Bradley Wright, Life Purpose Lab
In-depth exploration into purpose in life. What is purpose? How does it change lives? How do we find more of it? Interviews include researchers who study it, practitioners who guide people to it, and people who have experienced it. New episode every Wednesday morning.
Podcasting since 2020 • 100 episodes
Bradley Wright, Life Purpose Lab
Latest Episodes
#100. Is Purpose a Mission Statement or an Action? Psychologist and Author Todd Kashdan
How we understand purpose in life affects what we do to obtain it. How can we gain a more robust understanding of what purpose is?Todd Kashdan is a professor of psychology at George Mason University where he studies purpose and other facets...
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#99. Fully Living Your Dream Life: 14-Year Sailing Family Jamie and Behan Gifford
What would your life look like if you devoted everything to following your dreams?The Giffords did just that. In 2002, they realized they wanted something different than the typical American life of house and job. They created a six-year pl...
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#98. The Four Pillars of Purpose: YouMap Creator Kristin Sherry
Purpose is idiosyncratic. Everyone has their own view on what matters most in their life. However, is it possible to create a single system that many people can use to find purpose?Kristin Sherry has spent years helping people find purpose....
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#97. How Colleges Creatively Guide Students into Purpose: Sociologist and Vice Provost Time Clydesdale
Colleges have extraordinary responsibilities in the lives of their students. Sometimes overlooked is guiding students into purposeful careers.Tim Clydesdale is the author of The Purposeful Graduate. It's an evaluation of a large-sc...
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#96. Finding Purpose after Severe Trauma: Author and Survivor Michael Unbroken
Severe childhood trauma changes one's life--often for the worse. Sometimes, however, it has a redemptive effect as it leads one into purpose.Michael Unbroken experienced a level of trauma in childhood that's difficult to fathom. Yet, today ...
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