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UNLOCKING THEPOWER OF PURPOSE
The Science, History and Practice of Purpose
Prepared by The EVR1 Institute for
MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH PURPOSE
• Who am I?• Berkeley, CA
• Career on Wall St., in Silicon Valley, as a social entrepreneur and teacher at UC Berkeley
• 3 years as a Global Purpose Advocate
• My to promise to you:• RESEARCH
• NEW INSPIRING POSSIBILITY
• COMMITMENT to deepen your purpose in the world
WHAT WOULD
THE WORLD LOOK LIKE
IF EVERYONE KNEW THEIR
PURPOSE?
WHAT IS PURPOSE?
Ethics? Morals?
Vision? Mission?
Meaning? Intuition?
1. Being
2. Doing
3. Mission
PURPOSE 1011. Why
2. Ego vs. soul
3. Static & Evolutionary
4. Always living it – IMPLICIT vs EXPLICIT- EXPLICIT – we are aware of costs of not living it
STRATEGY & PURPOSEParts
What & How
Out - In
Goal-
oriented
Market-Driven
Left Brain
Opportunist
Whole
Why
In – Out
Process-
oriented
Soul-Driven
Right Brain
Emancipation
PURPOSE
"A leader will find it difficult to articulate a coherent vision unless it expresses his core values, his basic identity. One must first embark on the
formidable journey of self-discovery in order to create a vision with authentic soul.”
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
THE SCIENCE OF PURPOSE
LONG LIFE
+ 7 YEARS
- CORTISOL
- 23% MORTALITY
2XLEARNING
REDUCEDRATES OF:- ALZHEIMER’S
- DEPRESSION
- STROKE
BRAININSURANCE
40% MORE LIKELY TO BE CONTENTED
19% REDUCTION IN CORONARY MORTALITY
RATES
31% INCREASE IN EXPERIENCE OF LOVE
ECONOMIC ROCKET FUEL• HIRING: 70% of Millenials (<37) list purpose
as a must have at work
• PRODUCTIVITY: 4x more likely of being engaged at work
• PROFIT: 91% of executives link a strong corporate purpose with profitability
• STRATEGY: Global CEOs rank purpose as one of the top things to focus on, along with ethics and values
• WEALTH: 47% increase in reported feelings of abundance
POVERTY OF
PURPOSE
80% OF CEOSDON’T KNOW
THEIR PURPOSE
87% OF HUMANITY
DISENGAGED AT WORK
IN THE LAST 40 YEARS, THE PLANET HAS LOST 50% OF ITS WILDLIFE
SPECIES EXTINCTION RATES 1000X
PRE-INDUSTRIAL CIVILIZATION
GOVERNMENT IMPOTENCE
NASA AND UNITED NATIONS STUDIES
PREDICT THE COLLAPSE OF HUMANITY IN
~ 15 YEARS
CREATES A BETTER WORLD
#1 FACTOR IN YOUTH
LEARNING AND HAPPINESS
INCREASESRACIAL TOLERANCE
INCREASES LIKELIHOOD OF
CHARITABLE GIVING BY 50%
SUSTAINABILITY• 16% of the US and 50% of the EU make
purchases aligned with their life’s purpose
• 800% increase in news about sustainable businesses between 2001 and 2011
• As of 2008, 350+ professors in social entrepreneurship from 35+ countries, with 30+ national and international competitions, 800 different articles and 200 cases used in social entrepreneurship courses
1. FINANCIAL CAPITAL
2. HUMAN CAPITAL
3. ECOLOGICAL CAPITAL
4. PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL
THE 4TH WAVE OF CAPITALISM
"A leader will find it difficult to articulate a coherent vision unless it expresses his core
values, his basic identity. One must first embark on the formidable journey of self-discovery in order to create a vision with
authentic soul.”
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
1. Discovering that purpose is possible, practical and scientific
2. Freedom from ego / fear
3. Soul access – feeling the sense of purpose within
4. Achieving with purpose
THE 4 ECSTASIES OF PURPOSE
PURPOSE 2011. Purpose is holistically informed
2. Purpose is a bridge
3. Purpose is your primary love relationship
4. Purpose is fullness and commitment
WHAT WOULD
THE WORLD LOOK LIKE
IF EVERYONE KNEW THEIR
PURPOSE?
LIVING YOUR PURPOSE
1. ASSESS
2. GET SUPPORT
3. DISCOVER4. INTEGRATE
5. CREATE& SERVE6. EVANGELIZE
THANK YOU!
