Purpose Ignited
How inspiring leaders unleash passion and elevate cause
Alise Cortez PhD
Description
This book was written to turn you ON – to ignite you from the core of your being! The contents are designed to vitally inspire you to cultivate meaning, passion, and purpose in the everyday moments, unleashing the very best version of you, every day. And then, you will be compelled to bring it – and bring it strong – to everything you do to make the contribution worthy of your one, precious life.
People are motivated at their highest levels when they can connect their work contributions to a greater purpose and mission, and you as their inspirational leader can help them do so. The world desperately needs a sea change in an otherwise soul-sucking workplace that is draining the life out of its members. This book will transform you to be that force, standing strong in inspiration and purpose, igniting the vitalizing ripple through your team and organization.
Starting with meaning and finishing with purpose, Part One is designed to get you fit for living and leading with “gusto.” Each chapter contains activities designed to transform you into a more impassioned and inspirational leader. Part Two teaches you how to unleash that newly found vibrant being to ignite your team members to realize their own greatness and elevate your organization’s cause to a higher contribution that betters the world.
Work and the way business is done can be such profoundly powerful forces for good that elevate humanity – your impassioned, inspirational, and purposeful leadership is essential to creating a world we all want to live in. Your journey awaits – let’s get to work.
Key features:
· Provides a 6-point framework to live with passion and work on purpose
· Inspiring stories from Alise’s radio show guests to illustrate key points
· Application activities in each chapter to catalyze your transformation
Reviews
Purpose Ignited offers an introduction to and an in-depth understanding of purpose in business environments. Well written, easy to understand, yet with sufficient scholarly depth – this book will help corporate officers and academics seeking new ways to motivate employees.
Amazon
I enjoyed Alise Cortez’s book immensely and found great inspiration in many of the stories she includes.
I think there is a time in everyone’s life when this book will resonate and strike home.
There are videos and worksheets to accompany the book, so if you give it time then the book will have more reach within. I certainly found more depth and interest in doing the activities and giving it some reflection time.
I admit however, whilst I completed the book, I didn’t complete all the activities (yet). However, if you’re serious about this area of your life: do them! I’m sure they will add value.
NetGalley
Endorsements
Serving the public as a police officer is a calling. That calling requires passion, purpose, and emotional intelligence to navigate the challenges facing police officers daily. This book keeps me grounded and inspired to serve others. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to take their own best versions of themselves to a higher level.
Danny Barton, Chief of Police, Coppell Police Department
Contents
INTRODUCTION
PART ONE: GETTING YOU FIT FOR LIFE AND LEADERSHIP
CHAPTER 1: MEANING – YOUR ULTIMATE SOURCE OF ENERGY
Logotherapy as a Way of Life
What Will You Do with Your One, Precious Life?
Your Lens – Your Unique Vantage Point
Mindset – Your Governing Star
Hugging Your Adversity – To Stake Claim to Yourself
On the Hunt for Gratitude – Be a “Moment Hunter”
Ikigai – A Framework for a Meaningful Life
Final Thoughts on Meaning
CHAPTER 2: IDENTITY AND BECOMING – YOUR INTIMATE DANCE WITH LIFE
So, Who Are You, Anyway? Self-Awareness is Job #1
Form, Function, and Process of Formation – YOU as a Life Project
The Power of Storytelling – Crafting, Editing and Sharing Yours
Final Thoughts on Identity
CHAPTER 3: WELL-BEING – CARING FOR THE ENGINE THAT POWERS YOU
Positive Emotions – Not Just for the Optimists
Emotional Intelligence – Your Distinguishing Super Power
Connection and Relationships – Your Lifeline
Human Agency and Self-Efficacy
Getting It Done – Savoring Accomplishment
Mindfulness and Meditating
The Right Kind of Tension
Final Thoughts on Well-Being
CHAPTER 4: PASSION – YOUR UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD
Suffering and Pain – The Original Meaning of Passion
What Do You Really Love?
Employing the Curiosity Tool
Passion – Energy, at Work
Get to It – Hustle!
Grit – No, Not the Dirty Stuff Under Your Nails
Final Thoughts on Passion
CHAPTER 5: INSPIRATION – BREATHING LIFE INTO YOUR BEING
Be Inspired – It’s an Action Verb
Inspired by Possibilities
Authenticity as an Opening to Experience and Relationships
What Moves You?
Creativity Can Come from the Most Surprising Places
Life is “Awe-Some” – Don’t Miss It
CHAPTER 6: PURPOSE – YOUR REASON FOR BEING THAT MAKES THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE
Uniquely You
Discovering Your Purpose
Death – Yours
At Your Funeral – The Eulogy
Half Time as the Game Starter
Final Thoughts on Purpose
Editions
FORMAT / ISBN / PUBLICATION DATE / RRP
Paperback / 9781788602006 / November 17, 2020 / £19.99
Ebook / 9781788601993 / November 17, 2020 / £9.99
Paperback and eBook Bundle / £22.49
Author
Alise Cortez PhD
Dr. Alise Cortez is a management consultant specializing in meaning and purpose, host of Working on Purpose radio, inspirational speaker, and author. She earned a PhD in Human Development, launching herself as a social scientist through her dissertation research investigating the relationship between meaning in work and identity, and later greatly expanded the inquiry to yield 15 Modes of Engagement. Dr. Cortez developed her expertise within the Human Capital / Organizational Excellence industry over the last 20 years and has helped develop and transform thousands of managers and executives in their leadership along the way.
Today as Chief Purpose Officer at Dr. Alise Cortez and Associates, she is focused on enabling organizations to lead from purpose and create cultures of meaning that inspire impassioned performance, meaningful engagement and fulfillment, while encouraging a devoted stay within the organization. She also helps companies Visioneer for a Purposeful Future by facilitating meaningful exchange among all stakeholders for a common, desired strategic future. For individuals, Dr. Cortez facilitates an online global community and various retreats to enable people hungry for a more meaningful and purposeful life to discover and create it for themselves.
