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Not to cause alarm, but it’s fully possible for you to develop deep and sophisticated data science skills and then come away with a gut feeling that you know you’re meant to do something more.

Earlier in my data career, I was no stranger to this feeling. I’d just gone and pumped up my data science skills. It was the “sexiest” career path — according to Harvard Business Review in 2012 — and offered so many opportunities. The money was good and the demand was there. What’s not to love about opportunities with big tech giants, start-ups, and multiple six-figure salaries, right?

But very quickly, I realized that, although I had the data skills and education I needed to land some sweet opportunities (including interview offers from Facebook!), I soon realized that coding away and working only on data implementation simply weren’t what I was meant to do for the rest of my life.

Something about getting lost in the details felt disempowering to me. My personality craved more energy, more creativity — plus, I needed to see the big-picture impact that my data work was making.

In short, I hadn’t yet discovered my inner data superhero. I coined this term to describe that juicy combination of a person’s data skills, coupled with their personality, passions, goals, and priorities. When all these aspects are in sync, you’ll find that you’re absolutely on fire in your data career. These days, I’m a data entrepreneur. I get to spend my days doing work that I absolutely adore and that’s truly aligned with my mission and vision for my data career and life-at-large. I want the same thing for you, dear reader.

Over on the companion site to this book (https://businessgrowth.ai/), you can find free access to a fun, 45-second quiz about data career paths. It helps you uncover your own inner data superhero type. Take the quiz to receive personalized data career recommendations that directly align with your unique combination of data skills, personality, and passions.

For now, let’s take a look at the three main data superhero archetypes that I’ve seen evolving and developing over the past decade.