What if your entire life story, every chapter, every turn, every moment you felt most yourself, could be distilled down to a single word? And what if that word has been running your life all along, without your knowing it?
Erin Weed has spent 13 years and over a thousand purpose-excavation sessions finding that word for leaders, founders, and changemakers.
In this episode, Jonathan Fields sits down in the chair and lets her guide him through the full process live.
Key takeaways:
- You Almost Certainly Have It Wrong: After more than a thousand excavations, Erin has found that close to 100 percent of people who think they already know their word are mistaken. The real word lives one layer deeper than the one you think it is.
- Your Life Story Is a 10-Word Operating System: Every chapter of your life, from childhood to the present, contains a pattern that explains exactly how you tick and what you are fundamentally here to do.
- Your Deepest Violations Point the Way: The things that make you genuinely angry are not distractions from your purpose. They are arrows pointing directly toward your core word and what matters most to you.
- One Word Changes Everything: Knowing your word reshapes how you make decisions, how you show up for the people you love, and how you build the things that matter most, bringing a clarity that no quiz or vision board can replicate.
Good Life Project shares powerful stories and science-backed wisdom for living a purposeful life. New episodes usually air every Monday and Thursday.
