The Purpose Path
Description
The Purpose Path is for people in any field and at any life stage who long to have not just a job or a career, but a true vocation that allows them to connect their soul with their role. The Purpose Path is organized around five key questions:
- What is success?
- Who am I?
- Why am I here?
- Am I running the right race?
- Am I running the race well?
Nicholas Pearce sits at the unconventional intersection of business, faith, and academia. With engaging stories and candid advice, he shows how he and other people from various walks of life have asked and answered these five questions in order to start, shape, or even radically change their lives and careers. Inspiring, thought-provoking, and practical, The Purpose Path is an essential book for anyone who seeks the clarity and courage to advance their authentic life's work every day.
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Person
A scholar, speaker, entrepreneur, and pastor, Nicholas Pearce is an award-winning management and organizations professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, founder and CEO of The Vocati Group, a global executive advisory firm, and assistant pastor at Chicago's historic Apostolic Church of God. He has served as a trusted adviser, executive coach, and keynote speaker for leading corporations, communities of faith, and social impact organizations on six continents. He and his work have been featured in Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Christianity Today, Forbes, Fortune, Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and on ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, and NPR. A native of Chicago's South Side, he lives in his hometown with his family.
Content
Foreword
Introduction
Part I: The Five Questions
1. What Is Success?
2. Who Am I?
3. Why Am I Here?
4. Am I Running the Right Race?
5. Am I Running the Race Well?
Part II: Putting Vocational Courage to Work
6. What's Courage Got to Do with It?
7. Rechecking Your Alignment
8. Helping Others Develop Vocational Courage
9. Vocational Courage for Organizations
Afterword: The Contagion of Courage
Acknowledgments
Notes