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Wealth Systems

The 7-Dimensional Professional: Upgrading the Engine

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Matt McDonagh
Dec 05, 2025
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Most of my articles focus on systems and tactics with the aim of building wealth engines and integrating them together into a wealth system.

This series has been a bit different. It’s focused on turning YOU into an engine.

If you read my previous breakdown on the future of work, you know where we stand. We established the new baseline for survival in this economy. We talked about the Trifecta of Employability:

  1. You need Competence to get in the room.

  2. You need Reliability to stay in the room.

  3. You need Enjoyability to make people engage with you in the room.

Employability, desirability to partner with, the ability to build coalitions… they all require these qualities.

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Those three traits form the block of your engine. They are non-negotiable.

Then we added the Turbocharger. We added Proactivity. We talked about Drive. This is the component that allows you to stop waiting for instructions and start writing them. It allows you to move from being a passive passenger in the corporate vehicle to the d…

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