1401: Tom Rath | Turning Purpose Into Your Daily Superpower

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What was all that achievement actually for? We'll explain how we inherit other people's definitions of success, why follow your passion can and usually is terrible advice. and how to reclaim your day from obligations that keep you busy without actually making your life better. Here we go with Tom Rath. Before we get into purpose, take us back to age fifteen. You had this genetic condition that you were diagnosed with.

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