“ I have been a card carrying member of the Walking Dead myself. I know what that is like. That’s why I do the work that I do today, which is to awaken people to their passion and purpose and then inspire them to make a contribution worthy of their one precious life.” – Dr. Alise Cortez
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Alise Cortez, the Chief Ignition Officer at Gusto, NOW!, an inspirational speaker, organizational logotherapist, social scientist, author, and podcast host. You’ll hear Dr. Alise talk about how we can go about finding more meaning in our lives and in our work. She’ll also share some powerful practices and exercises to help ignite your purpose.
In this episode:
- Understand logotherapy and its teachings
- Dr. Alise’s early onset midlife crisis (which may sound familiar)
- A cry for meaning and some powerful practices to help you find it
- Why finding meaning and purpose is so important in our life and work
- The 3 sources of meaning
- Being fulfilled by being part of something bigger
- Ways to activate meaning and create greater purpose inside organizations
- Purpose statement X mission statement X vision X values
- And more!
Leadership Presence | Mastering the Inner Work of Leadership is your guide to leading with less ego and more soul. Your host is Janet Ioli, leadership and human development expert, sought-after coach, advisor to global executives, and former executive with experience in four Fortune 200 companies. In this podcast, she digs into the real deep work and empowers leaders to show up with authenticity, build emotional intelligence, and lead in a way that leaves a lasting impact.
Noteworthy Quotes from This Episode
“We humans are wired to serve. And when we aren’t serving, we feel empty and vacant, and that is when we get into trouble […] because we’re trying to quell that ache for meaning.” – Dr. Alise Cortez
“One of the quintessential questions that I ask people all the time is, What do you want? And I will tell you, like, 95% of people can’t answer that question. That’s a hard one.” – Janet Ioli
“Our chief concern in life is finding meaning, and, meaning is our chief source of energy, it’s our fuel.” – Dr. Alise Cortez
“It takes two and a quarter satisfied humans to equal the productivity of one inspired human. You do the math and tell me if this is not worth a little bit of work here.” – Dr. Alise Cortez
“ If you ask somebody, What’s the mission of your organization? What’s the purpose of your organization? If they say, ‘Just a sec. I know there’s something on the website.’ That’s not it. It should just come right off their tongue because they live it. That’s how it should work.” – Dr. Alise Cortez
Resource Links:
Dr. Alise Cortez is the Chief Ignition Officer at Gusto, NOW!, a management consulting firm specializing in the activation of meaning and purpose. She is also an inspirational speaker, organizational logotherapist, social scientist, author, and host of the Working on Purpose podcast.
Learn more about her and her work at alisecortez.com. You can also find all her books here.
Listen to the episode where I was a guest on Dr. Alise’s Working on Purpose Podcast: Got Soul? Unlock the Power of Your Wise Self as a Leader.
Connect with today’s guest on LinkedIn: Dr. Alise Cortez.
Connect with Janet Ioli:
Website: janetioli.com
Linkedin: Janet Ioli
Instagram: @janetioli
Janet is the founder of Power Presence Academy. She helps leaders ground themselves with confidence, connection, and purpose and lead with Less Ego, More Soul.
If you want to become more grounded, confident, and aligned with your deeper values in just 21 days. Check out Janet Ioli’s book Less Ego, More Soul: A Modern Reinvention Guide for Women.
If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts.
—-
Produced by Ideablossoms
Recent Comments