by Davin Salvagno
Salvagno identifies twelve mindsets — comparison, competition, impatience, distraction, excuses, fear, lies, guilt, quitting, success, indifference, unbelief — that derail us from living out our purpose. A practical guide to overcoming the inner saboteurs that rob us of our potential.
In this collection, Thieves of Purpose: Overcoming the 12 Mindsets Robbing You of Your Potential references 8 other books.
It draws on Finding Purpose at Work, The Outward Mindset and The Heart of Business.
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Salvagno's own first book, referenced repeatedly throughout. He describes the impatience and regret he carries from rushing Finding Purpose at Work to publication during COVID, and how that experience informs the Impatience chapter of Thieves of Purpose.
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Salvagno quotes The Arbinger Institute directly on the inward vs outward mindset distinction: "An inward mindset is a way of seeing ourselves and others that keeps us focused on our own needs, wants, and goals, often at the expense of others." Used to argue that purpose requires looking outward.
Thief #1: Comparison
Hubert Joly's The Heart of Business is quoted in the Comparison chapter. Salvagno uses Joly's perspective on putting people first as a counterweight to the comparison trap that derails purpose.
Thief #1: Comparison
Bob Buford's Halftime is described as the book that shifted Salvagno's belief about how to measure value. He read it at thirty-six and it permanently changed his view from measuring life by fame and fortune to measuring it by significance.
Thief #10: Success
The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness is called "one of my favorite books of all time" and "the shortest book I have ever read." Salvagno gave a copy to every person on his PurposePoint team. He uses Keller's argument that our identity is not tied to success or failure as the heart of the Guilt chapter.
Thief #8: Guilt
Nick Craig's Leading From Purpose is quoted from a talk Craig gave at Purpose Summit 2024: "The key to living out our purpose is to not just follow the maps of those who came before us, but to become the map makers for those who are yet to come."
Thief #11: Indifference
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