# (2 of 8) Career Reflection: Use Your Past to Find What Career Actually Fits You with These 10 Questions | What Fits You

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Published: 2026-06-09T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

You could spend the next decade reflecting on your career and still end up exactly where you are right now. Not because reflection doesn't work, but because directionless reflection won't get you to the forward question. You can probably name what you don't want with real precision, but you still can't tell anyone what you actually do want. That gap is where most career changes stall for years. Sometimes decades. In Day 2 of the What Fits You 8-Day Mini Course, you'll work through 10 specific reflection questions designed to use your past intentionally, the same questions our team uses with clients to surface the patterns and themes that point to what actually fits. The work that genuinely fits you almost always feels familiar, like coming home after a long time away. The pieces are usually already in your history. You just need a framework to see them clearly. What you'll learn: Why reflection alone leaves most high performers exactly where they started The forward question most people can't answer, and how to actually answer it Why careers that fit feel familiar, not foreign, and what that means for where to look The 10 specific reflection questions our team uses with clients to surface what actually energizes you The bonus question that often surfaces what every other question missed Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here ! Want to chat with our team about your unique situation? Schedule a conversation Free Resources What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers disco…

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