Second Calling: Life Purpose for Professionals at an Inflection Point

How do you make sense of the world when you had a lot and then lost just about all of it?
John Lefebvre co-founded Neteller, a publicly traded online payment company often used by gamblers. In 2007, John ran into legal problems and lost almost $500 million dollars that he had earned by starting the company. He went to jail and started his life again in hi mid-fifties. Now John writes and advocates for good in the world, including addressing climate change.
In this episode, he shares his journey and the lessons that he learned along the way.
John's links
All's Well
Good with Money
DeSmog.com
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Young people face many difficult decisions in their transition to adulthood. Chief among them is identifying what matters most in life so as to live with purpose.  Some young people do this successfully. How do they do it? How do then differ from other young people? 
Kendall Cotton Bronk has studied purpose for decades. She has interviewed thousands of adolescents about their path into purpose.  In her work, she has identified key factors that enable young people to find purpose. In this episode, she shares these factors along with how we can apply them in our own lives.  
In this episode, you'll learn about

• Purpose as a multifaceted concept
• Purpose coming from within
• A one hour conversation shown to increase people's sense of purpose
• How to synthesize purpose experiences
• Five steps for helping people find purpose

Kendall's links:
Moral Development Lab
Faculty page

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When it comes to purpose, we often think of making goals. However, we live our lives in terms of stories. Especially important are the stories that we tell ourselves about our lives.
Julia Winston guides people in creating the stories of their lives. She walks them through a process of intentional story making that is rooted in life purpose. This gives a dramatic arc to our lives that takes us even deeper into purpose. 
In this episode, you'll learn about:

• Stories versus goals
• The role of intentions in finding purpose
• Casting our own lives as stories
• Applying experience design to finding purpose
• How to create illuminating moments

Julia's links:
Website
LinkedIn
Podcast

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Want to start your own podcast? This podcast is edited and produced (and music too) by Josh Gilbert. Contact him at   [email protected]. He specializes in working with early podcasters.

In today's world, it's so easy to become disconnected from our inner, true self. When this happens, what should we do?
CEO and author Jaclyn Gallo joins us in this episode to point the way forward. She shares effective strategies and techniques for finding authentic meaning and purpose in a world of distraction and busyness. 
In this episode, you'll learn about:

• Taking back ownership of your life
• How to change your identity
• How to discern what you really want in life
• How to follow your intuition into purpose
• Effective vision exercises

Jaclyn's links:
Homepage
Instagram
LinkedIn

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Want to start your own podcast? This podcast is edited and produced (and music too) by Josh Gilbert. Contact him at   [email protected]. He specializes in working with early podcasters.

Do you ever wonder if you were created for a specific purpose in life? That's the logic of having a calling. It extends to communities as well as individuals.
This week we're joined by Jane Patterson and Jesse Bazan of Communities of Calling-A network of congregations and organizations working on calling in their own contexts with the aim of revitalizing the church’s mission in the world today. They'll share their unique insights into the interplay between one's calling and the context in which we live. 
In this episode, you'll learn about:

• Theologies of work and calling
• How to discern your calling 
• How callings evolve
• Whether purpose makes someone happy and cheerful
• Questions about having a vocation

Jane and Jesse'l links:
Communities of Calling
Collegeville Institute
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Want to start your own podcast? This podcast is edited and produced (and music too) by Josh Gilbert. Contact him at   [email protected]. He specializes in working with early podcasters.

How would you guide high school students into a greater sense of life purpose? Is it even possible?
Patrick Cook-Deegan has not only figured out how to do it, his company, Wayfinder, is doing it at scale. Patrick's approach combines research on adolescent purpose with design thinking to create exercises and strategies that high schools can add to their curriculum. Here he shares how Wayfinder came about, and their approach to teaching purpose in school. 
In this episode, you'll learn about:

• Schools not answering the big questions of life
• The power of experiences and relationships for bringing about purpose
• How design thinking can be used to create purposeful experiences
• The translation of purpose research into practice
• The ages at which young people should start engaging purpose

Patrick's Links
Project Wayfinder
LinkedIn
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Want to start your own podcast? This podcast is edited and produced (and music too) by Josh Gilbert. Contact him at   [email protected]. He specializes in working with early podcasters.

Why should an organization care about purpose? They exist for profit, don't they?
Haley Rushing is the cofounder and chief purposologist at The Purpose Institute. in this context, she advises large corporations on how to incorporate purpose into their mission. Often the results from doing this are nothing short of spectacular. She shares both why organizations should engage purpose, and she gives practical advise for how they can do so. 
In this episode,  you'll learn about:

• How businesses use purpose to connect with needs
• The three elements of a purpose-driven organization
• Purpose discovery versus purpose activation
• The relationship between profit and purpose
• The benefits of purpose for an organization

Haley's links
The Purpose Institute
Book
LinkedIn

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Want to start your own podcast? This podcast is edited and produced (and music too) by Josh Gilbert. Contact him at   [email protected]. He specializes in working with early podcasters.

Artists epitomize purpose. They bring something out from inside of themselves to share with and contribute to the world. For most artists, art equals purpose.
Katie Chonacas knows about art because she's done many different mediums of it. She's an actor, podcaster, voiceover artist, musician, filmmaker, and writer.  Here she shares her unique perspective about art and its relationship with purpose. 
In this episode, you'll learn about:

• Why artists create art
• The difficulties of having a calling in life
• What happens when a calling is followed
• Why being domesticated is the opposite of being an artist
• Having courage in purpose
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Katie's Links:
Website
Instagram
LinkedIn
ThriveGlobal
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Want help in finding  your own purpose? Email us at [email protected].
Want to connect? Make a connection on Bradley's LinkedIn page. 
Want to start your own podcast? This podcast is edited and produced (and music too) by Josh Gilbert. Contact him at   [email protected]. He specializes in working with early podcasters.

What's the relationship between spiritual health and purpose? They are related--but not identical--concepts. How can each one be used to increase the other?
Sally Nash PhD is a priest, author, and expert on shame. She guides people into living purposeful, spiritually healthy lives. In this episode, she shares her experiences in spiritual living as it relates to purpose. 
In this episode, you'll learn about:

• A stable life and purpose
• Spirituality and purpose
• Avoiding regrets
• How shame is a barrier to finding purpose
• Creating spaces for purpose

Sally's Links
Personal Website
LinkedIn
Books
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Want help in finding  your own purpose? Email us at [email protected].
Want to connect? Make a connection on Bradley's LinkedIn page. 
Want to start your own podcast? This podcast is edited and produced (and music too) by Josh Gilbert. Contact him at   [email protected]. He specializes in working with early podcasters.

What does it mean to integrate purpose in our life? How is that different than having work-life balance? How is it different than "finding our why"?
Davin Salvagno is an expert on Purpose. He is a coach, consultant, speaker, and author. He is the founder of PurposePoint--a leadership and organizational development company. He's also organized The Purpose Summit, an annual conference on leadership and purpose. In this episode, Dan addresses critical questions about integrating purpose into personal life and organizations. 

• Making space for purpose
• The difference between finding "your why" and "purpose"
• The magic of combining personal and organizational purpose
• Work-live balance vs. work-life integration
• The relationship between purpose and profit

Connect with Davin....
LinkedIn
Purposepoint.com
Thepurposesummit.com
Book

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Want help in finding  your own purpose? Email us at [email protected].
Want to connect? Make a connection on Bradley's LinkedIn page. 
Want to start your own podcast? This podcast is edited and produced (and music too) by Josh Gilbert. Contact him at   [email protected]. He specializes in working with early podcasters.