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A Powerful Question To Help You Uncover Your Life’s Meaning(s)

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A former student messaged me two months ago and casually asked, “Zach, what is the meaning of life?”  To which I responded, “Which one? Your life has thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of meanings.” As a purpose and meaningfulness researcher and consultant, such a question is fairly routine. Some popular variations include: “Zach, what’s my … Read more

How Believing You’re a Miracle Can Change Everything

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Miracle is defined in dictionaries as “…a highly improbable or extraordinary event, development, or accomplishment that brings very welcome consequences.” Imagine that you and 2.5 million of your friends get together to play a game of dice. The dice has one trillion sides. What is the probability that you and each of your 2.5 million friends … Read more