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65. When finding purpose isn't enough
For most of my life, I believed the key to a happy career was finding my purpose. That belief sent me on 12-year journey, from teaching in low-income Houston, to booking a one-way ticket to Bangkok, to working for a travel startup I absolutely loved, to building my coaching business helping hundreds of people discover their purpose and create more meaningful work (and later, scaling their impact through business).
For a long time, it worked.
Until one day last year, my husband looked at me on our morning walk and said, "You don't seem happy in your business anymore." In that moment, I realized I'd become the very person I'd spent my life trying not to become: someone bringing my work misery home.
In this episode, I'm sharing how my understanding of purpose has completely changed over the past year and why I no longer believe purpose is just about finding meaningful work.
In this episode, I'm sharing:
- how I discovered my own purpose 12 years ago for the first time and what I've learned since then
- why I think knowing your purpose is still so incredibly important for an overall satisfying life
- the role purpose plays in building a career (and business) that actually fulfills you
- what many of us are missing in our search for our 'true purpose' in life
- how i define purpose now and the 'purpose framework' i'm using to create a meaningful life I wouldn't trade with anyone
➡️ Navigating a big professional change yourself that you'd like me to coach you on (anonymously!) through the podcast?
Email [email protected] with subject line "Dear Emily" and a few sentences about the professional changes & challenges you're navigating (I'll always keep it anonymous).
➡️ Want to work through your professional crossroads or career transition privately with me?
Email [email protected] with subject line "Crossroads" and I'll share more details about my Crossroads Sessions--potent one-off coaching sessions that will help you untangle the mess in your head and get clear on where you're going next in your career or business in less than 90 minutes.
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By Emily Eliza MoyerFor most of my life, I believed the key to a happy career was finding my purpose. That belief sent me on 12-year journey, from teaching in low-income Houston, to booking a one-way ticket to Bangkok, to working for a travel startup I absolutely loved, to building my coaching business helping hundreds of people discover their purpose and create more meaningful work (and later, scaling their impact through business).
For a long time, it worked.
Until one day last year, my husband looked at me on our morning walk and said, "You don't seem happy in your business anymore." In that moment, I realized I'd become the very person I'd spent my life trying not to become: someone bringing my work misery home.
In this episode, I'm sharing how my understanding of purpose has completely changed over the past year and why I no longer believe purpose is just about finding meaningful work.
In this episode, I'm sharing:
- how I discovered my own purpose 12 years ago for the first time and what I've learned since then
- why I think knowing your purpose is still so incredibly important for an overall satisfying life
- the role purpose plays in building a career (and business) that actually fulfills you
- what many of us are missing in our search for our 'true purpose' in life
- how i define purpose now and the 'purpose framework' i'm using to create a meaningful life I wouldn't trade with anyone
➡️ Navigating a big professional change yourself that you'd like me to coach you on (anonymously!) through the podcast?
Email [email protected] with subject line "Dear Emily" and a few sentences about the professional changes & challenges you're navigating (I'll always keep it anonymous).
➡️ Want to work through your professional crossroads or career transition privately with me?
Email [email protected] with subject line "Crossroads" and I'll share more details about my Crossroads Sessions--potent one-off coaching sessions that will help you untangle the mess in your head and get clear on where you're going next in your career or business in less than 90 minutes.