How to re-discover your sense of purpose with Barry Bloch
If you’ve been wondering about how to re-discover your sense of purpose and where you might find greater fulfilment in the second half of life, then this episode is for you.
A sense of purpose and belonging is one of the most fundamental needs we all have. As we head into, and travel through the second half of life we have to ask ourselves how we find real joy and actively look for ways to do so. So this episode of Prime Time is devoted to re-discovering our purpose or ‘true north’.
Barry Bloch is an organisational psychologist and is an internationally regarded people and culture leader, executive coach and guide who has worked in more than 50 countries. He’s also a registered psychologist. And, more importantly for us, he’s an expert in finding your true north. He’s got an amazing sense of purpose in himself, and is a really powerful ‘whole of life leader’.
Throughout his career he’s spent most of his life helping people find excitement, meaning and purpose in their careers, charitable roles and beyond the workforce as they head into their third act. He’s someone who’s spent a lot of time coaxing and supporting people through what can be quite a transformational phase of self-doubt and self-discovery in their Prime Time. And he talks openly about how everyone should take the time to look for and find their true north, and why it’s so important to the next phase of our lives and yet so difficult in our Prime Time years.
I’m fortunate to have been coached and mentored by Barry for many years so I’m very excited for you to be able to share in his wisdom.
In this episode, Barry Bloch unravels the psychology behind finding your sense of purpose, at a time of life when you have CHOICE, often for the first time in decades.
I found Barry’s advice really useful and personally very applicable. I hope you do too.
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In episode 9 of Prime Time, we dive in and discuss:
How a sense of purpose is one of the most fundamental needs we all have.
The critical questions you MUST ask yourself to find your true north and how do you stop and understand the footprint you want to leave on the world.
The acts or phases of our lives, and how we can transform ourselves in our Prime Time very intentionally with this in mind.
Why work-life balance is a complete misnomer, and why noone really wants it, even though they say they do.
The right to joy, and how to acknowledge and chase that right in the second half of life.
Losing a sense of self, and how to get it back at this very important time of your life. And how we have to drive through a period that can feel difficult as we transform.
Re-defining yourself outside of your career, far beyond your job title or skills, thinking about what you want to be and how that affects your choices in life.
Really thinking about what drives your sense of satisfaction.
Have you got any great lessons learnt in the search for your own purpose? Leave them in the comments.
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Many thanks! Bec Wilson
Author, columnist, retirement educator, podcast host and guest speaker