Working on Purpose

Working on Purpose

Hosted by: Alise Cortez, PhD

Do you want to help create a world where people are passionate about their work, inspirational leadership helps team members realize their greatness, and capitalism thrives while serving the highest causes? Me too....

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What's Cookin' in Texas? Confessions from the Queen of Texas Cuisine

What’s cookin’ in Texas? Ask Dotty Griffith. Her humorous insights and instruction reveal what makes Texas cuisine so big, bold, and beautiful. This is a woman who not only knows her way around the kitchen but has...
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Galloping Full Speed to the Race Track: One Mans Resolve to Stay True to His Passion

Are you one of the lucky people out there who literally grew up in the business you’d ultimately spend your life as an adult? Blaine Wright, a professional horse trainer with his own racing stable currently working...
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Do You Have What it Takes to Make Your Dreams Come True?

What would you do to make your dreams come true and live your life’s purpose? It’s certainly not an easy path for most. Would you restructure an incredibly well established and successful business? Start a PhD program...
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Living the Good Life: A Conversation with Author Edward Fischer

Initially unsure of what to study or pursue for work, Dr. Edward Fischer tended bar for a while and then his parents sent him on a trip to Guatemala for a little rest and redirection. And that fortunate intervention...
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Heeding the Internal Compass: One Woman's Path to Becoming a Medical Doctor

The path of least resistance in a career is not always the best long-term fit, nor the most fulfilling. And worst still is when we ignore the persistent voice in our heads telling us exactly the career path we know is...
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When Letting Go Can Mean Finding it All

Once you get to the top, how do you know when it’s time to let go? At a time when women were rarely decision makers in business or agriculture, Susan Sokol Blosser, a pioneer in the Oregon wine industry, distinguished...
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Connecting Your Career with Your Calling and Your Profession with Your Purpose

After careful consideration of a college major, you navigate a thoughtful and successful career. Years go by and you learn a ton along the way and enjoy knowing you’re making a valuable contribution to your employer....
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A Passion for the Suds: How the Sloans Turned a Curiosity into a Brewing Obsession

Wouldn’t it be great if you could stumble onto an unexpected hobby and manage to turn it into a business? And what better if that something involves the curious complexities and full-palette flavors of, well, beer?...
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Donald Thompson - The Unlikely CEO?

What can drive, focus on continuous improvement, and a good mentor do to catapult your career? A lot, says Donald Thompson who refers to himself as The Unlikely CEO and is in fact writing a book of the same name....
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Priorities and Delayed Gratification: Ali Mindfully Puts Family First and Then Pursues College and Career

Ali Tiegs took the 20 year plan to complete her education and delayed her career gratification, never losing sight of goals in life but aware of what it would ultimately take to obtain them. Priorities play a very...
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A Conversation with Dan Schawbel: Workplace Trends, Gen Y, and the Importance of Self Promotion in Your Career

The importance of finding a niche to serve in today’s marketplace cannot be overstated. In fact, entrepreneur and author Dan Schawbel recommends everyone be known for one big thing. In his case, Dan began his career...
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From Corporate Executive to Spiritual Teacher: The Story of Annette's Calling

What you want out of life can change drastically as the decades of life course by. Many people have a burning desire as college graduates to enter a chosen profession, climb the ladder of success, and enjoy a...
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