Are You Being Called by the Future? with David Yaden

09/06/19 • 27 min

David Bryce Yaden is a Research Fellow and PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania, where he works in the Positive Psychology Centre. David's research focus is on the psychology and neuroscience of spiritual, self-transcendent and other positively transformative experiences. Specifically, he's interested in understanding how these experiences can result in longterm changes to wellbeing. And how they alter fundamental faculties of consciousness, such as the sense of time, space, and self. He's the editor of the book, Being Called. And he's currently writing a book called, The Varieties of Spiritual Experiences: A Twenty-First Century Update. His work is being covered by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, New York Magazine, and NPR.

In this week’s podcast, we explore how positively transformative experiences can leave us feeling called to our futures and the impact they can have on our wellbeing and performance.

Connect with David Yaden:

https://www.varietiescorpus.com/

You’ll Learn:

[03:53] - David explains why we’re called by our futures – not just pulled by the past - and what impact this has for our wellbeing.
[06:28] - David outlines the difference between trying to find meaning and purpose in our work, to being called to the work we do.
[09:07] - David shares what his research is finding makes a positively transformative moment possible for each of us.
[11:06] - David explores if positively transformative experiences can be created or need to be allowed to spontaneously occur.
[13:13] - David outlines what his research is finding in terms of the impact the positively transformative moments might have for us or others.
[16:58] - David explores potential interventions workplaces can use to create positively transformative experiences for people and their limitations.
[20:33] - David outlines ways workplaces can help people to feel more called to their work.
[22:30] - David completes the Lightning Round.

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In this week’s podcast, we explore how positively transformative experiences can leave us feeling called to our futures and the impact they can have on our wellbeing and performance.

Connect with David Yaden:

https://www.varietiescorpus.com/

You’ll Learn:

[03:53] - David explains why we’re called by our futures – not just pulled by the past - and what impact this has for our wellbeing.
[06:28] - David outlines the difference between trying to find meaning and purpose in our work, to being called to the work we do.
[09:07] - David shares what his research is finding makes a positively transformative moment possible for each of us.
[11:06] - David explores if positively transformative experiences can be created or need to be allowed to spontaneously occur.
[13:13] - David outlines what his research is finding in terms of the impact the positively transformative moments might have for us or others.
[16:58] - David explores potential interventions workplaces can use to create positively transformative experiences for people and their limitations.
[20:33] - David outlines ways workplaces can help people to feel more called to their work.
[22:30] - David completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources:

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining me again this week. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post.

You can also listen to all the episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through stitcher. No need for downloading or syncing.

Until next time, take care! Thank you David!

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Can You Turn On Your Happy Chemicals? with Loretta Breuning

Loretta Breuning is the founder of the Inner Mammal Institute, which helps people manage the ups and downs of their mammal brain. As professor emerita of management at California State University East Bay, Loretta's research explores how people can discover the power of their mammalian operating system. The author of several books, including Habits of a Happy Brain, Loretta had shared her research, and talks all over the world.

In this week’s podcast, we explore our brain’s happy chemicals and how we can create more happy chemicals as we work.

Connect with Loretta Breuning:

https://innermammalinstitute.org/

You’ll Learn:

[02:11] - Loretta explains how dopamine work and why it is important for us at work.
[05:10] - Loretta offers some practical ways to spark more dopamine at work.
[06:33] - Loretta outline how endorphins help our brains to perform.
[09:00] - Loretta explores if endorphins might help ease social or emotional pain at work.
[10:15] - Loretta explains the upside and the downside of oxytocin at work.
[13:01] - Loretta explores how oxytocin can help us to build belonging and psychological safety in workplaces.
[16:44] - Loretta explains how serotonin shapes our relationships at work.
[21:35] - Loretta outlines how we can create happy brain habits to stimulate these chemicals.
[23:43] - Loretta completes the Lightning Round.

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The 8 Steps To Finding A Purpose That Pays Off - with Bob Quinn

Robert Quinn is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, one of the co-founders of the field of positive organizational scholarship, and a co-founder of the Ross Centre for Positive Organisations. Bob's research and writing focuses on purpose, leadership, culture and change,and he is in the top 1% of professors cited in organizational behaviour textbooks. The recipient of multiple teaching awards, Bob was recently named one of the top speakers in the world on the topics of organisational culture and related issues. And last year, his talk on personal purpose went viral and has been viewed by over 16 million people. Bob has published 18 books, and his most recent book, The Economics of Higher Purpose, has just been released.

In this week’s podcast we explore the economics of higher purpose in our workplaces and how we can find and consistently honor our purpose.

Connect with Robert Quinn:

http://robertequinn.com/

You’ll Learn:

[03:22] - Bob explains why the economics of higher purpose is a conversation every workplace should be exploring at the moment.
[07:33] - Bob outlines why a higher purpose shifts our mindsets and commitment from being employees or agents to owners in our workplaces.
[11:51] - Bob shares how workplaces can envision being a higher purpose organization and overcome the thought walls that might get in their way.
[16:03] - Bob explains why organizations need to discover – rather than invest – their higher purpose.
[22:13] - Bob shares his tips for embracing the messy and magical process of bringing a higher purpose to life across a workplace.
[27:30] - Bob shares the story of how KPMG gave their people the freedom to self-organize and take responsibility for the things that matter most to them in relation to the higher purpose.
[33:05] - Bob completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources:

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining me again this week. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post.

You can also listen to all the episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through stitcher. No need for downloading or syncing.

Until next time, take care! Thank you Bob!