Your Flow Zone Is...
The Maker 👐
Your genius is craftsmanship.
You bring ideas to life through your hands and body.
You thrive when you’re creating, building, shaping, or fixing, when directly engaging with the physical world. Whether you’re sculpting clay, building a robot, sawing some wood, giving a massage, installing lighting, preparing a meal, or crafting any sort of physical product, you express your intelligence through touch, movement, and precision.
You think through doing. You process through motion. You feel most alive when you’re immersed in tactile creation—when you’re fully present, using your senses and skills to shape something tangible and useful. Where others might get stuck in abstract theory, you’re already halfway through making it real.
When you lead with this form of embodied intelligence, you thrive. Ensure this strength is required at the core of your work and you will be on the path to fulfillment and success.
You bring ideas to life through your hands and body.
You thrive when you’re creating, building, shaping, or fixing, when directly engaging with the physical world. Whether you’re sculpting clay, building a robot, sawing some wood, giving a massage, installing lighting, preparing a meal, or crafting any sort of physical product, you express your intelligence through touch, movement, and precision.
You think through doing. You process through motion. You feel most alive when you’re immersed in tactile creation—when you’re fully present, using your senses and skills to shape something tangible and useful. Where others might get stuck in abstract theory, you’re already halfway through making it real.
When you lead with this form of embodied intelligence, you thrive. Ensure this strength is required at the core of your work and you will be on the path to fulfillment and success.
You're likely energized when:
You’re working with tools, materials, or your body to create or repair something or deliver an experience.
You’re refining a craft or improving a physical skill over time
You’re fully immersed in the moment—focused, flowing, and hands-on
Common challenges for Makers:
You may undervalue your work if it doesn’t feel “intellectual” enough
You may feel boxed in by overly abstract, corporate, or digital environments
You may feel overlooked if your work is behind the scenes or invisible until something breaks
Reflection prompts to deepen your self-awareness:
What kinds of physical creation or experience energize you most?
What tools, materials, or environments bring out your best work?
Have you ever dismissed this strength as “not a real job”? What would changes would you make in your career if you honored it fully?
What percent of your time in your current role is spent doing your top two Flow Zones? You should aim for 70% or higher.
What tasks and responsibilities on your To Do list aren't energizing for you? How much of your current role do they make up? Use the below language to support any restructuring you might need.
When talking to people about how you uniquely add value, you might say:
I thrive when I’m doing things physically. I like to move and use my hands and body to create something in the real world
Ideally my role would involve mastering physical tools or techniques
I thrive when I can take an abstract idea bring it to life in the real world
I thrive when I’m doing things physically. I like to move and use my hands and body to create something in the real world
Ideally my role would involve mastering physical tools or techniques
I thrive when I can take an abstract idea bring it to life in the real world
If you want to restructure your role you can use language like:
I’d like to be more involved in projects out of the office where I can interact in the real world
I would ideally be doing less [whatever you’re doing now you don’t like] and have more involvement with [team that builds / makes things] as I am super energized when I can use my hands / body to create
I’d like to be more involved in projects out of the office where I can interact in the real world
I would ideally be doing less [whatever you’re doing now you don’t like] and have more involvement with [team that builds / makes things] as I am super energized when I can use my hands / body to create
Role ideas for Makers:
Clothing designer, Tailor
Mechanical Engineer, Industrial Designer, Product Designer
Athlete, Personal Trainer, Massage Therapist, Acupuncturist
Chef, Mixologist, Barista
Sculptor, Ceramist, Painter
Furniture Designer, Builder
Set Design, Props, Installation
Carpenter, Woodworker
Electrician, Plumber, HVAC technician, Mechanic, Metalworker
Gardener, Landscape Architect
Clothing designer, Tailor
Mechanical Engineer, Industrial Designer, Product Designer
Athlete, Personal Trainer, Massage Therapist, Acupuncturist
Chef, Mixologist, Barista
Sculptor, Ceramist, Painter
Furniture Designer, Builder
Set Design, Props, Installation
Carpenter, Woodworker
Electrician, Plumber, HVAC technician, Mechanic, Metalworker
Gardener, Landscape Architect
Your Flow Zone is just the first step…
It represents the strengths that should be at the heart of your role to support your alignment and flow.
But you will also need to clearly define your interests and environmental priorities to create a career North Star that points you towards an energizing career you love.
You have to actually be interested in the work and be working in an environment that supports your lifestyle priorities to thrive 😉
It's all outlined in The Career Fulfillment Playbook: the foundational concepts everyone needs in place to create a career that feels like an extension of who you are and how you want to live your life.
