How to Be Awesome at Your Job 1122: How to Find the Work You’re Wired to Do with William Vanderbloemen
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Jan 22, 2026 
In this discussion, William Vanderbloemen, founder of the Vanderbloemen Search Group, shares insights on achieving career satisfaction. He emphasizes the importance of self-awareness in discovering what energizes you and fitting jobs to your strengths. Vanderbloemen highlights how many people overestimate their self-awareness and encourages seeking honest feedback from friends. He also introduces the concept of matching your work style to four lanes—speed, purpose, authenticity, and curiosity—to ensure a fulfilling career. Plus, he advocates for habits that distinguish successful leaders.
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Most People Hate Their Jobs
- Most Americans dislike their jobs and many managers only rate teams as "just OK."
- Finding work you both enjoy and excel at requires studying how people choose work aligned to their wiring.
Know What Energizes You
- Get to know yourself: your strengths, dislikes, and what energizes you.
- Use that self-knowledge to find work you're naturally wired to do.
The Self-Awareness Paradox
- High performers (unicorns) rank self-awareness as their weakest habit despite its importance.
- Meanwhile, 93% of the general population mistakenly rate themselves as above-average in self-awareness.
