Finding Your Purpose

By: Christine Whelan

Narrated by: Christine Whelan

Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's summary

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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Well worth your time

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?

A great how to create a purpose statement

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

Thanks Prof Whelan , I found my purpose

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.

Basic Guidance on Finding Your Purpose

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.

Action oriented approach

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.

You will want to read it over and over

Finding Your Purpose is one of the best books that I have ever read. I love this book it's so full of spiritual insight and hope . This book really helps people realize how much God loves them and has a plan for each individual's life.

A Guide for Literally Anyone and Everyone

Where was this lecture a few years ago, when I was wrapping up my undergraduate degree, stuck in a dead end relationship, and feeling so lost about my path?

I thoroughly enjoyed the purposeful journey Dr. Whelan takes you on in this book, and it was a key part in focusing my potential and giving me a sense of, well, purpose! I feel much more confident about my current AND future place in my life having worked through the recommended activities. I wish I’d listened to it years ago, but it’s just as relevant to me now and I’m sure will be again in a few years when I experience further life developments.

I would recommend this course to anyone at any stage in their life. The intrapersonal journey it takes you on is valuable and insightful and I’ve found myself using what I learned in my every day functioning, and feeling very optimistic about where I’m at and where I will be because of it. And it‘s fun!

The Philosophy of life Experiences

I liked the whole aspect of this book because it covered areas apart within a typical average individuals life conditions and concepts throughout the systems from a different perspective views from a good form of creativeness for each topic ideas from intellectual descriptions of the process through literary meaningful purposes.

interesting but not great

ok nothing great but I got some good ideas which will help a lot to guide mr

Great Lecture Series for Kick-Starting Purposeful Living

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.