ABSTRACT
Defining our purpose provides an unconscious compass, and when it is grounded in values of our higher self, we actively shape a better world. Several leaders interviewed in my study reflected and wished, in hindsight, that someone had asked them about their purpose earlier in life because that might have prompted more meaningful actions sooner.
It has been said that we know what has to be done, and for the first time in human history, we have the technologies to address the problems. Are we doing it fast enough? The answer is probably not, and this Principle can offer some help. When educators help students to connect the personal search for meaning and wholeness, whether secular or religious, with the multiple opportunities to help shape a better world, the cocktail becomes powerful and engaging.
