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Finding Your Purpose at Work

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Madecraft

Finding Your Purpose at Work

Madecraft

Instructor: Madecraft

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

3 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

3 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • How to apply the "sweet spot" framework to identify the activities where your passions, strengths, and potential impact converge.

  • How to use job crafting and purposeful conversations to reshape your current role into more fulfilling work.

  • How to break overwhelming career changes into one specific, doable next best step.

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May 2026

Assessments

6 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

If you've ever clocked in and out without feeling a spark of meaning, you're not alone — and that disconnect has real costs to your engagement, growth, and well-being. In this module, you'll gain a clear-eyed definition of purpose, the research behind why it matters, and the tools to spot what's standing in your way so you can take the first step toward more fulfilling work.

What's included

4 videos1 assignment

Your purpose isn't hiding far away — it lives at the intersection of what you love, what you're great at, and how you can contribute. In this module, you'll apply the Sweet Spot framework, identify the activities that bring you to life, and use job crafting to reshape your current role so more of your day lives in that sweet spot.

What's included

7 videos2 readings1 assignment

You've done the inner work — now comes the part where insight turns into action through harder conversations, sharper decisions, and moving past overwhelm. In this module, you'll gain strategies to navigate tough conversations, evaluate new opportunities for purpose fit, and identify the single next best step that keeps your momentum going.

What's included

3 videos2 assignments

The way your work feels day to day is shaped more by small, intentional habits than by dramatic life changes. In this module, you'll build practices around gratitude, play, environment, and mindset so you can sustain energy, creativity, and resilience as you live out your purpose.

What's included

5 videos2 assignments

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