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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 897,151 ratings — published 1946
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The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for? The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for? (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 294,565 ratings — published 2002
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Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 272,953 ratings — published 2009
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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 221,483 ratings — published 2005
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Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.57 — 1,604 ratings — published 2023
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as purpose)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,628,516 ratings — published 1988
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Find Your Why: A Practical Guide to Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team Find Your Why: A Practical Guide to Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.66 — 12,943 ratings — published 2017
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Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 13,817 ratings — published 1999
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Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life / The Little Book of Hygge / Lagom: The Swedish Art of Balanced Living Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life / The Little Book of Hygge / Lagom: The Swedish Art of Balanced Living (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as purpose)
avg rating 3.85 — 54,986 ratings — published 2018
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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 126,144 ratings — published 2009
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Mastery Mastery (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 49,744 ratings — published 2012
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Designing Your Life: Build a Life that Works for You Designing Your Life: Build a Life that Works for You (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 22,988 ratings — published 2016
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How Will You Measure Your Life? How Will You Measure Your Life? (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.05 — 38,314 ratings — published 2012
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The Art of Work The Art of Work (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 4,183 ratings — published 2015
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Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 8,003 ratings — published 1997
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From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.94 — 17,157 ratings — published 2022
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The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 19,011 ratings — published 2009
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The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 147,183 ratings — published 2007
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The Crossroads of Should and Must: Find and Follow Your Passion The Crossroads of Should and Must: Find and Follow Your Passion (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 11,656 ratings — published 2015
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The Second Mountain The Second Mountain (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.76 — 13,499 ratings — published 2019
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The Last Lecture The Last Lecture (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.26 — 365,384 ratings — published 2008
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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 529,784 ratings — published 1997
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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 89,611 ratings — published 1990
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,341,710 ratings — published 2018
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So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.07 — 50,984 ratings — published 2012
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Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.06 — 133,177 ratings — published 2011
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The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as purpose)
avg rating 3.70 — 7,477 ratings — published 2014
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Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 9 times as purpose)
avg rating 3.69 — 36,487 ratings — published 2016
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Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 131,384 ratings — published 2021
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The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 146,718 ratings — published 2013
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Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as purpose)
avg rating 4.13 — 80,806 ratings — published 2019
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Meditations Meditations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 359,489 ratings — published 180
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Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 236,609 ratings — published 2015
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The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams and Reaching Your Destiny The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams and Reaching Your Destiny (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as purpose)
avg rating 3.89 — 185,598 ratings — published 1996
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Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 76,790 ratings — published 2000
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The Hero With a Thousand Faces The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 45,471 ratings — published 1949
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I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as purpose)
avg rating 3.79 — 7,697 ratings — published 1994
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The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 74,519 ratings — published 2012
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.41 — 821,608 ratings — published 2016
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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 458,611 ratings — published 1997
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As a Man Thinketh As a Man Thinketh (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 97,432 ratings — published 1902
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The Gifts of Imperfection The Gifts of Imperfection (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 225,155 ratings — published 2010
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,524,802 ratings — published 2020
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The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as purpose)
avg rating 4.04 — 124,161 ratings — published 2020
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The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly? The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly? (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 19,531 ratings — published 2012
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Ikigai: Los secretos de Japón para una vida larga y feliz Ikigai: Los secretos de Japón para una vida larga y feliz (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as purpose)
avg rating 3.75 — 87,935 ratings — published 2016
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The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 4,848 ratings — published 2017
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The Life You Were Born to Live: A Guide to Finding Your Life Purpose The Life You Were Born to Live: A Guide to Finding Your Life Purpose (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as purpose)
avg rating 4.14 — 2,632 ratings — published 1993
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The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level (hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as purpose)
avg rating 3.97 — 20,633 ratings — published 2009
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On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It (Penguin Great Ideas) On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It (Penguin Great Ideas)
by (shelved 6 times as purpose)
avg rating 4.16 — 46,791 ratings — published 49
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Roy T. Bennett
“Believe in Your Heart

Believe in your heart that you're meant to live a life full of passion, purpose, magic and miracles.”
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

Betty Friedan
“Each suburban wife struggles with it alone. As she made the beds, shopped for groceries, matched slipcover material, ate peanut butter sandwiches with her children, chauffeured Cub Scouts and Brownies, lay beside her husband at night- she was afraid to ask even of herself the silent question-- 'Is this all?”
Betty Friedan, The Feminine Mystique

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