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283: What Are You Here to Do? How to Find a Path That Fits with Adrian Klaphaak

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Instead of asking, “What should I do?” Ask yourself, “Who am I?” Today you’ll hear from someone who has been deeply influential in my life and career: my very first coach and longtime friendtor, Adrian Klaphaak, founder of A Path That Fits.

More about Adrian: Adrian Klaphaak is a coach, purpose guide, entrepreneur, therapist, and founder of A Path That Fits Career and Life Coaching. His coaching approach is holistic—a constant balance between getting results and a quest for meaning and fulfillment. He describes himself as “a deep seeker with a constant itch to make things happen.”


🌟3 Key Takeaways:

  • Getting discouraged is a part of figuring out what you should be doing with your life. The ‘dip’ is normal, and the way out is to explore your gifts and interests.
  • You can be laid off from a job, but you can’t be laid off from your purpose. Knowing your purpose is the ultimate protection.
  • Name the parts of you that feel the most strongly about the decisions you are making, it will make it easier to explore how you are really feeling.

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    ✅Next Action: Be yourself. There are so many expectations for us to be a certain way, but we all have our own genius and unique way. The path to a fulfilling life is being authentic, using your gifts, and doing what you love to do.


    📘Books Mentioned:

    • Free Time: Lose The Busywork, Love Your Business 
    • Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One
    • When the Body Says No: Understanding the Stress-Disease Connection


      • 🔗Resources Mentioned: 

      • Adrian on the web, Yelp, Facebook, LinkedIn
      • Course: Career Pathfinder
      • Articles: New York Times: The World’s a Mess. So They’ve Stopped Saving For Tomorrow, How to Discover Your Purpose
      • Video: Finding Your Calling by a Path the Fits


        • 🎧Related Podcast Episodes: 

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        • 47: Live Fiercely, Study Deeply . . . While Earning a Living — with Jonathan Fields
        • 67: What Does Your Soul Know? Flow and Transparency with Penney Peirce
        • 16: Stacy Sims on Somatics: Why How You Sit Might Cause Stress
        • 72: BREATHE. From Burned-Out Bodybuilder to Yin Strength Trainer with Anders Varner
        • 89: Turning Pain Into Purpose: Blind Adventurer Erik Weihenmayer on Kayaking the Grand Canyon, Climbing Everest and Building No Barriers

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