Free Self-Assessment

Where are you in your transition to a portfolio career?

Answer 25 questions and get a personalised analysis of your Five Pillars of Work. The areas that make or break a portfolio career.

⏱ 5–7 minutes ✦ 25 questions ✦ Personalised results

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The Five Pillars of Work
A framework for transitioning from a job to a portfolio career.
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What jobs actually give us was never just money. Work is doing five things at once, only one of which appears on a pay slip. What really breaks when you leave a job to become self-employed:

✦ we wonder what to do next (vision) ✦ how to fund it (money) ✦ who we are now (identity) ✦ how to fill our days (structure) ✦ and whom to share them with (community).
Vision Vision
(Meaning & Growth)
Self-authored direction with your own success metrics, values, and boundaries.
Money Money
(Safety)
Diversified income, buffers, and internal safety around your skills and adaptability.
Identity Identity
(Inner Work)
Consciously chosen standards for what matters, what's enough, and who you are.
Structure Structure
(Systems)
A personal operating system with your own rhythms, workflows, and habits.
Community Community
(Belonging)
Intentional communities built around shared values, curiosity, and purpose.
The moment you walk away from a job, the five pillars collapse one by one and need to be consciously rebuilt in your portfolio career.
How it works
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Answer 25 questions5 per pillar on a 1–5 scale. Honest answers give the best results.
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Get your Five Pillars of WorkA visual chart showing where you're strong, building, and where to focus first.
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Read your personalised analysisA written summary for each pillar.
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Know your next stepLinks to the most relevant articles to learn more.
By Iwana Johannsen · Afterwork Newsletter · Portfolio Career Mentoring
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Your Results

Your Five Pillars of Work

A personalised breakdown of your Five Pillars.

Your Five Pillars of Work

Each pillar scored out of 100. The goal is knowing where to focus.

Please note.
This is a demo version of the Five Pillars of Work framework. To keep it concise and easy to complete, each pillar is assessed with just five questions. It gives you a solid overview, but a full understanding requires deeper exploration.

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