Finding Meaningful Work in a Post-Career World with Bruce Feiler #326
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In this episode I am speaking with Bruce Feiler. Bruce is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers, including\\xa0LIFE IS IN THE TRANSITIONS,\\xa0THE SECRETS OF HAPPY FAMILIES, and\\xa0COUNCIL OF DADS. We are discussing in this episode his latest book,\\xa0THE SEARCH: Finding Meaningful Work in a Post-Career World. As you will hear me say during our discussion, this is the most actionable book on this topic I have read and I have had a lot of authors of books on this topic on this podcast.
Here is a bit of Bruce\\u2019s bio from his website BruceFeiler.com
BRUCE FEILER is one of America\\u2019s most thoughtful voices on contemporary life. He is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers, including\\xa0LIFE IS IN THE TRANSITIONS,\\xa0THE SECRETS OF HAPPY FAMILIES, and\\xa0COUNCIL OF DADS. His three\\xa0TED Talks\\xa0have been viewed more than four million times, and he teaches the TED Course\\xa0HOW TO MASTER LIFE TRANSITIONS. His latest book,\\xa0THE SEARCH: Finding Meaningful Work in a Post-Career World\\xa0is a bold new roadmap for finding meaning and purpose at work, based on insights drawn from hundreds of life stories of all vocations and backgrounds.
Employing a firsthand approach to his work, Bruce is known for living the experiences he writes about. His work combines timeless wisdom with timely knowledge to encourage people to live with more meaning, passion, and joy.\\xa0LIFE IS IN THE TRANSITIONS\\xa0describes his journey across America, collecting hundreds of life stories, and exploring how we can navigate life\\u2019s growing number of life transitions with purpose and skill. \\u201cOne of those books that are so profoundly aligned with the zeitgeist that you end up underlining the whole book,\\u201d Arianna Huffington wrote in\\xa0Thrive Global. \\u201cBruce Feiler is the perfect person to lead us on this journey.\\u201d The book was a Top 10 New York Times bestseller.
For two decades, Bruce has explored the intersection of families, relationships, health, and happiness. His book\\xa0THE SECRETS OF HAPPY FAMILIES\\xa0collects best practices from some of the country\\u2019s most creative minds. The book was featured on World News, GMA, and TODAY and excerpted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Parade.\\xa0THE COUNCIL OF DADS\\xa0describes how faced with one of life\\u2019s greatest challenges, he asked six friends to support his young daughters. The book was profiled in PEOPLE, USA Today, and Time, and became a CNN documentary hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta and an NBC drama series.
A longtime columnist at the New York Times, Bruce now writes the popular newsletter\\xa0THE NONLINEAR LIFE. He has appeared in numerous publications, including The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, and Gourmet, where he won three James Beard Awards. He is a frequent commentator on radio and television. A former circus clown, he has been the subject of a Jay Leno joke and a JEOPARDY! the question and his face appears on a postage stamp in the Grenadines.
A native of Savannah, Georgia, Bruce lives in Brooklyn with his wife,\\xa0Linda Rottenberg, and their identical twin daughters.
This episode is sponsored by Career Pivot. Check out the\\xa0Career Pivot Community,\\xa0and pick up my latest book,\\xa0Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the 2nd Half of Life\\xa0Third Edition.