A path to discover

good and fitting labor

Finding What You Should do

Starts With

Understanding Who You Are

We’ve been measured all our lives.

From the growth chart at our first doctor’s visit, to 13 years of report cards. But what if the rulers and scales being used were never really designed to measure who we truly are? What if we measured our worth not by our good grades or making the team, but by understanding who we were uniquely created to be?

An honest and objective look at how we best think, work, and communicate is essential to finding careers and calling that best fit who we are.

And we’re here to help you take that first step.

We believe that vocational and career consulting looks at the whole person, your abilities, interests, and goals, in order to find clarity and confidence in work that is good and fitting for you.


insight into your gifts

Ever wonder why some things seem to come easily to you, but not to others…or the other way around?


The short answer is that everyone has a unique pattern of natural abilities which influence just about every aspect of academic and work life. Understanding how your brain is naturally “hardwired” gives clarity to how you best think and work.

While personality and interest tests are a piece of understanding who you are, we start with our aptitude testing program: the Highlands Ability Battery, an objective, and science-backed personal assessment with data- driven results based on your unique natural abilities.

With these assessments, we walk with you to shed light on the way your abilities lead you to communicate, problem solve, and gather information, exploring specific roles, environments, and responsibilities best suited for you.


Enlightened paths forward

Navigating a sea of opportunities

can be overwhelming;

learning about your best fit

doesn’t have to be.

Our Method

Assess

We use a research-based and objective tool to assess your cognitive abilities.

Understand

We take a human centered approach to help you understand how your unique abilities combine to shape your career and personal success.

Apply

We use a holistic method to coach you through career and life planning that is good and fitting.

Who we serve

Students

Pre or post high school graduates who want to make informed decisions about their futures

Adults

Those exploring new careers, looking to hone their crafts, or at a new stage in life.

Communities

Institutions who see the value in supporting growth and success in their people


What We Offer

Emily O’Dell, M.A. owner

A woman with shoulder-length blonde hair smiling outdoors with a blurred natural background.

Emily has helped shape students to be good leaders, wise stewards, and thoughtful humans for the last 16 years. Her experience as an educator and administrator has given her a passion to help others see the power and beauty of their gifts, and to find humanizing work that respects who they are uniquely made to be.

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