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🗓️ 31 March 2022
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Comedian Marilyn Pittman takes stock of what she really wants in life – and makes a plan to get it.
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0:00.0 | I'm searching for a new purpose. I'm going to be 70 in June. You know, I didn't have |
0:10.7 | kids and I've been an artist. I've been a creative person my whole life. I've had a very |
0:14.1 | long career full of lots of different successes. But I'm missing myself as an artist. I haven't |
0:21.4 | had an artistic goal. I haven't had a creative purpose for several years now. I'm restless |
0:28.8 | and I'm aimless and I'm a little lost. And so I'm trying to get fat to myself. And I'm |
0:35.2 | trying to find out what's left. I don't seem to be dying. I need help. I mean beyond therapy. |
0:44.1 | I need some help with caring. It's about caring. I need to care, to work, to care, to |
0:50.1 | do more. I'm tired. |
0:58.0 | I'm Dacker Keltner. Welcome to the Science of Happiness. Our guest today, Marilyn Pittman, |
1:02.5 | moved to San Francisco in the 1980s to become a comedian. And she did. Marilyn is also credited |
1:08.2 | with being one of the first out lesbian comics in the United States. But she's had a lot |
1:12.9 | of jobs over the years, voice coach, radio host, and the creator of award-winning one-woman |
1:18.0 | shows like her 2011 performance, all the rage. Marilyn's been feeling like she's coming |
1:24.1 | to the end of a long career and she's seeking more meaning in her work. She joins us |
1:28.8 | after trying a practice to figure out what life goals are closest to her heart and how |
1:33.5 | to reach them. Later in the show, we'll consider studies examining how we can all find a greater |
1:39.1 | sense of purpose in life. More after this break. |
1:45.9 | We all want to feel better, be happier, and have more freedom. And there are endless |
1:49.9 | resources at our fingertips. But the amount of self-help books and workshops and other |
1:54.1 | resources out there can be really daunting. |
1:57.5 | Self-helpful with Kevin Miller is a podcast hosted by Kevin Miller, a pro-athlete peak |
2:02.5 | performance expert, published author, and personal development guide. He invites some of |
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