How to use the idea to value system for your career
This short Video Notes explainer shows how the Idea→Value model can be applied to personal development and career growth.
By treating learning like an investment — focusing attention, choosing meaningful subjects, and practicing deliberately — you can turn new skills into real opportunities.
It’s a practical way to think about how your energy, time, and curiosity compound into employability and value.
A Cultivated Explainer Produced and hosted by Creative Soul Projects — my creative studio.
Most people approach learning reactively: they do whatever courses they’re told to do, or they try to follow someone else’s career path. But learning becomes far more powerful when you treat it like an idea you’re choosing to invest in.
When an area of growth genuinely interests you, attention and energy follow naturally. From there, building your own activity set — books, courses, tools, practice — allows you to shift behaviour, improve competence, and ultimately increase your ability to add value at work.
The Idea→Value flow gives you a reliable way to see your development as a cycle of curiosity → investment → practice → opportunity.
If you want more clarity tools like this, you’ll find a full library of resources and workshops within the Cultivated site.
