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Paul's Take #23: The Two Fundamental Questions to Understand Your Purpose
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In this episode of the Win Monday podcast, host Paul reflects on his conversation with Markus Kaulius, emphasizing the importance of understanding one's purpose for achieving success and fulfillment. Paul discusses his involvement with the WHY Institute and introduces two key questions to uncover one's deeper "why": "What lights you up?" and "What pisses you off?" He shares insights on identifying activities that energize or drain you and the impact of inauthenticity on his life. Paul encourages listeners to visit the Win Monday website for further inspiration, aiming to help them win the day and lead a purposeful life.
Key Takeaways:
- Importance of understanding one's purpose
- Impact of purpose on success and fulfillment
- Involvement with the WHY Institute and admiration for the concept of purpose
- Uncovering one's deeper "WHY" by asking fundamental questions
- Identifying what energizes and excites, and what drains energy and motivation
- Importance of momentum in winning the day and the week
- Identifying personal triggers and driving positive change
- Focusing on winning Monday and choosing a purposeful life
- Making a positive impact in the world
In This Episode:
- [00:07] Finding purpose
- [01:11] Uncovering your Why
- [02:21] What lights you up
- [03:39] What pisses you off
- [05:32] Living a purposeful life
Notable Quotes
- [03:50] “What really irks me and gets under my skin is as somebody that has a core value of authenticity.”-Paul
- [02:15] “I would say the opposite of what lights you up is what drains your energy.”-Paul
- [04:47] “They say your core values are what light you up and when they're violated, it triggers you.”- Paul
- [04:56] “When people don't show authenticity, which authenticity is a core value, oh my goodness, I struggle not only in the moment, I struggle to recover.”-Paul
Resource & Links
Paul Epstein
- Monday Momentum
- Join the Win Monday Community: https://www.paulepsteinspeaks.com/win-monday
- Take the Confidence Quiz: https://www.paulepsteinspeaks.com/confidence-quiz
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulepsteinspeaks/
- https://www.paulepsteinspeaks.com/
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