Purpose Based Career Planning
Real You, Real Work.
to us motivated, focussed and ready to get to work!”
Purposeful
Our programs are built on the belief that everyone has a unique contribution to offer and a deep, innate desire to deliver that contribution.
Practical
Whether you’re job hunting, a career advisor, or a business leader, our proven methods—refined over decades—help you find purpose and launch meaningful careers quickly.
Proven
Independent studies have shown our programs to be up to 2-3 times as effective as traditional career development programs in helping individuals attain and retain work
Six modules to help clients get from stuck to thriving
MODULE 1: TAKE CHARGE
Develop clarity on why you are making the decisions you are currently making and how to make that process more effective for you. Replace the negative and unconscious payoffs you are getting for your choices with positive and conscious ones.
MODULE 2: GET UNSTUCK
Use your newly developed approach to decision making to identify the labels, rigidities and limiting beliefs you have placed on yourself in order to get unstuck. Get tools to increase your self-awareness, self-esteem and self-confidence every single day.
MODULE 3: GET REAL
Now that you removed the rigidities and limiting beliefs you can re-connect with the essence of who you really are and describe that in a Personal Mission Statement. Decide upon the person you will be from this point forward. It is important to know who you are before deciding what you will do.
MODULE 4: DEFINE YOUR WORK PURPOSE
Now that you have a senseof the person you want to be, it’s time to decide upon the contribution you will make to improve your world. Declare the purpose of your work before deciding upon the career(s) that will deliver that purpose.
MODULE 5: PLANNING PART 1 – CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Now develop that Work Purpose into a career path by identifying jobs, training, schooling, etc, that will assist you in delivering your work purpose.
MODULE 6: PLANNING PART 2 – STRATEGIC PLANNING
Apply a strategical approach to the purpose you have developed. Write a business plan for yourself that will provide you with a fulfilling, impactful life.
“Over the past few years, I have referred numerous clients to the Working on Purpose
workshops, and the feedback has been consistently exceptional. Many participants initially
approached the sessions with hesitation or cynicism, but they consistently left with greater
clarity, confidence, and a renewed sense of direction. The program’s unique strength lies in its
ability to help individuals understand themselves more deeply —
something that many jobseekers have never had space or guidance to do.
The team creates an environment where people feel safe to be authentic and honest about
Programs
Same Core Content, Unique
Delivery Options That Work For
You
For Individuals
Help empower clients through workshops and online learning
For Career Professionals
Learn to facilitate Working On Purpose in your own organization
For Business Leaders
Build a rock solid culture by aligning employee purpose with company goals
Don’t take our word for it
Hear from some of our program graduates who are now working on purpose
Meet the guide
In 1987, Steve Miller was struggling with many of the same issues that career advisors are still struggling with today: low client engagement, pressure to meet rapid placement outcomes, huge caseloads, and a significant lack of long-term retention.
Fearing outcome-based funding cuts and feeling disappointed by the apparent lack of impact he was making in his client’s lives, Steve decided to figure out what was missing. Inspired by Joseph Cambell’s Hero Journey, Steve undertook his own 7 year odyssey of research and collaboration, and created a program that has now helped thousands of individuals launch meaningful careers.
Today, Steve continues to fulfill his own work purpose by guiding job seekers, career agencies, and diverse organizations through their own self-discovery and strategic planning journeys. He also works with his business partner Silviu (founder of The Aha! Moment) to expand their reach to more people who need it, most recently through the new self-paced version of Working On Purpose, Career Hero.
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We Work!
We Work! is a short read describing the philosophy and approach behind Working on Purpose and Implicit Career Search. Enter your name and email to download a digital version!
