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3 Ways to Find Your Purpose with Liesl Ulrich-Verderber (Episode #52)

Purpose is aspirational, it’s always looking forward. Meaning is retrospective, it's something you use to make sense of the past. Liesl Ulrich-Verderber, the CEO of Ever Widening Circles and Founder of the Conspiracy of Goodness Network, is back with us again to help break this down practically.

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Settlers of Catan: How One Family’s Game Night Sparked the Fun of Millions

There is still a precious time when we can come together over life's simple pleasures: game night. And here's a story of wonder with Settlers of Catan, a worldwide classic. This game didn't come from a big corporation or fancy focus group—no, its origins are far closer to home.

Urgent vs Important

One of the most important concepts to increase your productivity is understanding the difference between what's urgent and what's important. Everything we do falls into four categories: urgent AND important, urgent but not important, important but not urgent, or not important and not urgent. For those of us who need help prioritizing our tasks, this advice is invaluable.

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The 4 Mileposts on a Purpose-Driven Journey with Liesl Ulrich-Verderber (Episode #51)

There is something so powerful and so incredible about people who live with purpose because they are driven to do good in the world. On that note, we have a special guest today - my own daughter!

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No Space Wasted: The Urban Honey Bees Making City Life Sweeter

Urban jungles are saving the future of our most precious pollinators. Cities may seem like strange places to find beehives, but from New York City to London to Detroit, bees are thriving in their new urban environments. Here's how you can help them out!

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You Can Make Yourself Like Stuff That is Good For You!

Can you like arugula more than chocolate and a ten-mile run more than watching the latest Netflix thriller? There is much in your life that you now like and once hated. Most persons dislike coffee or single malt whiskey the first time they taste it. Ditto cigarettes and dark chocolate and wine. The liking comes later. So, if you want to train yourself to like – or even love – something that you currently don’t, here is how to go about it.

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Using Discomfort as a Tool for Change with Tania Carriere (Episode #50)

Living life to the fullest doesn’t have to be an abstract concept, but something that can be obtained if only we would take a 1 degree shift. Tania Carriere is deeply curious about what it means to be living our "best life", so curious in fact that she travels the world curating immersive journeys to explore life’s biggest questions.

Using Curiosity as a Guide with Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

How do we start on the journey to finding meaning and purpose in our lives? In this 40 minute workshop Liesl, the founder of the Conspiracy of Goodness Network and CEO of positive media company Ever Widening Circles, will guide us through a curiosity-driven process to answering this question.

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