me energy?

40. Am I surrounding myself with curious people?

41. Am I surrounding myself with brilliant people?

42. Am I creating healthy relationships?

43. Am I in a workplace with diversity of thought?

44. Am I mentally in a good place?

45. Am I physically in a good place?

46. Am I emotionally in a good place?

47. Am I able to shut off work?

48. Do I have a good work-life balance?

49. Am I able to handle stress due to work?

50. Am I able to take meaningful personal time off work?

51. Am I able to devote time to my relationships?

52. Am I able to devote time to my passions?

53. Am I financially independent?

54. Am I able to buy the things I need when I need them?

55. Am I able to buy the things I want when I want them?

56. Do I have regrets?