Career Scorecard
Designed to make your expertise, skills, and competence impossible to forget. Think of this as a scouting report of your greatness.
Purpose
Nearly 80% of people experience imposter syndrome at some point in their lives. While this can be a powerful motivator for some, it is usually a disempowering barrier to being in action, approaching challenges with curiosity, and living compassionately.
Without clarity of why you’d take the time to inventory the value and results you’ve already created, this exercise makes no sense. If you’re looking for ‘the why’ in drafting your Career Scorecard, answer the following questions:
What’s possible when I relate to myself as my greatness?
How do I continue to remind myself of who I am?
What is the cost of living as an imposter in the rooms I find myself in?
When will I be good enough to belong in the conversations I desire to be in?
As we continue to evolve, powerfully creating results in the world requires us to stay more present to our own power and greatness. Being aware of our own Greatness gives us permission to unapologetically and flatly (without pretense, caveat, or ego) answer the following questions:
Can I really be present to my current greatness if I don't understand where that greatness comes from?
Am I present to the timeline that tells me I belong in/at/doing X?
Am I present to the timeline of me so as to relate to myself as who I know myself to be?
Can I really understand how my present self relates to X if I don't understand how I have related to X throughout my life?
Am I aware of my own history so that I can articulate my current story?
Case Study
When a basketball team scouts its opponent, they look at its best players and how they perform at their best. They look at: tendencies; consistent contributions; how their play evolves over the course of the season; who they play best with.
Just like you would study a competitor, why wouldn't you study yourself?
Instructions
Pick a role that you are looking to grow in OR feel insecure/unconfident about.
Examples include: Coaching; Facilitation; Speaking; Leadership; Parenting; Playing a Sport; Being in a relationship
Grab a scratch sheet of paper or open up a document/spreadsheet.
Begin by answering the following questions:
What is your age?
How many years have you been exposed to X?
Percentage of your life you've been exposed to X?
How many years have you played X?
Percentage of your life you've been playing X?
How many years have you trained as an X?
How many hours per year have you done X? Note: The average work year is about 2000 hours.
List all accolades and awards you’ve won related to X
Add and answer your own questions.
Next, estimate the total amount of hours you’ve done the task/role.
The goal: This exercise is often most powerful when we get down to the number of hours or minutes we’ve been doing our ‘thing’. Self-awareness and the realization of your readiness for action is the ‘ah-ha’ we’re after!
Review your Scorecard. Notice what sticks out to you. Notice where you are counting yourself short. In most cases, high-performers underestimate their expertise because they are very good at looking for and closing the gap in their performance.
What happens after I create it?
Your Career Scorecard will be a work-in-progress document that you maintain as you learn and practice your craft. The simple act of staying present to your scorecard by adding in new things is enough. Consider adding a recurring calendar event that prompts your review/add to your scorecard on a weekly/monthly basis.
Below is an example of Johnny Football’s Career Scorecard, a 23-year-old football player. The text in RED can easily be replaced with your sport, industry, position, or role. Let your expertise and experience guide you to ask questions similar to the ones that Johnny.
