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What is your work for?
A guided reflection on what you do well, what matters to you, what gives you energy and what drains it. Five short stages, then one small step and a summary you can print.
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- 1
Strengths
What you do well
- 2
Values
What matters to you
- 3
Energy
What energises you, and what drains you
- 4
Purpose
Why your work matters
- 5
Next step
One small next step
Purpose is not a given
In HP's 2025 Work Relationship Index, fewer than half of Australian knowledge workers said their work gives them a sense of purpose.
Purpose is not only for people with a calling. It can come from the work, the people, what your pay makes possible, or the small moments when you are good at something. Noticing where yours comes from is the first step to having more of it.
of Australian knowledge workers say their work gives them a sense of purpose.
feel they receive adequate recognition for their contributions.
Source: HP Work Relationship Index 2025, HP Australia media release, 11 November 2025 (opens another site). HP surveyed 18,200 desk-based workers across 14 countries, including 1,000 in Australia, for its third annual Work Relationship Index. These figures are for Australian knowledge workers.
Three ways to reflect
The reflection
Five stages online: strengths, values, energy, purpose and a next step. It ends with a summary page to print or keep.
StartThe journal
Six weeks of short prompts in a printable A5 journal. Free to download. Printed copies for teams on enquiry.
DownloadTeam workshops
For organisations: reflection sessions where people keep their own answers and the team agrees what to try.
See formatsWhen you want to talk it through
Reflection works best when you can say it out loud to someone. Two Career Calling services can help.