205: What to Do When Your Purpose Starts to Suck | Deep Dive
The Jordan Harbinger Show
Jordan Harbinger
4.8 • 12.3K Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2019
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) joins us for this deep dive into how even the most driving purpose can wear you down, why meaning doesn't always align with happiness, and what you can do to recalibrate your purpose when you're discouraged by the obstacles you face in its pursuit.
Full show notes and resources can be found here: https://jordanharbinger.com/205
What We Discuss with Gabriel Mizrahi:- Why meaning doesn't automatically create happiness, and happiness isn't required to create meaning.
- Why, if you're doing it right, pursuing your purpose should make you miserable from time to time.
- The key upsides to embracing the difficulty of your purpose and how it drives you toward your best work.
- How to focus on the micro over the macro in order to keep you connected to your purpose when you're having your doubts.
- Understanding that discipline is knowing when to think about certain issues; denial is refusing to think about them at all.
- And much more...
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| 0:00.0 | A lot of people ask me how I'm able to stick to my fitness routine, especially since I have such a bananas schedule. |
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| 0:20.1 | I might only have 15 minutes in between calls, but I can still fit in a Peloton class. |
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| 0:33.9 | you'll be so glad this thing goes upright. |
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| 0:40.1 | that shows you how your form is doing, and it warns you if you're doing something wrong |
| 0:43.5 | that could injure you or whatever. |
| 0:44.8 | And right now is the perfect time to get rowing with Peloton row. |
| 0:47.3 | We can promise you've never rode like this before. |
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| 0:53.7 | that help you get rowing or advance what you can already do. |
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| 1:01.2 | Welcome to the show. |
| 1:06.4 | I'm Jordan Harbinger. |
| 1:07.6 | As always, I'm here with my producer, Jason DeFilippo. |
| 1:10.6 | For a few years, I worked on Wall Street as an attorney, doing a job I was good at, |
| 1:14.6 | but I didn't love. |
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