Catherine Bell argues that money enables purpose like oxygen enables life, and that most people want to make a difference. She says to find your purpose by listening to recurring themes in your life and noticing the questions that start with "why isn't somebody doing."
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And the whole making a difference piece. Here's the piece again. When I went back and I said, money is like oxygen. The more you have, the easier it is to breathe. And the more you have, the easier you can breathe, the bigger the difference you can make. I believe that all people inherently want to make a difference on the planet. And I believe that if we actually listen, we can actually figure out what that purpose is that we're here for. Meaning, going back to the beginning of my story, is that there is a common thread throughout our lives that directs us to what our purpose is. And I find for most people is hidden behind the question of why isn't something do. Why isn't somebody doing something about. And whatever that is, it's probably your purpose.