Finding Purpose in Higher Education with Jeff Strietzel

The Meaning Movement: Rediscover your Passion, Avoid Burnout, and Do Work You Love.

Jeff Strietzel always wanted to help others — a value he learned from how his parents raised him. That desire guided him to pursue ministry, which then lead him to higher education. Now a professor of leadership, Jeff's found a space that he enjoys and a future that feels wide open.

I really enjoyed my time with Jeff. He's thought long and deep about things like vocation, work, and identity. He's the kind of conversation partner with whom I could easily geek out with about work theory and loose track of time.

We dig into his career journey, how to find a mentor, definitions of leadership, and how identity and work are related but need to be kept separate.

In this episode you'll learn:

• What Jeff does
• His career growth possibilities in higher education
• Why having only one job limits yourself
• Why potential is humanities greatest wasted resource
• Where did Jeff's passion for his career came from
• How to find a mentor
• Definition of a mentor
• How to approach someone to be a mentor
• What does leadership means
• What are the characteristic of a strong / good leader
• How to improve your leadership skill
• Difference between work identity and your full identity
• Why is it we don't seek purpose, vocation or meaning until we are forced into it

Show notes at: https://themeaningmovement.com/jeff