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By: Christine Whelan
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So many of us today feel like we’re merely existing instead of thriving - and that’s where a purpose-oriented mind-set comes in. Living with purpose means using your gifts, in keeping with your values, to make a positive impact on the lives of others. But it’s not easy. Half the work of cultivating greater purpose in life involves facing personal and profound questions. What matters most to me? What do I value in other people, and why? What positive change do I want to see in the world?

Finding Your Purpose is designed to help answer questions like these and to put you on the path to meaning. Over the span of 10 engaging, empowering lessons, Professor Christine B. Whelan translates academic research into a program for making a difference in your everyday life, giving you a guidebook for anticipating - and navigating - the practical and emotional obstacles that may stand in the way of discovering your purpose. Whether you’re pushed by pain to make a change in your life or simply intrigued by the possibility of an even better life, this Audible Original is about possibilities and purpose.

It is, ultimately, an Audible Original made just for you.

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About the Creator and Performer

Dr. Christine B. Whelan is a Clinical Professor in the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and the Director of the Money, Relationship and Equality Initiative. She graduated  magna cum laude from Princeton University and earned both a master’s and doctorate degree from the University of Oxford. Dr. Whelan has held teaching positions at the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Iowa, and Princeton University. Dr. Whelan is the author of five books, including  The Big Picture: A Guide to Finding Your Purpose in Life. She has been published in  The Wall Street Journal,  The Washington Post, and  The New York Times, among other national outlets. She has also appeared live on television programs and radio programs across the nation. Dr. Whelan is a nationally recognized thought leader, helping groups like the DeBruce Foundation, AARP’s Life Reimagined, Jackson National, Kaiser Permanente, and others on purpose-focused approaches to health, finances, and self-improvement strategies. She serves on the board of SEEK Safely and is an outspoken advocate for the dissemination of research-based advice.

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It's like a combination of listening to lectures and talking to a counselor. Finding your purpose is the "why" of wanting to do something (e.g., feeling fulfilled in helping people or expressing yourself through art). Your goals are the "what" you want to have done (e.g., being a doctor to help cancer patients or having a book published). The information is basic, but it might useful to those who get inspired when hearing stories of how other people found their purpose.

Basic Guidance on Finding Your Purpose

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The lecture format may not be ideal for everyone but I felt there was a good balance between examples, stories, and actionable tasks to make it engaging throughout the series. I particularly liked the way that the purpose statement was formed in a “mad libs” approach with concrete incorporation of the focus from each subsequent chapter discussion. It’s also nice to have the full statement summarized at the end of lesson 10 to bring it all together.

Action oriented approach

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I recommend listening to this book. It was inspiring, helpful, challenging, and an overall great reference for knowing where to begin with trying to find your purpose in life. Knowing your life’s purpose makes life much more enjoyable. What are you waiting for?

Well worth your time

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Lots of energy in this as well as a wealth of how tos and ideas and tips and tricks.

Christine keeps nudging you gently to move forward and conceptualists and create your very own purpose statement

A great how to create a purpose statement

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This is mind boggling wisdom. I’ve not only found my purpose but also now started on a journey to take this knowledge far & wide. On a quest to help 351,000 craft their first purpose statement before Dec 24, 2023.

Thanks Prof Whelan , I found my purpose

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Purpose is one of those words that seems too big and heavy to deal with today - so we put it off until later. Finding Your Purpose demystifies the concept and gives you the ideas to think through the deeper questions in bite-sized pieces. I love the idea of a purpose mindset instead of a singular purpose. And the idea of writing a daily purpose statement, too. Lots of good ideas, all backed up by research, in this informative lecture series.

Great Lecture Series for Kick-Starting Purposeful Living

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We generally don’t enforce purpose of life for long. Author was clear and rest depends on us.

Nice short book

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I really enjoyed this. Very informative and clear about how to get from A to Z. Made so much sense! I feel closer to my purpose and vision!

Very useful in finding your purpose!!!!

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well worth delivering of content was very positive and easy to follow. I liked the action steps and the coaching for doing action steps. the historic perspectives of where the ideas of purpose came from and developed overtime. The beauty is just the right amount of history to help you think, encouraging you to create your own purpose and hazards for those that neglected doing it without guilting you into doing it.

I created my Purpose and found meaning, fulfillmen

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I really enjoyed this book . thought me alot a valuable lessons and made me do stuff a certain way now

I enjoyed it

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