Episode Topic: The Search for an Inspiring Life - How to Measure What Matters Most

College students are typically of an age in which they actively recalibrate their compass, whether morally, vocationally, or otherwise. They shift from relying on external authorities to relying on a developing, inner authority. Over the course of a lifetime, however, various external authorities can come back to predominate our mindset as the principal measure of life. In U.S. culture, success in terms of wealth and status are perhaps foremost among these external authorities. How might we challenge ourselves to measure life on the basis of something more enduring, such as the inspiration we receive and the inspiration we provide? Join us in this ThinkND session as we explore ways to understand and measure life as inspired. The session is designed especially for people who are thinking about how to take stock of life, whether or not they have retirement or a second career in sight, and who want to understand the value of interpreting life as a good, inspiring story.

Featured Speakers: 

• Fr. Kevin Sandberg, C.S.C., Ph.D, Director of Spiritual and Curricular Enrichment, Inspired Leadership Initiative, University of Notre Dame
• Margaret Higgins, Ph.D., Director of Mission Integration, Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education, Santa Clara University and Inspired Leadership Initiative Alum (Cohort 3, 2021-2022)

Read this episode's recap over on the University of Notre Dame's open online learning community platform, ThinkND: go.nd.edu/f26a07.

This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled “Creating Your Inspired Journey”.

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