I agree with Ben, above. The term "lived experiences" is very broad, general, and ambiguous. A researcher might be able to answer such a question through qualitative interviews, but of course qualitative data of that nature is not generalizable (no qualitative data really is). I would suggest narrowing the question down into more specific constructs: self-efficacy, job satisfaction, goal orientation, etc. I also agree that without narrowing the focus, you'll probably want to read generic and widely cited papers to get started.