More than a living

Does this capture it?

I believe that Purpose—not money, not status—is what people most want from work. Make no mistake: they want compensation; some want an ego-affirming title. Even more, though, they want their lives to mean something, they want their lives to have a reason.

While a tad heavy handed at times, Nikos Mourkogiannis’ purpose manifesto was enough to make me want to buy his book.