false 3226478 1 Drawing on the revelatory results of a landmark study, William Damon -- one of the country's leading writers on the lives of young people, whose book <I>Greater Expectations</i> won the Parents' Choice Award -- brilliantly investigates the most pressing issue in the lives of youth today: why so many young people are "failing to launch" -- living at home longer, lacking career motivation, struggling to make a timely transition into adulthood, and not yet finding a life pursuit that inspires them.<P> His groundbreaking study shows that about one-fifth of youth today are thriving -- highly engaged in activities they love and developing a clear sense of what they want to do with their lives -- but approximately one-fourth are still rudderless, at serious risk of never fulfilling their potential. The largest portion are teetering on the brink, in need of guidance to help them move forward: some are "dabblers" who pursue strings of disconnected interests with no real commitment; others, "dreamers" who have no realistic plans or understanding of what success will require.<P> What makes the difference? Damon shows that the key ingredient for the highly engaged is that they have developed a clear sense of purpose in their lives that motivates them and gives them direction. Based on in-depth interviews, he takes readers inside the minds of the disengaged and drifting kids and exposes their confusion and anxiety about what they should do with their lives. He then offers compelling portraits of the young people who are thriving and identifies the nine key factors that have made the difference for them, presenting simple but powerful methods that parents and all adults can and must employ in order to cultivate that energized sense of purpose in young people that will launch them on the path to a deeply satisfying and productive life. 3260654 22 4 2008 The Path to Purpose: Helping Our Children Find Their Calling in Life total:11|5:1|4:4|3:4|2:2|1:0| 11 37 25 5 3 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 18 19:28:58 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 11:01:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 13:07:36 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 13:12:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 16:25:56 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 14 21:10:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 30 05:05:09 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 05:07:20 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Nov 02 10:52:37 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 02 10:54:00 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Nov 16 22:26:55 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 22:27:10 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 12 12:17:50 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 22:00:59 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 09 16:15:09 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 16:15:09 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 21:41:44 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 21:42:10 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 08:38:34 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 08:38:38 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Sep 28 19:05:59 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 18:33:06 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 19:05:59 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 11:07:47 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 11:09:06 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jun 04 21:09:55 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 21:09:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu May 07 23:22:10 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 23:22:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu May 07 11:40:38 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 11:40:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Apr 03 06:25:23 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 06:25:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Mar 19 19:55:42 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 19:55:42 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Oct 30 11:30:16 -0700 2009 Tue Feb 10 20:28:54 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 20:28:54 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jan 29 18:45:11 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 18:45:11 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 09 09:53:25 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 09:53:25 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3226478