Sparked: Discover Your Unique Imprint for Work that Makes You Come Alive
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- Author：Jonathan Fields
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Summary
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。
Drawing upon years of research， experimentation， more than 25-million data-points generated by over half-a-million people， 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。
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。
This book will help you:
Discover， with far more depth， 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。
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。
Drawing upon years of research， experimentation， more than 25-million data-points generated by over half-a-million people， 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。
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。
This book will help you:
Discover， with far more depth， 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。
Reviews
Heather
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So far - I'm loving how this work just makes sense。 I've only really looked into the types that apply to me， but I am very much looking forward to learning about the others - which makes sense， based on my shadow type of Maven :） I'll update this once I've actually read the whole thing， but so far， I recommend it to anyone who is even a little curious about this。 If you've read Sparkjoy and enjoyed that， or if you find yourself taking all the personality tests， give this book a chance。 So far - I'm loving how this work just makes sense。 I've only really looked into the types that apply to me， but I am very much looking forward to learning about the others - which makes sense， based on my shadow type of Maven :） I'll update this once I've actually read the whole thing， but so far， I recommend it to anyone who is even a little curious about this。 If you've read Sparkjoy and enjoyed that， or if you find yourself taking all the personality tests， give this book a chance。 。。。more
Zoe
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Okay so of course you want to take Jonathan Fields' Sparketype assessment （sparketype。com） and then of COURSE you want to buy this book to know what to you with this new self-knowledge。 Maybe I could have known I'd be Scientist and Sage since I'm a behavioral science professor and I love my job :-） But Jonathan Fields gets you at a deep level。 It wouldn't be obvious to most people， for example， that being a Scientist or Sage at heart means you must have control over your work and if people try t Okay so of course you want to take Jonathan Fields' Sparketype assessment （sparketype。com） and then of COURSE you want to buy this book to know what to you with this new self-knowledge。 Maybe I could have known I'd be Scientist and Sage since I'm a behavioral science professor and I love my job :-） But Jonathan Fields gets you at a deep level。 It wouldn't be obvious to most people， for example， that being a Scientist or Sage at heart means you must have control over your work and if people try to boss you around in your work， you go crazy。 Believe me， I know！With each archetype， Fields goes deep--like "alchemy of fear" deep， and also practical--"show me the money。"As a Scientist :-） I'm curious to know more about the methodology--but the book just launched today and I guess the website update will be coming soon。 。。。more
Cheryl Johnson
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Your richest worklife begins with YOU。I developed psychological tests for many years， and I thought I’d seen it all when it comes to work-related self-report assessments。 But the Sparketypes framework created by Jonathan Fields has influenced--in ways no other tool or other resource has--how I think about spending my time。 His approach feels fresh because Fields keeps our individuality and humanness at the center of the conversation。 Some of us expect work satisfaction to come from service to an Your richest worklife begins with YOU。I developed psychological tests for many years， and I thought I’d seen it all when it comes to work-related self-report assessments。 But the Sparketypes framework created by Jonathan Fields has influenced--in ways no other tool or other resource has--how I think about spending my time。 His approach feels fresh because Fields keeps our individuality and humanness at the center of the conversation。 Some of us expect work satisfaction to come from service to an industry， or the intersection of skills and interests。 I think this is rarely true。 What happens when we acknowledge that the rewards of doing our true work， in the broadest sense， are deeply personal？ Those results are more often a feeling than an outcome。 And while it’s true that we need to pay the bills， at the end of the day， life feels satisfying when we’re honest about the activities that generate a spark of aliveness in us and act on them as regularly and as often as possible。 This book will help you identify your true sources of personal energy， understand them， and give you the language to explain your motivation to the people you engage with--in any kind of pursuit （e。g。， family， career， leisure， school）。 It’s a perfect balance of “heartfelt” and “pragmatic。”And you couldn’t be in kinder or more generous hands。 Fields’ intimate voice assures you on every page that this is about YOU。 YOUR life。 You trust him as he nudges you to take advantage of this remarkable point in history to rethink work and what you want for yourself。 Fields is the guide who’ll lead you down a better path: discovering， or reconnecting with， an alive-feeling part of yourself that may have been dormant for too long。 It’s time。 。。。more
Sarah
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I found the test （which is online and free） to be reflective of my personal values， so nothing new was really revealed except for affirmation。 The chapter about my primary sparketype was helpful into gaining more insight。 However， there wasn't much to guide you about your shadow sparketype and a measly paragraph about the specific anti-sparketypes。 I wish there had been some guidance in terms of careers based on each sparketype， but I think it's up to you to see if you current path fits。 I found the test （which is online and free） to be reflective of my personal values， so nothing new was really revealed except for affirmation。 The chapter about my primary sparketype was helpful into gaining more insight。 However， there wasn't much to guide you about your shadow sparketype and a measly paragraph about the specific anti-sparketypes。 I wish there had been some guidance in terms of careers based on each sparketype， but I think it's up to you to see if you current path fits。 。。。more
Margarida （mbooksbycandlelight）
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At the beginning， there was a bit too much talking about how great the method was and how much people who used it really loved it but， once the author finally got going， I really enjoyed this book。 I loved reading about my own spark type and about others， and it was fun to try and connect my friends and family to their own。 The actual advice part didn’t feel all that useful， maybe because it’s less specific？ Or maybe I’ve just read too many self help books at this point。I received an eArc via Ne At the beginning， there was a bit too much talking about how great the method was and how much people who used it really loved it but， once the author finally got going， I really enjoyed this book。 I loved reading about my own spark type and about others， and it was fun to try and connect my friends and family to their own。 The actual advice part didn’t feel all that useful， maybe because it’s less specific？ Or maybe I’ve just read too many self help books at this point。I received an eArc via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Suzette
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Exploring your Sparketype gives a whole new outlook on why and how you thrive when doing certain activities。 The related test helps you to pinpoint your 2 most prevalent types， and also the one that drains you most。 An eye-opener， especially when done with a partner or friends。 I found the book a very useful tool， especially when it comes to the warning zones for each type。 Up to now， most of these of realizations came only via hard personal experience， and subsequent reflection。 Now I have a be Exploring your Sparketype gives a whole new outlook on why and how you thrive when doing certain activities。 The related test helps you to pinpoint your 2 most prevalent types， and also the one that drains you most。 An eye-opener， especially when done with a partner or friends。 I found the book a very useful tool， especially when it comes to the warning zones for each type。 Up to now， most of these of realizations came only via hard personal experience， and subsequent reflection。 Now I have a better understanding of why I am likely to fall into these traps， and work at balancing the good and bad of each of my Sparketypes to lead a more fulfilling life。 。。。more
Tabi
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