Transitioning a career to think more about purpose is a typical evolution many people find mid-career (or at least it was for me). You could define mid-life as the transition to deeper purpose – society is clear that you should establish your mastery of something in your 20’s and 30s; it’s less clear what to do with it in your 40’s and 50’s (hence ... See more
If Autonomy is about contracts with others and Mastery looks inwards at improving yourself, Purpose asks how you want your toils to contribute to the wellbeing of others.