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STEP 5: IDENTIFY YOUR PASSIONS AND VALUES 115

other activities and careers that will make you happy, because you
understand the underlying value. Let’s start by examining your
hidden motivation.

The Six Hidden Motivators

Knowing why you make the choices you do is also very helpful
in choosing the correct career. There are six core driving values
that influence your everyday choices in
life, from your type of transportation
to whether you’d paint a wall in your A great many people
house: have asked how I
manage to get so
Money/practicality much work done and
Power/influence over others still keep looking so
Beauty/harmony dissipated.
Service to others
System for living/principles —ROBERT BENCHLEY
Knowledge/truth

Remember that knowledge of these
drivers will help you realize your true passions and values and,
in turn, will help you in your search for a rewarding career or job
transition. Let’s explore these drivers in more detail.

Money/Practicality

A practical person is one who, when
considering an option, asks him- or her- Money is better than
self the question, “How is this useful?” poverty, if only for
Practical people will work hard to make financial reasons.
a good living and provide for their depen-
dents. Money is important to them, and —WOODY ALLEN
they often are good businesspeople who