Defining your vision & purpose

the happy startup school

let’s start with something cheery

Top 5 regrets of the dying 1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life

true to myself, not the life others expected of me

2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard 3.  I wish I’d had the courage to express my

feelings 4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my

friends 5. I wish that I had let myself be happier

top 5 regrets of nobody 1. I wish I'd spent more time in the office 2. I wish l'd spent more time with people I

don't like 3. I wish I’d played it safer 4. I wish I'd maximised shareholder value 5. I wish I'd worked in a bank

£ ≠we now know

what motivates us at work: • Autonomy

the desire to direct our own lives

• Mastery the urge to get better and better at something that matters

• Purpose the yearning to do what we do in the service of something larger than ourselves.

it starts with you

lost? start with these 3 simple steps: • What are your talents? • What are you passionate about? • What would you like to change in

the world? (what makes you angry?)

e.g. my life's purpose is to use my talent for digital marketing and my passion for films to help unknown, talented filmmakers get noticed

“Stop trading meaning for money and step out of your shadow, the carefully constructed almost-self you've been instructed, encouraged, cajoled to settle for.” Umair Haque

THE DIFFERENCE IS

STRESS

“your passion is ignited by your purpose, & your vision enables you to apply that

spark to change the world.”

our purpose: to help budding entrepreneurs

turn their passion into profits

your purpose: why you’re doing what you’re doing

(beyond the profit that is)

our vision: a world with better businesses,

happier teams & delighted customers

your vision: the change you want

to see in the world

profits « » passion

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“brands with a clear purpose have a real strength to them.they have a reason for being.” david hieatt, do lectures / howies

people love companies with a purpose

who’s gonna love your company this much?

having a clear purpose helps… • ..explain why your company exists • ..people to rally around your cause • ..build a strong brand • ..adapt your product/service • ..speed up decision making

“to organize the world‘s information and make it universally accessible and useful.”

“to be the pulse of the planet”

“to be earth’s most customer- centric company”

group interview 20 mins

• a new initiative help entrepreneurs turn their passion into profits • business has a bad name / most

startups fail / people hate their jobs • a world with happier business,

employees & customers • happy, loved, inspired, passionate

cheery postcard

@happystartups www.thehappystartupschool.com

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