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With Purpose: Going from Success to Significance in Work and Life
“Ken Dychtwald maps out where success intersects with meaning—and he provides the tools to help you find your own unique crossing.”
—Deepak Chopra, M.D., author of The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success A New Purpose, written by Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., and Daniel J. Kadlec, redefines the American view of success, employment, retirement, and living a significant life. By providing both the inspiration and the information that will enable anyone to ensure that their time and influence have lasting and positive consequences, A New Purpose, as Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, sees it, “points the way to our true north, the compass we all need to follow of a meaningful life.”
—Deepak Chopra, M.D., author of The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success A New Purpose, written by Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., and Daniel J. Kadlec, redefines the American view of success, employment, retirement, and living a significant life. By providing both the inspiration and the information that will enable anyone to ensure that their time and influence have lasting and positive consequences, A New Purpose, as Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, sees it, “points the way to our true north, the compass we all need to follow of a meaningful life.”
- GenresBusiness
288 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 2009
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December 18, 2019
This is one of those books...it makes many salient points but not anything new. Still overall it is a good reminder read that living our lives with or without purpose is a choice of ours. Purpose means realizing success is not about materialization but about relationships, well being, happiness, dreams and goals, gratitude and giving to others.
April 22, 2025
There were a lot of good ideas in here about living your life with more meaning and purpose. They did an especially good job of sharing stories, statistics and logic about why a life lived with purpose matters.
March 24, 2020
Got bored about 1/3 of the way through. The people that Ken describes are to be respected for their life choices, but I just can’t relate.
June 7, 2020
A must read. It opened my perspective up to a broader range of options...to a different view of my future.
July 20, 2009
Most people want to become greater than they are now. What makes us strive to succeed in our careers? In his book “With Purpose: Going from Success to Significance in Work and Life”, author Ken Dychtwald brings a new meaning to “success” in life. Often, we rate our success from the amount of money we have in the bank and our assets that shows others our riches. If we truly want fulfillment in life, we have to find our purpose. Through this book, author Ken Dychtwald describes how to find the intersection of success and meaning of life, without dragging spirituality into the definition.
During the course of our lives, our definition of success changes with our different interests and goals. Many career options are consider when deciding how to earn a living. Society has influenced the individual to believe our ultimate selection of a career is “who we are”. We mistakenly believe our choice in career is the meaning of our success. Nonetheless, there are much more powerful forces that have an impact on our lives than our fundamental tasks of earning money. These forces come from the basic human instinct of giving. If we want to truly succeed in life, we have to “find our niche” in giving back to others. Looking beyond monetary compensation, we sometimes find the best fulfilling experiences in life.
Without regard, we are told or influenced to consider our career, family, and/or our planned life as the purpose of living. The latter is often suggested in religious teachings. The author does a really good job at explaining how to achieve purpose in life without bringing any religious connotations into the discussion. There are some that believe religious views are the only aspect of evaluating or deciding the arrangement of our actions in life. Defining our purpose and following more of our own passions, we will find the choices we make and feeling good about what we have done is an alternate road to religious undertakings. Anyhow, there are times where these religious doctrines drive our giving and sharing with others.
There are many books on self-help and motivating us to “do the right thing” in life. “With Purpose” steps beyond the standard notion of creating a better world for ourselves through selfish acts of importance. In an effort to better ourselves, we should step into a different mode of self-fulfillment by giving to others. In turn, we will have achieved a great sense of self-importance, which is greater than enhancing our own traditional lifestyles.
We are seeing a new movement in giving and charitable actions by society. For instance, there are a string of books and articles coming to the mainstream media delivering new context in giving to their readers. Bestselling books like Bill Clinton’s, “Giving” and weekly feature articles about giving-back by powerhouse media venues Wall Street Journal and Time magazine are just a few that promote how giving back will assist in finding our purpose in life. This movement in giving and charity is becoming popular through the value others are gaining from it.
We could see a huge impact in finding our purpose through joining a purposeful movement. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of ways to get involved in movements we may find of interest or possibly become passionate about. With the advent of the internet, finding others, with the same purpose, is easier than ever. Near the back of the book, the author lists some online resources to assist in finding a purpose. After browsing some of these web sites, one may find a new way to give back to the community.
Overall, the book provides some solid advice in finding meaning in our lives that goes beyond the traditional formula of family + career = happiness. It is the act of sharing and giving back to the community that truly defines our purpose in life. With purpose, our lives will have more fulfillment and happiness.
During the course of our lives, our definition of success changes with our different interests and goals. Many career options are consider when deciding how to earn a living. Society has influenced the individual to believe our ultimate selection of a career is “who we are”. We mistakenly believe our choice in career is the meaning of our success. Nonetheless, there are much more powerful forces that have an impact on our lives than our fundamental tasks of earning money. These forces come from the basic human instinct of giving. If we want to truly succeed in life, we have to “find our niche” in giving back to others. Looking beyond monetary compensation, we sometimes find the best fulfilling experiences in life.
Without regard, we are told or influenced to consider our career, family, and/or our planned life as the purpose of living. The latter is often suggested in religious teachings. The author does a really good job at explaining how to achieve purpose in life without bringing any religious connotations into the discussion. There are some that believe religious views are the only aspect of evaluating or deciding the arrangement of our actions in life. Defining our purpose and following more of our own passions, we will find the choices we make and feeling good about what we have done is an alternate road to religious undertakings. Anyhow, there are times where these religious doctrines drive our giving and sharing with others.
There are many books on self-help and motivating us to “do the right thing” in life. “With Purpose” steps beyond the standard notion of creating a better world for ourselves through selfish acts of importance. In an effort to better ourselves, we should step into a different mode of self-fulfillment by giving to others. In turn, we will have achieved a great sense of self-importance, which is greater than enhancing our own traditional lifestyles.
We are seeing a new movement in giving and charitable actions by society. For instance, there are a string of books and articles coming to the mainstream media delivering new context in giving to their readers. Bestselling books like Bill Clinton’s, “Giving” and weekly feature articles about giving-back by powerhouse media venues Wall Street Journal and Time magazine are just a few that promote how giving back will assist in finding our purpose in life. This movement in giving and charity is becoming popular through the value others are gaining from it.
We could see a huge impact in finding our purpose through joining a purposeful movement. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of ways to get involved in movements we may find of interest or possibly become passionate about. With the advent of the internet, finding others, with the same purpose, is easier than ever. Near the back of the book, the author lists some online resources to assist in finding a purpose. After browsing some of these web sites, one may find a new way to give back to the community.
Overall, the book provides some solid advice in finding meaning in our lives that goes beyond the traditional formula of family + career = happiness. It is the act of sharing and giving back to the community that truly defines our purpose in life. With purpose, our lives will have more fulfillment and happiness.
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May 8, 2015Good thoughts about significance & purpose over success (financial). Seemed to target an older audience he calls "middlescence" (50-60?) who are past child rearing & looking toward retirement years. Gives tips on finding what you can give back to the world even without getting paid for it & living happily & fulfilled there.
April 12, 2010
Was fairly interesting. Nothing I didn't know or couldn't figure out, other than knowing what I should possibly be doing with the rest of my life. Just joking.
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