Discovering Your Purpose: Living with Intention and Meaning, with Elizabeth Dixon

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Episode Highlights:
In today's episode, we have the pleasure of having a special guest, Elizabeth Dixon, President and CEO of Trilith Foundation.Join us as we dive into the importance of understanding and living out one's purpose in life, and how it can lead to personal and professional fulfillment.In this episode, you will also learn more about:• The definition of purpose and its significance in our lives• How to distinguish between taking purpose from our work and bringing purpose to our work• The impact of having a strong sense of purpose in life and the organizations we are part of• Overcoming the challenges that can hinder us from finding our purpose.• Practical strategies for staying committed to our purpose and aligning our thoughts and actions.Get ready to dive into these topics and how they can truly transform your life. Stay tuned for an inspiring and thought-provoking conversation. Let's get started!
"To me, [purpose] means the reason that something exists or another way to say that is a reason for being."[01:30] - Elizabeth Dixon
"I had a moment that really woke me up to the fact that I was defining my purpose in a lot of ways by my work. I wasn't bringing my purpose to my work, and that there was a really big difference between those two."[02:15] - Elizabeth Dixon
"When we extract our purpose from [our work], we can really get shaken up... The opposite of that is knowing our purpose, why we exist. And then we bring that into that season, that stage, that job, we bring it to our work."
[03:10] - Elizabeth Dixon
"Statistics say, and some experts would say this is a very conservative number, that 75% of people say that they cannot articulate their purpose in life."[06:05] - Elizabeth Dixon
"We have to make sure that we are thinking about our thinking."[09:49] - Elizabeth Dixon
"What are your thoughts throughout the day? Are they aligned with your sense of purpose?"[10:30] - Elizabeth Dixon
"We need emotions to be in the car, but in the backseat of the car... If our feelings are driving anything, we are really all over the place."[14:26] - Elizabeth Dixon
"My purpose is to reflect Jesus by galvanizing people and ideas for good."[17:44] - Elizabeth Dixon
"I think I want to leave behind a legacy of a wife and a mom and a friend who reflected my creator."[22:04] - Elizabeth Dixon
"When we think about ourselves in that place [looking back at 80 years of living], what are we going to be most proud of, and what do we need to do today to truly live that out?"[25:05] - Elizabeth Dixon
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