It’s a life of sorts. Maybe my purpose, for now, is just putting one foot in front of the other. It’s not exciting, to be sure, but I have to trust that it will eventually take me somewhere.

For Fast Company Executive Board member Ross Overline, serving a purpose greater than ourselves is the key to solving some of our most pressing problems—and to living a good life.

Within positive psychology, a “sense of purpose" in life is a concept that rests at the cornerstone of much of the field’s efforts. In contrast to the “search” for meaning, a sense of ...

You can return to your purpose and mission whenever you have an important decision to make. It’s a constant reminder of why you do what you do in your unending quest to be the rock that the ...

In 1947, an 18-year-old student published an op-ed in his college newspaper titled, “The Purpose of Education.” “We must remember that intelligence is not enough,” wrote the young Martin ...

While purpose goes beyond just hitting the quarterly numbers, there are business benefits, too. In their iconic book Built to Last, Jim Collins and Jerry Porras found that organizations driven by ...

The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill Bring back the original purpose of Mother’s Day by Elizabeth Grace Matthew, opinion contributor - 05/12/23 11:00 AM ET ...

I have for many years been trying to make sense of education’s purpose and wondering why there is such a great discrepancy between what scholars of education have been telling us and what ...