LifeDesign | Purpose
True happiness… is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
— Helen Keller
Class Resources
Steve Jobs Commencement Address at Stanford
“Again, you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.”
What Great Teachers Do
If you want to get inspired about purpose and have 20 minutes, you have to watch this one!
Power of Vulnerability
In her wildly popular Ted Talk on The Power of Vulnerability, Brene Brown speaks about how vulnerability is at the center of authenticity, courage, and connection, all of which connect with finding our purpose in life.
Purpose Changes It All
From the Greater Good Magazine, Science- Based Insights for A Meaningful Life.
Parker Palmer Book
Let Your Life Speak
What Happens When COVID has Stagnated or Changed My Purpose
The Science of Purpose
The Science of Giving Back
An exploration of how having purpose positively influences both body and mind.
Job Crafting
Yale School of Management’s Amy Wrzesniewski explores what employees who engage in work that fosters satisfaction, resilience and thriving by redefining the work that they are doing.
Make it Happen
How to Find Purpose in Life
Offers six potential ways to explore seeking one’s purpose in life.
We All Need Something to Live For
From the blog ORBITER | Where Science Meets Meaning. Also includes a Quiz on for helping find purpose from the Orbiter.