Book contents
- Transition Expertise and Identity
- Transition Expertise and Identity
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Part I Transitions
- Part II Transition Expertise
- Part III Motivation
- Chapter 9 Motivation
- Chapter 10 Purpose
- Part IV The Project of the Self
- Appendix 1 Methodology
- Appendix 2 Nontransitions
- References
- Index
Chapter 10 - Purpose
Motivation Informing Meaning
from Part III - Motivation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 May 2024
- Transition Expertise and Identity
- Transition Expertise and Identity
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Part I Transitions
- Part II Transition Expertise
- Part III Motivation
- Chapter 9 Motivation
- Chapter 10 Purpose
- Part IV The Project of the Self
- Appendix 1 Methodology
- Appendix 2 Nontransitions
- References
- Index
Summary
The search for purpose and meaning is common to the work of many twentieth-century psychologists. It seems to operate as an overarching motivation or metamotivation for a career rather than as a specific motivation for a transition. Purpose tends to emerge and be discovered, whereas meaning is a constructed system of beliefs that is built over time around the search for purpose. Choices that lead to the discovery and construction of one’s “true nature” or “authentic self” or “essential identity” can give purpose and meaning to one’s life. The search for purpose and meaning in work is discussed in light of the retrospective interviews with twenty-four elite performers in three domains (business, sports, and music) who successfully and repeatedly transitioned to higher positions within their field.
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- Transition Expertise and IdentityA Study of Individuals Who Succeeded Repeatedly in Life and Career Transitions, pp. 221 - 228Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024