THE GAP SELF-ASSESSMENT

Seven questions. Three minutes. An honest look at how prepared you are if your career shifted tomorrow.

This assessment measures your readiness across seven dimensions: financial runway, network strength, readiness, identity beyond your role, environmental signals, emotional preparedness, and action.

Each one matters when the ground shifts.You'll receive a personalised report with your score across every dimension, a direct access to download the companion workbook to get started immediately!

No fluff. Just awareness.

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THE GAP SELF-ASSESSMENT SERIES

Future of Work

(8/8) Awareness without action is just a more informed version of stuck.

May 18, 2026

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7 min read

(8/8) Awareness without action is just a more informed version of stuck.

Why thinking feels like preparation but produces nothing, and the one thing that actually converts awareness into movement.

Lyndon Apthorpe

Future of Work

(7/8) The first emotion isn't grief. It's personalisation.

May 17, 2026

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7 min read

(7/8) The first emotion isn't grief. It's personalisation.

Why the emotional weight of the gap isn't about losing a job. It's about what you believe it says about you.

Lyndon Apthorpe

Future of Work

(6/8) Before you update LinkedIn and your CV, read this.

May 16, 2026

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7 min read

(6/8) Before you update LinkedIn and your CV, read this.

Why polishing your CV and defining your personal brand isn't the first thing you should do.

Lyndon Apthorpe

Future of Work

(5/8) Your network is not what you think it is.

May 15, 2026

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7 min read

(5/8) Your network is not what you think it is.

Why the connections that matter most in the gap aren't the ones on your LinkedIn profile.

Lyndon Apthorpe

Future of Work

(4/8) Your financial runway is not just money. It's the quality of every decision you'll make.

May 14, 2026

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10 min read

(4/8) Your financial runway is not just money. It's the quality of every decision you'll make.

The paradox of financial pressure, why short runway creates the most potent energy and long runway creates the most dangerous comfort.

Lyndon Apthorpe

Future of Work

(3/8) Without your job title, who are you?

May 13, 2026

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8 min read

(3/8) Without your job title, who are you?

The question most professionals can't answer clearly is the one that matters most when the ground shifts.

Lyndon Apthorpe

Diversification

May 12, 2026

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12 min read

(2/8) Everything is a stream.

Why the most valuable thing you can do for your career is see the full picture of what you could be.

Lyndon Apthorpe

Diversification

May 11, 2026

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9 min read

(1/8) Are you standing on a fault line?

Why changing jobs won't protect your career when the disruption isn't coming from your company.

Lyndon Apthorpe

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