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The right job is the foundation of a fulfilling life. At the Purpose Promise, we are the sworn enemy of the rat race, which has caused epic levels of disengagement in the United States and around the world. The Purpose Promise Podcast will lead you to a deeper understanding of how to find meaningful work. In each episode, career expert and author John McCarthy explores common success myths and practical ways that you can uniquely define what purpose means to you! For more information, visit ...
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What is wealth and how does the obtaining of it guide your career path? In this episode, The Purpose Promise founder John McCarthy interviews Pastor Isaiah McKinney. Coming from different cultural backgrounds, John and Isaiah explore the four components of wealth: material wealth, relational wealth, motivational wealth, and spiritual wealth.…
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Is your definition of success rooted in the world’s complexities or your own unique complexity? This episode features a conversation with Purpose Promise Founder John McCarthy and Rob Keefer CTO at the tech firm POMIET and author of Harmonics Way. This wide-ranging conversation explores the myth of career stability and how embracing the complexity …
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Is your view of success prescribed or uniquely described? This episode features a conversation with The Purpose Promise Founder John McCarthy and Kendra Ramirez, Executive Coach and Founder of the Kendra Ramirez Digital Agency. Kendra discovered that her career valleys, the times she veered off the prescribed path, actually led to the mountaintops …
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Is your approach to dreaming about the future wise? In this episode, career expert and The Purpose Promise founder John McCarthy outlines the common traps of “comparisonitis” and “FOMO” that can cause career-seekers to go off track. He’s then joined by Jake Thomas who faced a career crossroads and discovered, by going through The Purpose Promise pr…
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What type of assets are you concerned about accumulating for your ideal future? In this episode, career expert and The Purpose Promise founder John McCarthy describes a more comprehensive way to view the assets you acquire throughout your career. He’s joined by John Jordan, who after a long career, chose not to retire, but instead to “re-fire” to p…
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Is the desire to be in your comfort zone negating your impact? In this episode, we unpack Trishia Ralston’s winding journey from Hurricane Katrina, to missions in Africa, to motherhood, to photography. Trishia describes how those stirrings – some voluntary and some involuntary – took her out of her comfort zone and allowed her to understand that ou…
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What motivates you in this season of your career? In Season 2 of this Podcast, career expert and The Purpose Promise founder, John McCarthy digs deeper into the success myths through in-depth conversations with people in The Purpose Promise movement. In this episode, certified Purpose Guide Laura Jackson joins John to discuss the importance of iden…
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Are you living for today or tomorrow’s legacy? In Season 2 of this podcast, career expert and The Purpose Promise Founder, John McCarthy digs deeper into the success myths through in-depth conversations with people in The Purpose Promise movement. In this episode, he is joined by Paul Spencer, the owner of Second Nature. They discuss Paul’s powerfu…
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Are you confined by declared or undeclared expectations? In Season 2 of this Podcast, career expert and Purpose Promise founder, John McCarthy digs deeper into the success myths through in-depth conversations with people in the Purpose Promise movement. In this episode, he is joined by Nate Krugman of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Nate has a p…
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Do you have what it takes to be you? In Season 2 of this Podcast, career expert and The Purpose Promise founder John McCarthy digs deeper into the success myths through in-depth conversations with people in the Purpose movement. In this episode, he is joined by Tom Busch, the founder of Tom Busch Coaching and a Purpose Promise Guide. Tom is a deep …
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Will you conform to the world’s path of career success? In Season 2 of this Podcast, career expert and The Purpose Promise founder, John McCarthy digs deeper into the success myths through in-depth conversations with people in The Purpose Promise movement. In this episode, he is joined by Spencer Hogan, a Purpose Promise guide who specializes in he…
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Is your future focus robbing you of life-changing moments? You might believe the myth that success is a destination. In Season 2 of this Podcast, career expert and Purpose Promise founder, John McCarthy, digs deeper into the success myths through in-depth conversations with people in the Purpose Promise movement. In this episode, he is joined by Th…
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Season 1 of The Purpose Promise Podcast explored the top twelve myths people believe about success. The degree to which you believe one or more of these myths will keep you from living an integrated and purposeful life, trapped in the rat race. In this capstone episode, career expert and Purpose Promise founder, John McCarthy sits down with our pod…
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Most job seekers believe they need to navigate their career journey on their own. The individualistic ideal is sewn into the fabric of American culture. And there are barriers to finding trustworthy mentors or sponsors to guide you. But the notion that your career is a solo journey is a myth. To build a career of purpose, you need other people to s…
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You may be seeking a new job, hoping a new situation will make you happier and more fulfilled. Most people think the grass will greener with another employer. But greener grass is a myth. Without self-awareness, job seekers move from job to job only to find themselves trapped in the rat race, unfulfilled again and again. In this episode, career exp…
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An idealistic vision of a relaxing and stress-free retirement can be the powerful motivator that keeps you stuck in an unfulfilling job. However, there is growing evidence to suggest this view of retirement is actually a myth. Even worse, by chasing after this myth, you can make unhealthy sacrifices during your second phase of life – the work and f…
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Your beliefs – and the stories you tell yourself about them - have a powerful effect on your actions. Your beliefs and narratives about success may be anchored in your earliest memories of how you saw success in the adults around you. In this episode, career expert and Purpose Promise founder John McCarthy explores the impact of that memory, belief…
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You like being comfortable. Who doesn’t? The success myth we are tackling today is that success means increasing levels of comfort. In this episode, career expert and Purpose Promise founder John McCarthy explores three common ways people seek comfort and describes how the pursuit of comfort might derail your life purpose. He is then joined by Ron …
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If you are a parent with a kid heading off to college, or if you are a student considering college, this is a must-listen episode for you! One of the most challenging decisions you will face in life is the pursuit of an education after high school. Most young people head off to college without an intentional consideration about whether the credenti…
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Your view of success is shaped by multiple forces and you may not even be aware of them. Some expectations are placed upon you, consciously or unconsciously, by your family of origin. Other expectations come from society. In this episode, career expert and Purpose Promise founder John McCarthy examines why the myth of fulfilling expectations might …
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George Floyd’s death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer has raised the national consciousness on race and privilege in America. And it caused us at the Purpose Promise to do some soul-searching of our own. We are asking the question, “Is Purpose a Privileged Conversation?” In this episode, Purpose Promise founder John McCarthy is joined b…
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Do you believe your success is based on performance? Maybe you are working hard, trapped in the rat race, pushing and chasing after elusive career goals that don't bring true fulfillment. In this episode, career expert and Purpose Promise founder John McCarthy explores the surprising source of the performance myth and how you can break free from th…
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Many people think success is a destination. This belief has trapped many people in the rat race. Success changes throughout our lives and we must be aware of how it does or it can make us SICK. In this episode, career expert John McCarthy shares a fresh look at how he has fallen prey to this success myth and how it impacted his understanding of pur…
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Many people measure success by hitting their numbers. This belief has trapped many people in the rat race. Performance metrics are a good thing, but when they become the definition of our success, we often become off purpose. In this episode, career expert John McCarthy shares a fresh look at how he has fallen prey to this success myth and how it i…
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Many people measure success by how stable they feel. This belief has trapped many people in the rat race because stability has changed over the years. In this episode, career expert John McCarthy shares a fresh look at three different views of stability prevalent in the last 45 years. He is then joined by Sara Menendez, who is working in the gig ec…
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Many people measure success by how much money they make. This belief has trapped many people in the rat race, burdened by their work. In this episode, career expert John McCarthy shares a different perspective on the correlation between money, wealth and the true meaning of success. He is then joined by James Lenhoff, a financial advisor and author…
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