EP. 61: A Reason Why: Dr. William Damon On Purpose And The Benefits Of A Life Review.

This discussion centers on what living with purpose actually means.  My guest is Professor William Damon.  William is a psychologist and professor at Stanford University and a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. He has been designated one of the fifty most influential living psychologists in the world today and is one of the world's leading scholars of human development. Bills is a pioneering researcher on the development of purpose in life and wrote the influential book The Path to Purpose. His current work includes a study exploring purpose in higher education and a study of family purpose across generations. He's been elected to the National Academy of Education and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. On this podcast, we cover these topics and more.  The multiple definitions of purpose Vocations/avocations   How purpose can change over time  Is purpose something you find or do Purpose as a noun vs purpose as a verb On having purpose vs being purposeful  The benefits of a Life Review  Bill's story about his early family life and his new book A Round of Golf With my Father  For show notes and more, visit larryweeks.com/podcasts

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