Clarifying What Matters: Creating Direction for Your Career

A practical, reflective guide for purpose-driven professionals ready to realign their work with what matters most.

📖 Clarifying What Matters offers a blend of personal stories, client insights, and guided reflection to help you navigate your career with intention and confidence.

Whether you’re feeling stuck, craving more meaning in your work, or preparing for a career shift, this book gives you a clear starting point.

Inside the Book, You’ll Find:

Thought-provoking questions to clarify your values and goals
Encouragement to break free from self-doubt and overwhelm
Insightful stories to help you feel less alone in your journey
Actionable frameworks to support intentional career decisions

You don’t have to choose between making a living and making a difference. But you do need clarity, confidence, and a plan—and this book helps you build all three.

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Thoughtfully Designed for Ease, Focus, and Creativity

Clarifying What Matters is structured to support how many purpose-driven professionals think and process—especially those with ADHD. The book features:

Short, focused chapters to help you stay engaged without feeling overwhelmed
Clear section headings so you can navigate and revisit key ideas with ease
Interactive reflection prompts designed to help you organize your thoughts, connect ideas, and spark creative insights

Whether you read it straight through or in brief, reflective moments, this book is designed to meet you where you are—and help you move forward with clarity and momentum.

Erica Mattison meets with a client, both hold a copy of Clarifying What Matters

Why I Wrote This Book

Throughout my career, I’ve supported professionals who want to make a meaningful impact—but feel unsure how to move forward. I wrote this book to offer the guidance I wish more people had: accessible tools, real examples, and space to reflect.

At the end of each chapter, you’ll find guiding questions to help you pause, process, and take your next step with intention.

Ready to Go Deeper?

If this book speaks to you, my self-paced course Clarify My Direction offers a structured way to build on your insights and make progress with support. It’s a natural next step to help you take what you’ve reflected on and turn it into action.

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What Readers Are Saying

"Concise yet powerful guide for professionals seeking to navigate career transitions and personal growth.

Packs a punch with its practical advice, shining in its structure, with each chapter offering guiding questions that encourage deep reflection."

- Kenneth Woanyah, Agile Transformation & Innovation Professional

"If you're tired of treading water, this book is the life preserver you need to achieve the fulfilling career you've imagined."

- Mike Wysocki, Award-winning and best-selling author of Careers By the People

"Erica helps us understand how our stories can give us clarity and direction to shape what's next. She encourages us to be proactive and center our values as a guiding light."

- Kelsa Summer Roidt, Chief Operation and Impact Officer and Facilitator, Habitus Incorporated

"Maps a clear model of using narrative assessment onto both Erica's and her clients' rich backgrounds. Her case studies provide insight and inspiration for what's possible."

- Rich Feller Ph.D,
Past President, National Career Development Association |
Co-Founder, OneLifeTools