These questions can deliver strong indicators as to whether you feel that your purpose is served with your work, even though you may not be passionate about what you do.
Dan Pink writes in his book "Drive: The Surprising Truth of What Motivates Us", that today's working person is more purpose driven than profit driven. Profits are nice, but capricious. A purpose provides a sense of gratification that lasts long after the profits have been paid out and used up or reallocated.
Pink also states that we see everyday how many people trade their well-paid but unsatisfying jobs in for lesser paid but gratifying activities. The increasing army of solopreneurs and sociopreneurs, who engage in activities for the betterment of their neighborhood, community, or the larger society, is a vital sign. In a team of 21 MBAs I could recently verify that: 70% had serious intentions to engage in an entrepreneurial venture after earning their degree, or were already doing so. All these people prefer to go through years of falling and getting up, but once they understand their purpose, they have very little problems with that. Happiness has no dollar signs.
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