Executive and Business Coach Alan S. Cohen: 7 Steps for Creating a Personal Statement of Purpose

NEW YORK, Feb. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ Research confirms what many have long known: only when a person's purpose for going to work shiftsfrom what he or she gets to what he or she gives through itcan that person ever enjoy a deep sense of personal or professional fulfillment.

"Studies show purpose-driven people are four times more likely to be engaged at work, 50 percent more likely to be a leader, and have 64 percent higher levels of career satisfaction," says Alan S. Cohen, author of the book "The Connection Challenge: How Executives Create Power and Possibility in the Age of Distraction" (2018, Indie Books International).

"Executives with purpose earn higher incomes and have a higher average net worth, enjoy 42 percent more contentment overall, and live up to seven years longer," says Cohen.

Cohen is a transformational executive leadership coach, corporate trainer, and professional speaker. Notable clients have included MetLife, NBC/Bravo, Bloomberg and Edelman Public Relations. Before becoming a professional coach in 2007, he worked for 25 years in marketing and human resources. Most notably, he was Scholastic Inc.'s director of marketing, leading the team that promoted the acclaimed Harry Potter book series.

"The more you know yourself, the better you will be able to connect with others," advises Cohen. "My purpose is using my talents as a coach to empower executives to connect more deeply to their own goals and purpose and to find their own authentic voices. This is what gives me a reason for showing up every day."

According to Cohen, here are seven steps for creating your personal statement of purpose:

1. Identify Your Top Five Core Values. What are your non-negotiable, the things you would leave a job or relationship over if not honored? For example, integrity, honesty, humor, compassion, excellence, aesthetics, autonomy, or balance.
2. Identify Your Success Patterns. Who are you when you are at your best? For example, making presentations, closing deals, influencing others. Think about three occasions during which you felt deeply satisfied with a specific accomplishment and summarize them as brief stories. What do these stories say about who you are?
3. Determine How You Affect Others. Go back to your success stories. What impact did you have on other people? How did you experience a sense of connection? What was important to you?
4. Tap into Your Passions. What are you most passionate about? What lights you up? What is it about these passions that you love?
5. Decide How You Are Unique. Write five sentences about how you are truly special.
6. Figure Out What You Do Naturally. Write five sentences describing things that you do naturally.
7. Write Up Your Statement of Purpose. This is a statement that demonstrates who you really are, and how you show up in life when feeling the greatest sense of connection. Think about your top values. Think about your passions. Think about how you are unique and what you do naturally.

According to Cohen, there is another plus to purpose: purpose-driven people are drawn to work for purpose-driven companies and hire purpose-driven employees.

Many businesses believe that having a well-integrated corporate purpose, rather than maximizing shareholder value, holds the key to success, according to new research from Ernst & Young, reported in a Harvard Business Review article.

"Purpose is what gets you out of bed in the morning," says Cohen. "It is the reason why we do what we do and gives meaning to our jobs and our lives. Without meaning, we are less engaged, less involved, and less connected to others and ourselves."

About Indie Books International

Indie Books International (www.indiebooksintl.com) was founded in 2014 in Oceanside, California by two best-selling business authors. Similar to indie film companies and indie music labels, the mission of Indie Books International is to serve as an independent publishing alternative for consultants, executive coaches and business thought leaders.

About ASC Coaching

ASC Coaching, Training and Speaking (www.alansamuelcohen.com) was founded in 2007 in New York, NY. to help inspired senior level executives, business owners and teams to become more connected to their lives and business goals, resulting in greater performance, and highly improved business results. For information, go to www.connectionchallengebook.com

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