Dr. Steven Segal was a popular lecturer at Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM) where he taught postgraduate MBA students for more than 20 years. His classes were highly sought after and I was fortunate to attend one of them. 



Steven and I talk about the ancient history of purpose discovery, how an increasingly individualistic world affects our mental health and relationships, the relationship between self-actualization and purpose, the limitation of solution-focused thinking in the context of finding our purpose, how to work with anxiety and depression.



Outline:

0:00 – Introduction

1:40 – What’s happening with the world

4:25 – We confuse success with self-actualisation

5:56 – What does self-actualisation feel like

7:05 – Ian Thorpe staring at the black line

8:02 – Developing our character and wellbeing 

Narcissism and relating to others

8:50 – Chasing success after success

10:56 – Different perspectives to look at our life

12:15 – Nobody is completely actualised even Nelson Madela and Mahatma Gandhi

15:40 – Why is everyone searching for meaning and higher purpose suddenly

19:46 – Shifting anxiety to curiosity of emotions and mindset

24:09 – The limitation of solution-focused questions; instead of exploration mindset

24:35 – We are living with little self-belief and seeking external validation

27:05 – The burden of individualism

29:50 – When can anxiety help us become better

33:03 – What is ancitement (anxiety and excitement)

35:35 – What are the signs for anxiety and depression

39:32 – Working with anxiety and depression, not working against it

42:07 – Is our anger proportionate to the situation

44:48 – How could leaders, parents, educators work with others in this increasingly individualistic world

52:03 – The three questions



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From the author of Unstuck, Aaron was emotionally stuck after a life lesson that happened in April 2019. He founded Transformative Purpose, a media and education platform to share inspiration and ideas, and help people become better at what they do. TP is a top 3% globally ranked Apple podcast. Previous guests include global CEO and entrepreneurs, scientists, psychologists, Olympian and professional athletes, authors, coaches, parents and many more.



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