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Success Story with Scott D. Clary

Lessons - Finding Your True Purpose | Ken Coleman - Career Expert & Bestselling Author

Success Story with Scott D. Clary

Success Story Media

Business, Careers, Self-improvement, Education, Entrepreneurship

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

In this "Lessons" episode, Ken Coleman, career expert, and bestselling author, shares his insights on finding your true purpose by shifting the focus from conventional greatness to the unique blend of talent, passion, and mission that defines real success. He explains that aligning what you do best with what you love not only transforms your work and life but also offers a practical roadmap for overcoming the overwhelming pressure of traditional metrics, ultimately leading to lasting fulfillment in a challenging and ever-evolving career landscape.

Transcript

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0:00.0

In this Lessons episode, discover why shifting focus from conventional greatness to unique talents

0:05.0

unlocks true purpose. Learn how aligning what you do best with what you love produces meaningful

0:09.6

results and understand how redefining success on your own terms transforms both your work and life. You know, there's, you mentioned something because even when you went on this journey

0:28.7

and you found all these different components of what you wanted to include in your,

0:33.2

in your vocation, in your job, in your life, there's still so many outlets for that.

0:38.9

I mean, like, broadcast is, like, 70% aligned.

0:41.9

And then there's all, and then maybe a, a, a, a fun podcast could be 80% aligned.

0:46.9

And then maybe live coaching is, like, 90 to 95% aligned.

0:50.5

But even doing the work, like, the fact that you were able to get to the point where

0:56.9

you could look at this plethora of different careers and then start to see where you wanted to

1:01.6

fit, that's already more work than most people do in their entire life. And you probably see

1:08.7

this all the time. And I'm just, I'm very curious in this post-COVID gig economy.

1:17.6

People were laid off in masses.

1:20.6

People are comparing themselves to individuals on social media.

1:24.1

I would assume that a lot of the people that you deal with are just tired, stressed,

1:29.8

depressed, confused. What is the climate like right now for the majority of professionals

1:37.1

and people that are just trying to figure out their life? Is it seem like this, am I correct in

1:43.0

assuming that it's much worse than it was five years ago?

1:46.7

Like you're front line. So I'm just, I'm trying to understand where people are at in 2024.

1:51.9

Yeah, well, simple answer is the data is showing us that the world of work is getting worse.

1:57.3

And this is Gallup. I mean, Gallup is the gold standard. I read everything Gallup puts out. Every year they put out a state of the America workplace. And I read through it like it's the Bible because it's the Bible as it relates to what America workers are saying. So there's no question that the environment of work. That's what I mean when I straight world of work. It's gotten worse. There are a variety of

2:19.5

reasons for that, and I could go down any tributary you want. But to answer your question very

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