Purpose Is a Verb: Dr. Christine Whelan on Redefining Success After Your Plans Fall Apart

Send us Fan Mail What do you do when the business, career, or life plan you built your identity on suddenly disappears? In this episode of Spartan Leadership, Josh Kosnick sits down with Dr. Christine Whelan, the “purpose professor,” to talk about why purpose is a verb—something you do every day with your gifts and values—rather than a job title or a single life calling. They unpack what happens when everything falls apart: Josh’s story of losing his business five years ago, empty nest tran...