How to Find Purpose After Work

Without question, career paths have changed, with more and more people extending their work lives beyond “traditional” retirement age, and even looking for second and third acts. Life doesn’t stop just because you stop showing up to an office (or whatever that has looked like for you). That said, it’s important to identify what purpose means to you as you move from the work that may have defined you to what comes next. In this piece for Psychology Today, assistant vice president Allison McWilliams shares five questions to get you started, no matter where you are on your career and life journey.