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Sep 15
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What Should You Do With Your Life? | Suz...

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About this episode

Are you living by default or by design? A provocative question from an NYU business professor.

 

Suzy Welch is an award-winning NYU Stern School of Business professor, acclaimed management researcher, and New York Times best-selling author, most recently with "Becoming You: A Proven Method for Crafting Your Authentic Life and Career."

 

In this episode we talk about:

  • The distinction between purpose and happiness
  • What values actually are––and why it's so hard for people to name their own 
  • 15 of the most significant core values
  • The importance of knowing how other people experience your personality 
  • Tools for envisioning your desired future 
  • Why knowing your passion is not enough
  • And much more



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