Sparked: Discover Your Unique Imprint for Work that Makes You Come Alive

Discover your unique imprint for work that makes you come alive, fills you with meaning, joy, purpose, and possibility, then spend the rest of your life doing it.We’re all born with a certain “imprint” for work that makes us come alive. This is your "Sparketype®," your DNA-level driver of work that lets you know, deep down, you’re doing what you’re here to do. Work that motivates you, fills you with purpose and, fully-expressed in a healthy way, becomes a main-line to meaning, flow, performance, and joy. Put another way, work that “sparks” you.Sparked draws upon years of research, experimentation, more than 25-million data-points generated by over half-a-million people, and hundreds of deep-dive conversations with luminaries from science to art to industry and wellbeing. Award-winning author, serial wellness-industry founder, and host of the top-ranked Good Life Project®, Jonathan Fields, and his team at Spark Endeavors, developed the Sparketype imprints and methodology that is the basis of this book.In this book, Fields and his team will help you:Discover what sparks you, what drains you, where you stumble and come alive, so you can reclaim a sense of direction, control, and purpose;Understand the “real” reasons certain experiences, jobs, and roles leave you empty and know how to make things better, without having to endure big disruptive changes;Learn from real-world, relatable stories, case-studies, and data-driven insights;Identify the action steps to begin immediately transforming the way you work and live.Sparked takes you deep into the world of the Sparketypes, revealing an entirely new depth of insights about what makes you come alive in work life, along with what empties you out and trips you up, so you can avoid those life-drains.You’ll discover tons of case studies, stories, and real-world applications, creating a comprehensive guide to help you discover what you are meant to do and how to get started. Review 'Move over, MBTI! There's a new personality index in town. The Sparketypes will illuminate what work lights you up!' -- -Neil Pasricha, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Awesome and The Happiness Equation'If you've ever wondered why you run into the same obstacles at work no matter your role or responsibilities, Jonathan Fields's new book offers you a precise road map for understanding this important truth: it's not you. It's your expectation that you should be able to do things the way others do. When you understand your unique Sparked blueprint, you encounter a world of possibility you had not imagined. Based on his years of experience as an entrepreneur and countless conversations about The Good Life with experts in many disciplines, he shows you the way to meaningful work, creative confidence, and the knowledge you are doing exactly what you're meant to.' -- -Susan Piver, New York Times bestselling author of The Four Noble Truths of Love: Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Relationships'The framework contained within this book has the revelatory power of one-on-one therapy or coaching, but instead of waiting years for a breakthrough, it comes in minutes. The more I learned about my Sparketype (and just as importantly, my Anti-Sparketype), the more I was able to put into words things I've always known deep down to be true but couldn't readily give shape to. As a business leader being constantly pulled in a million directions, I finally feel I have clarity on where I should put my energy, and permission to focus on where I'll have the most impact. I'll be getting copies for my whole team!' -- -Emily Heyward, Co-founder of Red Antler'I've worked with a lot of models before, but no framework has gotten my community more aligned and on fire as quickly as the Sparketype model. It transcends jobs and roles to help people figure out the right game to be playing for them. Get the book, learn your Sparketype, and start finishing your best work today.' -- -Charlie Gilkey, auth