Category: PurposeCasts

Watch — PurposeCast: How to Grow Your Capacity for Joy In All Areas of Your Life

We can all find ways to bring more joy into our lives! In this month’s PurposeCast, Dr. Vic Strecher and Rich Sheridan discuss the benefits of joy and how to cultivate it in your life and work each day. Rich Sheridan has been delivering inspiring keynotes about the business value of joy worldwide for more than a decade. Listen in as he and Dr. Strecher provide valuable, actionable insights to help you create an environment that promotes joy

Watch — Meeting the Moment: How Universities are Cultivating Wellbeing in the Face of Uncertainty

Faculty, staff, and students are experiencing wellbeing challenges like never before. While many universities recognize their wellbeing approaches aren’t meeting the moment to address the needs of their university population, some universities are finding innovative ways to rise to the challenge.

Watch — Meeting the Moment: How Health Systems are Cultivating Wellbeing in the Face of Uncertainty

Today’s workers are experiencing wellbeing challenges like never before — and the continuing uncertainty and return to work strategies have further complicated these challenges. While many employers recognize their wellbeing approaches aren’t meeting the moment to address the needs of their workforce, some health systems are finding ways to meet employee needs.

Watch — PurposeCast: Transforming Your Life: The Power of Meditation and Mindfulness

Loving-kindness meditation is one form of mindfulness practice that focuses on the appreciation of ourselves and others. When times get hard, we often feel that our ability to extend kindness to and beyond ourselves is buried. This meditation will show you the pathway back to those reserves of kindness and benevolent energy.

Watch — Ready to reconnect with others? Lessons from the Olympics.

Dr. Jenny Susser is a highly sought-after keynote speaker, sport & performance psychologist, and author. She is a member of the US Olympic Registry for Sport Psychologists and has worked with individual athletes in multiple Olympic Games, propelling several to the podium. Dr. Jenny has delivered performance training to teams and individuals in Fortune 500 companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Target, Nike, Hewlett Packard, Nationwide, and eBay.

Watch — Courage to be Kind: The Surprising Power and Benefits of Kindness

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We all know we should be kinder, yet many opportunities to do so escape us. But did you know that we are also wired towards kindness? Doing good makes us and others feel good. Kindness is powerful with research showing that being kind boosts your energy and happiness, and even increases your lifespan, preventing pain and anxiety. In this PurposeCast, Vic Strecher will speak with Brandon Peele to explore ways to build your kindness muscle, both to harness its benefits and to bridge differences with others.

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Watch — Mindset: The Power and Impact Our Beliefs Have on Our Lives

Few of us have been spared adversity this past year– we’ve collectively endured a pandemic and reckoned with upheavals of norms and comforts we once enjoyed. Whether we faced these challenges head-on or avoided them depends on our mindsets. Mindset is what we feel and believe about our talents and capabilities and has a profound effect on how we lead our lives. In this PurposeCast, Heidi Grant, Ph.D., a former student of Carol Dweck, will help us understand how to shift our mindset towards growth

Listen — Taming Your Inner Voice: Transforming the Critic Into Your Strongest Guide

Do you talk to yourself? The voice in our heads can add richness to our lives, create meaning out of our experiences, and help us to solve problems. Few could imagine a life without it. Yet this voice can turn from companion to critic when it bombards us with incessant negative self-talk or “chatter”. Giving in to chatter can be debilitating for our moods, health, work, and relationships. But what if there was a way to control it?

Watch – Energize Your Life: How to Boost and Better Manage Your Energy

In this PurposeCast Dr. Vic Strecher explores personal energy management with Dr. Jim Loehr: world-renowned performance psychologist, author, and coach. Dr. Loehr has written over 17 books including the national best-seller The Power of Full Engagement. Co-founder of the Human Performance Institute, he has helped hundreds of top performers in sports, business, and medicine. In this conversation, you’ll learn why Dr. Loehr says “The ultimate measure of our lives is not how much time we spend on the planet, but rather how much energy we invest in the time that we have.”