Episode 345: Best Of: From Success to Significance: Finding Your Why with Paul Epstein

17/07/2025 54 min
Episode 345: Best Of: From Success to Significance: Finding Your Why with Paul Epstein

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In this inspiring episode, I talk with Paul Epstein, former NFL and NBA executive turned purpose-driven leader, speaker, and coach. Paul shares his remarkable career journey in professional sports and how a pivotal leadership retreat helped him discover his true purpose — leading others to unlock their potential through purpose and performance.Paul explains his decision to leave a dream career in sports to create Purpose Labs, a platform dedicated to helping individuals and organizations discover and activate their why. Drawing from personal loss, leadership experiences, and coaching, Paul reveals how purpose can sustain us through adversity, fuel our professional lives, and help us build legacies of impact.What You'll Learn in This Episode:How Paul Epstein transitioned from a high-profile sports executive to purpose-driven entrepreneurThe importance of discovering your personal “why” and how it transforms leadershipHow to distinguish between success and significanceThe role of personal values in driving impactful decisionsHow to identify the activities that energize vs. deplete youThe power of journaling to clarify purpose and daily excitementHow purpose helps leaders and teams build cultures of trust and performanceTips for anyone feeling “stuck” in success without fulfillmentThe Purpose Labs model for integrating meaning, mission, and motionWhy reflection on life experiences (like creating a “lifeline”) reveals core themes for personal growthTranscript: HereAdditional resources:Website: https://paulepsteinspeaks.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulepsteinspeaks/Sharon Spano:Website: sharonspano.comFacebook: facebook.com/SharonSpanoPHDInstagram: instagram.com/drsharonspano/LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sharonspano/Book: thetimemoneybook.comContact: [email protected]: substack.com/@drsharonThe Other Side of Potential Podcast: sharonspano.com/podcast/

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