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In this episode, John interviews Dustin Peterson about discovering a unique, God-given life purpose and the distinction between purpose and goals.

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Walking with the Savior, host John interviews leadership trainer and career coach Dustin Peterson, author of Meant for More, about discovering a unique, God-given life purpose. Dustin shares his longtime struggle to find purpose, explains why he believes everyone has a specific purpose, and distinguishes purpose (outward-focused contribution) from goals (often self-focused and short-term), using examples and analogies. They discuss the “purpose defic...

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Host: John Merrill Kirkman

Guest: Dustin Peterson

Topics covered

• purpose
• career coaching
• leadership
• self-discovery
• Christian faith

Keywords

• purpose
• career coach
• leadership trainer
• self-improvement
• Christianity

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Books & works: Meant for More

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