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Good Life Project

How to Feel Significant (again?) | Seth Godin

Good Life Project

Jonathan Fields / Acast

Education, Wellness, Self-improvement, Midlife, Health & Fitness, Intentional Living, Personal Growth, Living Well, How To

4.53.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Beyond money, what truly matters is meaning and purpose - feeling like your work and life make a difference. Studies show significance is key to satisfaction.


Yet workplaces often keep us from these feelings. Seth Godin explores how to transform work into a source of fulfillment and purpose.

Seth has inspired many through his insights on work culture, leadership and spreading ideas. His latest book, The Song of Significance serves as a manifesto for creating a more human-centric workplace.


We discuss:

  • Embracing change as the new normal
  • Reimagining the workplace to enroll, empower and trust everyone
  • How the past few years have trained us to embrace change
  • The importance of taking responsibility for meaningful work
  • Rediscovering the value of human connection at work


This is a must-listen for anyone seeking a more purpose-driven approach to work. Seth's book can help transform workplaces and create an environment where everyone can do their best work.


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When we think about what makes something a good life, a lot of people got confused and

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came to the conclusion that the purpose of life is to enable business, not the other way

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around. It feels to me like this is either an amazing opportunity to reclaim humanity

1:14.1

and significance and opportunity or we should just pack it in and realize that we are cogs

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in the system irrevocably and there's no way out.

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So beyond money, perks and benefits, what really matters in work and in life? Well it

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turns out when thousands of people were interviewed meaning purpose, the feeling of significance

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like what I do and who I am truly matters is key. But at the same time generations of

1:45.5

workplace practices and systems and structures have kind of worked to keep us from these

1:50.5

feelings a lot of the time. Well what if it didn't have to be that way? What if significance

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