Jordan Grumet, a hospice doctor and host of the Earn & Invest Podcast, shares unique insights on purpose. He explores why society, despite overwhelming discussions on purpose, is sinking into apathy and depression. Grumet suggests that real fulfillment comes from engaging in day-to-day activities that ignite joy, rather than chasing grand goals. He addresses the generational pressures to define purpose and offers a refreshing perspective on finding meaning through smaller, more manageable pursuits. Get ready to rethink how you connect with your own purpose!
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insights INSIGHT
Purpose and Anxiety
Societal messages about purpose are often big and audacious, creating anxiety.
These messages often link purpose with proving worthiness, making it harder to find.
insights INSIGHT
Calling as Big P Purpose
Striving for "godliness" through a singular calling can be a form of Big P purpose.
This can lead to frustration and doing things we don't enjoy, hindering true purpose.
question_answer ANECDOTE
Ronnie's Music
Kevin Miller shares a story about his friend Ronnie, a musician conflicted about pursuing his passion.
Ronnie believed enjoying applause contradicted his religious beliefs, illustrating a meaning problem, not a purpose problem.
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Purpose is one of the most overused topics in the self-improvement world. Everyone is talking about it. But as we look at the culture, we see more apathy and depression then ever. It’s similar to all the talk on being healthy and happy and we are just getting sicker and sadder. Why? With purpose, why are we constantly talking about it but not finding and experiencing it? I have with me, Jordan Grumet, and you are about to hear a very different look at what purpose is and how we can start experiencing much more of our purpose. Jordan is a medical doctor turned hospice doc. He is host of the Earn & Invest Podcast. He’s author of Taking Stock: A Hospice Doctor’s Advice on Financial Independence, Building Wealth, and Living a Regret-Free Life, the book that landed him here on my show the first time. Now he is back with a new book titled, The Purpose Code: How To Unlock Meaning, Maximize Happiness, And Leave A Lasting Legacy. And we breakdown and dissect purpose. What it is, why we are missing it as a culture, and I’ll give you what to me is the big takeaway, right here in the intro: you will find much more of your purpose in the day to day activities that light you up, than pursuing the big, grand purpose of saving the world. It’s a very different approach to purpose that I found to be much more relevant, realistic, and attainable.
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