In this episode I talk to Tomas Björkman: a social entrepreneur, an applied philosopher and an author. In our conversation we look at purpose from the perspective of adult development. Tomas outlines three stages of purpose: unconscious purpose, conscious inherited purpose and chosen purpose, as well as three levels of chosen purpose: rational purpose, soul purpose and universal purpose. We discuss these stages from many different angles, and Tomas shares about how his sense of purpose has changed throughout his life and how that relates to the stages.

In the second part of the conversation, which will be published in a week or two, we look at the questions of why purpose is important, what we can do in order to create a more purpose-infused society and what a world infused with purpose might look like.

I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation. I hope that you will too!

More about Tomas: Tomas is the author of three books: The Market myth, The Nordic Secret and, most recently, The World We Create: From God To Market. Tomas had a very successful career as a serial entrepreneur in banking, real estate, media and IT, and he is the founder of Investment Banking Partners AB. At a certain point he made the decision to sell his financial business and to take some time off to reflect on what he wanted to focus on during the second half of his life, and more specifically, what he wanted to do in order to make a difference in the world. He proceeded to co-found the Ekskäret foundation in Stockholm, with the aim to facilitate the co-creation of a more conscious and sustainable society. Find out more about him and his work at tomas-bjorkman.com

About Pauli: Pauli Saari is a purpose guide, and as such he helps you, an experienced spiritual seeker who is turning your attention from the inner work to the outer work, to get to a place where you are fully engaged in contributing towards a better world in a way that feels deeply meaningful to you. Find out more at paulisaari.com.

Free online workshop about purpose discovery: paulisaari.com/webinar.