S5 Ep7: From Me to We: Reinvention and Finding Your Purpose

About this episode

The episode features Jonathan discussing his career journey, the concept of purpose-driven work, and insights on leadership.

0:00 Host's introduction of guest speaker, Jonathan 1:01: An overview of Jonathan's career journey 3.50 What drives his career reinvention 6:40 What problems is he solving now 8:20 What is purpose-driven 10:02 Biggest lesson when he was teaching first graders 11:50 Younger days 15:00 How did Jonathan get started in his career 17:20 Most important career decision to date 20:25 Defining leadership 21:13 What's next 23:23 What's the desired outcome 24:48 Coming from 'me' to 'we' 25:38 Best career advice 28:16 Being 'broken open' vs as 'broken'

People in this episode

Hosts: Felicity Brown, Samantha Ng

Guest: Jonathan

Topics covered

• career reinvention
• finding purpose
• leadership
• education
• personal growth

Keywords

• career journey
• purpose-driven
• leadership
• education
• personal growth
• career advice

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