The Power of Purpose, 4th Edition
To Grow and to Give for Life
4th Edition
Published on 21. January 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-1-5230-0696-0 (ISBN)
Description
People with a clear sense of purpose live up to ten years longer—and this fully revised guide shows you exactly how to find yours.
Now in a fully revised fourth edition with more than 40 percent new content, The Power of Purpose offers a warm, research-grounded framework for naming your reason to rise and living it at every stage of life. Richard Leider, with new coauthor David Shapiro, brings five decades of coaching wisdom together with fresh stories, new tools, and two distinct perspectives—one rooted in traditional spirituality, one more secular—so the book works for a wide range of readers.
Inside this book:
Designed for individuals as well as book clubs, seminars, and study groups, this is a trusted companion whether you're starting out, starting over, or simply feeling that quiet pull toward something more meaningful.
Now in a fully revised fourth edition with more than 40 percent new content, The Power of Purpose offers a warm, research-grounded framework for naming your reason to rise and living it at every stage of life. Richard Leider, with new coauthor David Shapiro, brings five decades of coaching wisdom together with fresh stories, new tools, and two distinct perspectives—one rooted in traditional spirituality, one more secular—so the book works for a wide range of readers.
Inside this book:
- The Purpose Formula — guided questions to help you name your unique purpose clearly and specifically
- The Purpose Checkup and Signs of Purpose — tools to assess where you are and what's calling you forward
- The Stages of Purpose — a framework for understanding how purpose evolves through career changes, relationships, and major life transitions
- The Purpose Recipe and Purpose Moment — daily practices for weaving purpose into how you work, connect, and contribute
- Becoming a Purposeful Leader — a new chapter on leading from purpose in organizations and communities
Designed for individuals as well as book clubs, seminars, and study groups, this is a trusted companion whether you're starting out, starting over, or simply feeling that quiet pull toward something more meaningful.
More details
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
204 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5230-0696-0 (9781523006960)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
01/2025
4th Edition
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
€21.49
Available for download
Persons
Richard Leider is founder and chairman of The Inventure Group, a coaching and consulting firm with offices in Minneapolis, MN. He is an Executive Fellow at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management and is a guest lecturer in the Harvard Business School and Duke Corporate Education. Richard holds a Master's Degree in Counseling and is a Nationally Certified Master Career Counselor. He is a Senior Fellow at the University of Minnesota's Center for Spirituality and Healing where he is a founder of The Purpose Project.
David Shapiro teaches with PLATO—The Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization—a nationwide non-profit that brings philosophy and philosophers into the lives of K-12 students. His scholarly interests include applied ethics, philosophy of human rights, and philosophy with children. Shapiro holds a Master's Degree in Philosophy from the University of Washington.
David Shapiro teaches with PLATO—The Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization—a nationwide non-profit that brings philosophy and philosophers into the lives of K-12 students. His scholarly interests include applied ethics, philosophy of human rights, and philosophy with children. Shapiro holds a Master's Degree in Philosophy from the University of Washington.