Ep27: Finding Purpose In An Unexpected Place - Piers Donald

Joy and Ilona are joined by Piers Donald, a senior at the University of Redlands in California. They follow Piers’ story of determination to play basketball in college, being cut from the team and having to build his identity back up through sobriety and a student job opportunity. 

 

Key Takeaways:

• The trials and errors in college to find one’s purpose and passion
• Internal reckoning of getting cut from the basketball team
• Dealing with failure associated with an identity crisis
• The deeper reasons for drinking - red flags to look out for
• Why therapy helped through his recovery
• The dangers of chasing external sources of happiness
• Finding his passion for event planning through a student job opportunity
• Advice for connection: ask people what they’re passionate about

 

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