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What Should You Do With Your Life? | Suzy Welch

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Sep 15, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Suzy Welch, an award-winning NYU professor and best-selling author, challenges listeners to consider if they are living by design or default. She uncovers the distinction between purpose and happiness, urging the identification of core values. The conversation reveals tools for envisioning a desired future and explores why knowing your passion alone isn’t sufficient. Suzy also emphasizes the importance of understanding how others perceive us, highlighting relationships and shared values in the pursuit of fulfillment.
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ADVICE

Use The Values Bridge Tool

  • Use the Values Bridge test to discover and rank your 15 core values with behavioral questions.
  • Compare your values and how closely you're living them to identify variances to fix.
ANECDOTE

360 Feedback Revealed Her Blind Spot

  • Suzy took 360 feedback during a chaotic period after her husband's death and expected to be seen as calm.
  • The feedback showed others experienced her as the hurricane, forcing her to change how she presented herself.
ADVICE

Get Cheap 360 Feedback

  • Get 360 feedback even if you don't work at a big firm by using PI360 to learn how others experience you.
  • Use quick raters to get actionable feedback on relationships, ideas, and execution.
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