As you orient toward your own purpose, don’t take it as a given that you need to aim at some massive thing far off into the future, and channel your life to its service. Your purpose can serve the present, too.
The impact question is one I’ve been jostling with, coming off something supposedly “big.”
But for me, now included in my purpose is role modeling what a balanced, multi-dimensional life looks like. Both for my loved ones, the people I work with, and maybe, eventually the outside world.
E.g. not the “biggest company” but the most human one. To me, that’d be pretty big impact.
Yeah, I really like that. A mentor once told me that they (a $75m revenue consultancy) had never had a growth goal in the history of their company. That blew my mind, and opened it to the idea that maybe there are other north stars than growth that are equally, if not more, important. He chose "do the best work we can," and you're orienting around "humanness." I love both :)
FWIW, at Inside-Out, our north star is something like "sail, don't row."
The impact question is one I’ve been jostling with, coming off something supposedly “big.”
But for me, now included in my purpose is role modeling what a balanced, multi-dimensional life looks like. Both for my loved ones, the people I work with, and maybe, eventually the outside world.
E.g. not the “biggest company” but the most human one. To me, that’d be pretty big impact.
Yeah, I really like that. A mentor once told me that they (a $75m revenue consultancy) had never had a growth goal in the history of their company. That blew my mind, and opened it to the idea that maybe there are other north stars than growth that are equally, if not more, important. He chose "do the best work we can," and you're orienting around "humanness." I love both :)
FWIW, at Inside-Out, our north star is something like "sail, don't row."