Considering Meaningful Activities

I am a very happy man. I love my work. I work for a living. And the longer I live, the more I have to work. The cost of living goes up and I go on and on.

—Peter O’Toole

Not everyone has the options afforded highly regarded actors to practice their art into old age. Nor does everyone want to remain in a single profession or line of work for a lifetime. Under the traditional life-stage career model, a professional career would progress from apprentice to individual contributor, to mentor, and finally, to sponsor. However, many professionals have preferred to remain a contributor; others have opted to switch to a new or related field and start anew.