In business, we talk a lot about purpose. It shows up on walls, websites and in investor decks. It shapes our values and drives our mission statements. But too often, purpose is treated like a ...
Inc: To Succeed in the New Year, You’ve Got to Bridge the Purpose Gap
To Succeed in the New Year, You’ve Got to Bridge the Purpose Gap
Odessa American: Why the search for meaning can cause ‘purpose anxiety,’ and what to do about it
It has become such common advice that few question it. But rather than inspirational, it can feel like a burden. How do I go about finding this and what if I never do? This is “purpose anxiety” — the ...
Why the search for meaning can cause ‘purpose anxiety,’ and what to do about it
To psychologists, purpose is an abiding intention to achieve a long-term goal that is both personally meaningful and makes a positive mark on the world. The goals that foster a sense of purpose are ones that can potentially change the lives of other people, like launching an organization, researching a disease, or teaching kids to read. Our sense of purpose will change over the course of our ...
Are you struggling to discover your purpose? That may be because you feel isolated from other people. Here's how you can overcome that.
Find meaning and purpose in your work. The work we do in the world is a primary way we fulfill existential needs, writes Heine. “When people think about who they are, a big part of their answer comes from what they do for a living or whatever organizations they belong to.”