Motivated-Transferable Skills
Sell the skills that give you energy.
Skills are what employers are actually paying for — and the rarer and more valuable yours are, the more leverage you have. But not every skill you own belongs in your next role. This worksheet isolates your motivated-transferable skills: the ones you're genuinely good at, that give you energy, and that your target employers need. That three-way overlap is your highest-leverage offer, and it feeds directly into your fit evaluation, value proposition, resume bullets, and interview answers.
Your inventory has at least 12 evidence-backed skills, you've captured 3 STAR stories, your top 8–12 are ranked in order, and your burnout skills are named so they can't quietly steer your search. Honest ratings beat generous ones — a shorter list you believe is worth more than a long list you don't.
Quick Brainstorm
Warm up before you analyze. Don't overthink — pull from your Career Capital Audit and dump what comes to mind. Notice when a skill lands in both columns; those are your early candidates.
Skills I'm good at
Things people rely on you for — even if you're tired of them.
Skills that energize me
Things you lose track of time doing — even if you're not yet "expert."
Stuck? Reverse-engineer it: pick your biggest accomplishment from the audit and ask, "What skills made that possible?"
Action-Verb Checklist
A blank page is the enemy. Skim the list and tap any skill you both can do and like doing. Ignore the ones you're merely competent at but don't enjoy — we're hunting for energy here, not just ability.
The Sweet Spot
A skill becomes rare and valuable when it takes real time and cognitive effort to develop — that's what limits the supply and raises your leverage. Your sweet spot is where three things overlap.
Motivated
You're engaged, energized, and you enjoy using it.
Competent
You're genuinely good at it — with evidence.
In Demand
Your target employers need it, and pay for it.
Your high-energy domains tell you which family your sweet spot lives in — a fast gut-check against your targets before you build the detailed inventory.
Motivated-Transferable Skills Inventory
The core of the tool — build it carefully. Turn your brainstorm and checked verbs into clear Verb + Noun skills (e.g., "coach new hires," "diagnose technical problems"). Attach real evidence to each and rate honestly. Aim for 12–20 rows; you'll narrow them in Step 6.
| Skill (Verb + Noun) | Evidence / Story | Motivated? | Competent? | Relevant to targets? |
|---|
Motivated = engaging, energizing, enjoyable. Competent = you can point to evidence. Relevant = your target employers actually need it.
Skill Stories (STAR)
Proof beats adjectives. Pull from your Career Capital Audit and capture 3–5 moments where a motivated skill carried the day. These become your resume bullets, outreach hooks, and interview answers.
Top Motivated-Transferable Skills
From everything above, rank your 8–12 highest-leverage skills — the best mix of energy, evidence, and demand. For your top three, note the story that proves each one. This shortlist becomes your core message for the rest of the program.
Burnout Check & Reflection
Just because you're good at it doesn't mean you should sell it. Burnout skills are things you're skilled at but that drain you — and employers (and your own resume) are naturally pulled toward the skills you've accumulated the most. Name them so they don't quietly steer your search.
Complete before your next lesson or coaching call — bring your top skill and the story that proves it. Your entries save automatically on this device.
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