About this episode

Patty Stonesifer shares her approach to making career decisions through a personal mission statement.

You might think the biggest, most prestigious job is always the right career move. Patty Stonesifer — founding CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and an early Amazon board member — says that’s exactly the wrong way to decide what to do next. So what should guide your career? In this episode, Patty joins Molly to share the nine-word personal mission statement she’s used for decades to filter opportunities, turn down what doesn’t fit, and speak up for what matters. Patty shares how you can write your own, and even coaches Molly through creating hers in real time. Connect with the team Follow Molly on Instagram , LinkedIn , and at glueclub.com/ Subscribe to Molly’s Substack Lesson Watch WorkLife videos on YouTube at TEDAudioCollective Follow TED on X , Instagram , Facebook , LinkedIn , and TikTok For the full text transcript, visit https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife-transcripts Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at  attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Molly Graham

Guest: Patty Stonesifer

Topics covered

• career decisions
• personal mission statement
• opportunity filtering
• professional growth
• coaching

Keywords

• career
• decisions
• mission statement
• Patty Stonesifer
• Molly Graham
• opportunities
• coaching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Amazon, TED

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