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March 30, 2022 52 mins

Young people face many difficult decisions in their transition to adulthood. Chief among them is identifying what matters most in life so as to live with purpose.  Some young people do this successfully. How do they do it? How do then differ from other young people? 
Kendall Cotton Bronk has studied purpose for decades. She has interviewed thousands of adolescents about their path into purpose.  In her work, she has identified key factors that enable young people to find purpose. In this episode, she shares these factors along with how we can apply them in our own lives.  
In this episode, you'll learn about

  • Purpose as a multifaceted concept
  • Purpose coming from within
  • A one hour conversation shown to increase people's sense of purpose
  • How to synthesize purpose experiences
  • Five steps for helping people find purpose

Kendall's links:
Moral Development Lab
Faculty page

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Want to connect? Email me at bradleywrightphd@gmail.com or connect on my LinkedIn page. 
Want to start your own podcast? This podcast is edited and produced (and music too) by Josh Gilbert. Contact him at   joshgilbertmedia@gmail.com. He specializes in working with early podcasters.

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