From Job to Calling, Successfully

A job is what we do when we are young and have limited experience, untrained abilities, talent and self-mastery. It satisfies the fundamental motivation of needing to earn money and provides at least initially a degree of happiness and meaning.

A career is what we do when we are more mature, have experience and developed a degree of vision and trained abilities, talents and self-mastery. It satisfies the fundamental motivation for recognition and provides a new higher degree of happiness and meaning.

A calling is what we do when we are 'psychologically' mature to make a significant difference and contribution in the world, have honed abilities, talents and self-mastery and crafted a unique and compelling vision. It satisfies the fundamental motivation to ‘create’ and provides significantly higher levels of happiness and meaning.

Outer success is the ability to meet predefined objectives in spite of, or more accurately because of, adverse, difficult, challenging or changing contexts. Inner success is the ability to consistently learn and improve regardless of whether outer objectives are met or not.