{"id":1372,"date":"2019-02-06T14:59:49","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T22:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intrinsicwealthcounsel.com\/?p=1372"},"modified":"2023-01-20T13:33:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T21:33:42","slug":"the-power-of-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intrinsicwealthcounsel.com\/intrinsic-blog\/the-power-of-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power Of Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1372\" class=\"elementor elementor-1372\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50540eaf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50540eaf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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the right goals<\/strong>.\u201d\n\nOne of the studies that Pink cites asked a sample of soon-to-graduate college students about their life goals and then followed them early in their careers to assess their progress and well-being.\u00a0 The students\u2019 goals were categorized as either \u201c<strong>extrinsic aspirations<\/strong>\u201d or \u201c<strong>intrinsic aspirations<\/strong>.\u201d\u00a0 Becoming wealthy or achieving fame are examples of extrinsic motivators and labeled \u201c<strong>profit goals<\/strong>.\u201d\u00a0 In contrast, learning, growing, and helping others are examples of intrinsic motivators and labeled \u201c<strong>purpose goals<\/strong>.\u201d\n\nWithin two years of graduating, the researchers found that the <strong>individuals who had purpose goals, and were achieving those goals, experienced higher levels of satisfaction and well-being<\/strong> than when they were in college.\u00a0 In addition, they reported having lower levels of anxiety and depression.\n\nIn contrast, those who had profit goals (wealth and acclaim), and were achieving those goals, reported having the same levels of satisfaction, self-esteem, and positive affect as when they were students.\u00a0 In other words, they were achieving their goals, but that didn\u2019t make them happier.\u00a0And, even more striking, <strong>those achieving their profit goals reported higher levels of anxiety and depression<\/strong>.\u00a0Pink summarized the conclusions of the researchers in this way: \u201cEven when we do get what we want, it\u2019s not always what we need.\u201d\n\n<strong>What this and many other studies have revealed is that what we really need is a sense of purpose<\/strong>.\u00a0Furthermore, this need is not limited to the idealism of young adults.\u00a0 Pink wrote, \u201cBaby boomers around the world\u2014because of the stage of their lives and the size of their numbers\u2014are nudging purpose closer to the cultural center.\u201d\n\nFor example, the 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