Discovering the Power of Purpose and Joy | Anna Hall | True Snacks
What Do You Know To Be True?July 16, 202400:09:42

Discovering the Power of Purpose and Joy | Anna Hall | True Snacks

“[Choosing] happiness is bullsh!t. I cannot choose happiness. Joy fills us from the inside and happiness is a result of joy.”

Anna Hall is a beacon of warmth, authenticity, humanity, and vulnerability. She is a powerhouse of energy when it comes to teaching people about discovering their purpose.

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Anna knows purpose, and she knows bullsh!t when she sees it.

As a student of and guide for purpose for the last 25 years, Anna Hall knows the difference between joy and happiness.

With over 50% of people searching for their purpose, we need people like Anna to help us discover that it’s not something that needs to be found but re-discovered.

Anna believes that our purpose is like our immunity system: it’s totally unique to us and that we are born with it and it is revealed through life’s experiences.

Anna shares that not only are we better when we individually live into our purpose and treat others with fairness, but that we are collectively better when more of us live into our purpose, and treat ourself with fairness.

Through the stories she shares, the work she performs, and the energy she radiates, Anna is a role model for living into purpose.

In this episode, Anna answers the following questions:
- How do we find our purpose?
- What is the role of joy in purpose?
- What is the difference between joy and happiness?

My favorite quote from the episode: “[Choosing] happiness is bullshit.”

I love when Anna brings the heat, and this hot take is so spot on. Happiness is a result of other decisions. And choosing to lean into our purpose is what creates joy, and joy fuels our purpose.

What I know to be true about the episode: It is such a privilege to witness Anna's energy and strength in conviction in everything she says about joy, purpose, and fairness.

What I learned from the episode: I learn so much from Anna each time we talk, but today's top learning: purpose is wellspring of joy and the anecdote for fear.

Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Anna’s company: The Purpose Equation https://thepurposeequation.com/

Music by Ian Kastner

"What Do You Know To Be True?" is a series of conversations where I speak with interesting people about their special talent or superhero power and the meaningful impact it has on others. The intention is to learn more about their experience with their superhero power, so that we can learn something about the special talent in each of us which allows us to connect more deeply with our purpose.

For more information about the podcast or to check out more episodes, go to: https://whatdoyouknowtobetrue.com/

"What Do You Know To Be True?" is hosted by Roger Kastner, is a production of Three Blue Pens, and is recorded on the ancestral lands of the Duwamish and Suquamish people. To discover the ancestral lands of the indigenous people whose land you may be on, go to: https://native-land.ca/

ABOUT THE PODCAST

Charting a path to purpose starts with a deeper understanding of one’s superhero power and how to make a meaningful impact in service of others.

This podcast is for anyone who helps other people unlock their challenges and achieve their potential. Our audience wants to think deeply about their work and how to increase the positive impact it has in service of others.

The goal of these conversations is not to try to emulate it or “hack” our way to a new talent. Instead, the intention is to learn more about their experiences with their superhero power, and in doing so maybe learn something about the special talent in each of us that makes us unique.

Our guests bring humility, insights, gratitude, and humor as they delve deep into their experiences, learnings, and impact their "superhero power" has had when used successfully.

The path to purpose: Ordinary people, extraordinary talent, meaningful impact in the service of others.

For more information about the podcast or to check out more episodes, go to: https://whatdoyouknowtobetrue.com/
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