Aaron Hurst: "The Purpose Economy" | Talks at Google
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A series of shifts are happening in our economy: A record of number of millennials are trading in conventional career paths to launch tech start-ups, start small businesses that are rooted in local communities, or freelance their expertise. We are sharing everything from bikes and cars to extra rooms in our homes. Globally recognized entrepreneur and founder of Taproot Foundation, that helped create the $15 billion pro bono service market, Aaron Hurst argues in his latest book, The Purpose Economy: How Your Desire for Impact, Personal Growth and Community is Changing the World, that while these developments seem unrelated at first, taken together they reveal a powerful pattern that points to purpose as the new driver of the American economy. Like the information economy, which has driven innovation and economic growth until now, Hurst argues that this new economic era is driven by connecting people to their purpose, "It's an economy where value lies in establishing purpose for employees and customers—through serving needs greater than their own, enabling personal growth and building community.
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When he brought evolution into the talk he lost all credibility to me. No matter how smart his theory may be with economics, everything just cratered and I lost interest.
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In short, life has whatever meaning you give it, and that includes meaning in one's work.
I find it to be helpful to realize that in the free market (government and government collusive business is frequently a different story) any exchange of service for dollars (or other barter) is voluntary. Each side of the trade values what the other is giving more than they value what they are giving, else no trade would be made. In such a free exchange, both parties gain more value than they otherwise would have without the trade. The same goes for when someone is trading their service (employment) for wages. Any such free market work is contributing value to the world in direct proportion to how much people pay for the service. Someone who bakes bread for a living is feeding people. Someone who washes dishes is keeping people healthy. All free market work is inherently noble, in that it is contributing a real value to the world.
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