“Purpose is a goal toward which we are always working. It is the forward-pointing arrow that motivates our behavior and serves as the organizing principle of our lives. Second, purpose involves a contribution to the world.”
—E.E. Smith1
- Understand your own values and purpose to reimagine your own life.
- Hard skills are useful; soft skills are essential.
- Recognize market reality: the emergent world of work.
- Know how to ask the right questions for self-guidance.
- Communicating, networking, lifelong learning, and flexibility are necessary to your success.
- Reimagine career paths.
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