As a coach, I am a professional question asker. One of my favorites to ask clients is: What do you want to be known for?

It's a daunting question. It feels BIG and important and complicated to find the answer.

But what I've discovered through over a decade of coaching people through navigating their careers is that it's not so much about finding the answer as it is about holding the question.

Single-track careers are a thing of the past. In the modern job economy, we want our work to be an expression of who we are and our purpose in the world. And since we contain multitudes, there is no single job that will allow us to fully express ourselves.

In today's career landscape, this is the safer path—rather than putting all of your eggs in one basket (a single role or industry), you're highly adaptable with a variety of skills to draw upon professionally...