Mattering - Meaningful Contribution

Increase meaningful contribution -- the desire to make a dent in the universe and have a positive impact on others.

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Discovery your purpose

Watch Simon Sinek’s TED talk and complete the online WHY Discovery Course to discover your personal purpose.
Create Everest goals

Create Everest goals that highlight the contribution you want to make.
Become an end user of your own work

Become an end user of your own work (i.e., field test your own product or service).

Additional resources

Questions used with permission from Elliott, G., Kao, S., & Grant, A. M. (2004). Mattering: Empirical validation of a social-psychological concept. Self and Identity, 3(4), 339-354.

Bigony, C. (2019). 15Five: Technology aligned to the science of thriving. (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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