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.

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