#33: How to be Aimless: Cultivating a life of Purpose with Dr. Eric Bean
Release Date: 12/07/2022
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The pressure of pursuing goals, achievement, and success can prevent us from deeply enjoying the process. Is it possible to have both? It depends on our ability to unlock joy in moments, even embracing a scary concept: Aimlessness. Learn how to strike a balance between being purpose-driven and utilizing aimlessness to your advantage in this Coaching Through Stories podcast episode with Dr. Eric Bean.
Freeing ourselves from the pressure of focusing on goals and achievements can help you unlock the value of joy in the moments. Being overly focused on success can prevent you from experiencing the joy of the process. Learn how you can strike a balance between being purpose driven and utilizing aimlessness to your advantage in this Coaching Through Stories podcast episode with Dr. Eric Bean.
Key Points
- A clear purpose can drive us when we lack motivation and feel aimless
- Aimlessness is valuable in appreciating the process.
- There are benefits of consciously accessing an aimless and purpose-driven mindset.
Episode Highlights
[00:07] Dr. Eric Bean
[00:40] How to be aimless?
[01:20] Dr. Eric Bean’s Mental performance coaching
[01:54] Definition of aimlessness and what it generates
[02:49] Generating a mission statement
[03:31] Viktor Frankl
[05:35] What is a shadow mission?
[07:39] What causes you to be apathetic?
[08:32] Discovering the purpose of life
[12:50] Reflection about the short story Purpose of Life
[15:08] Two paths to go down when you’re in a state of aimlessness
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