Career Criteria: The Trinity of Needs

"Measure any potential career against three essential key criteria:


Do I find the work satisfying?
Can I make good money?
Does it provide a useful service?


These questions point to the three essential components of a fulfilling work life.  Two out of the three may seem sufficient for a while, but all three elements are usually required in a satisfying long-term career.  And the lack of one or more of these three basic elements is the primary cause of dissatisfaction and complaints in the workplace."

- from The Four Purposes of Life, by Dan Millman

Compare and contrast this to Dan Pink's 3 essential aspects to be engaged at work in Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us:  

1. Autonomy
2. Mastery
3. Purpose

Coaching Challenge: Consider these combined 6 criteria when making a career choice to be both fulfilled and fully engaged.