Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin
Oct 7, 2026 · 23 min · 8 segments
*"Sometimes what changes in our lives doesn't begin with having the whole path figured out. Sometimes it begins with finally saying yes to the next step."* This week's "At her Career Crossroads"…
Robin L. OwensHost
And one thing you may have heard me say before is that I don't believe you find your purpose, and I, I knew that and believed that when I began this podcast, but I believe it even more strongly today.
Your purpose isn't some mysterious thing hiding somewhere outside of you that you have to go searching for and keep searching for and keep trying to find it.
Purpose begins with who you are, your passions, your values, your natural abilities, and the ways you feel drawn to serve or contribute or make a difference.
And one thing I've seen again and again in my work is that people can be very accomplished and still reach a point where they don't know what they want to do next in their career, and sometimes that surprises them.
Why is this so difficult?" But I don't think the difficulty necessarily means something is wrong.
Earlier in your career, the question may have been, "What can I do now?" After years of experience and growth, the question may be, "What is right for me now?" That's a different question, and you can't answer it only by looking outward.
Before you start looking everywhere else for answers for what you should do next in your career, come back to yourself.
And one thing you may have heard me say before is that I don't believe you find your purpose, and I, I knew that and believed that when I began this podcast, but I believe it even more strongly today.
Your purpose isn't some mysterious thing hiding somewhere outside of you that you have to go searching for and keep searching for and keep trying to find it.
Purpose begins with who you are, your passions, your values, your natural abilities, and the ways you feel drawn to serve or contribute or make a difference.
And one thing I've seen again and again in my work is that people can be very accomplished and still reach a point where they don't know what they want to do next in their career, and sometimes that surprises them.
Why is this so difficult?" But I don't think the difficulty necessarily means something is wrong.
Earlier in your career, the question may have been, "What can I do now?" After years of experience and growth, the question may be, "What is right for me now?" That's a different question, and you can't answer it only by looking outward.
Before you start looking everywhere else for answers for what you should do next in your career, come back to yourself.
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