Explorer's Guide: Starting Your College Journey with a Sense of Purpose
Edition: 3
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 486
Edition: 3
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 488
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There is a universal need found among people for meaning, significance and hope in their lives that can lead to a sense of purpose. The high school and college experience can and should be one that takes students along the path to those discoveries.
Exploration and discovery in the Life Calling journey have just become a lot easier. Life explorer, Bill Millard, a leading theorist in calling and purpose, has developed Explorer’s Guide to help students discover the components for a sense of calling and develop the tools for unleashing the power of purpose in their lives and in their college experience.
Explorer’s Guide combines theory and spiritual insight with storytelling and exercises to create a unique approach to this important area of study. It provides a contemporary framework for studying an age-old dilemma for every student entering college.
People are not able to recognize a purpose in their lives because society has encouraged them to chase after jobs by pursuing the typical career development model. But the problem is that this tends to put too much emphasis on careers instead of focusing on a higher purpose in their lives—a Life Calling.
Explorer’s Guide emphasizes the study of the kingdom of heaven. In this kingdom Jesus said people are willing to lose their lives for his sake, but in the end they find life. Explorer’s Guide follows the theme: Start your college journey with a sense of purpose.
Chapter 1 Getting Started
Life Calling Model
Seven Sources to Explore for a Life Calling
Insight
Story
Exercises
References
Section 1 Foundational Values
Chapter 2 Starting with Faith
Concepts
Insight
Discovery
Story
Exercises
References
Chapter 3 Living with Character
Concepts
Insight
Discovery
Story
Exercises
References
Chapter 4 A Life of Service
Concepts
Insight
Discovery
Story
Exercises
References
Section I Conclusion
Section II Unique Design
Chapter 5 Empowered by Strengths
Concepts
Insight
Discovery
Story
Exercises
References
Chapter 6 Empowered by Physical
Strengths
Concepts
Insight
Discovery
Story
Exercises
References
Chapter 7 Empowered by Emotional Strengths
Concepts
Insight
Discovery
Story
Exercises
References
Chapter 8 Empowered by Intellectual Strengths
Concepts
Insight
Discovery
Story
Exercises
References
Chapter 9 Empowered by Psychological Strengths
Concepts
Insight
Discovery
Story
Exercises
References
Chapter 10 Empowered by Spiritual Strengths
Concepts
Insight
Discovery
Story
Exercises
References
Chapter 11 Driven by Passions
Concepts
Insight
Discovery
Story
Exercises
References
Chapter 12 Shaped by Experiences
Concepts
Insight
Discovery
Story
Exercises
References
Section II Conclusion
Section III Personal
Chapter 13 Pursuing Your Life Calling Through Personal Leadership
Concepts
Insight
Discovery
Story
Exercises
References
Chapter 14 Leading From a Sense of Mission
Concepts
Insight
Discovery
Story
Exercises
References
Chapter 15 Inspired by a Vision
Concepts
Insight
Discovery
Story
Exercises
References
Chapter 16 Putting it into Action
Concepts
Insight
Discovery
Story
Exercises
References
Section III Conclusion
The Rest of the Story
Epilogue
Appendices
Appendix A Solution to “Stranded in the Desert” Exercise
Appendix B Increasing Your Effectiveness as a Writer
Appendix C Being Successful in Oral Presentations
Appendix D Getting Started with PowerPoint
Index
Bill Millard is the founding theorist and Executive Director of the Center for Life Calling and Leadership at Indiana Wesleyan University. This Center enables students to find an overriding purpose for their lives, equips them to make life decisions based on this purpose, and empowers them to develop this purpose into world changing leadership. In addition to Explorer's Guide: Starting Your College Journey with a Sense of Purpose, Bill is also the author of Devotional Guide: Inspiring Your College Journey with a Sense of Purpose, both published by Kendall/Hunt Publishing.
He brings together nearly three decades of research, experience and application as a life explorer and leading theorist in calling and purpose that has helped people discover the components that go into a sense of calling and develop the tools for unleashing the power of purpose in their lives. Bill is also the creator of the Intrinsic Motivation Assessment Guide & Evaluation (IMAGE), an assessment tool that has guided thousands of people on their unique journeys through life, providing a service compass to pilot individuals toward goals that fulfill them in response to people, opportunities and problems in the world, and to help people map out roles to adopt as they interact with others and gain a greater understanding of themselves.
Bill is also a Professor of Leadership Studies at IWU chairing the undergraduate program. He was also one of the chief to developers of IWU?s doctoral program in leadership. Bill also has served as an advisor to businesses and nonprofit organizations in the area of leadership assessment, organizational mobilization, strategic planning, and change implementation. He has extensive professional experience in the corporate and nonprofit sectors as well as in church and education sectors. Bill earned his doctorate in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in History, Greek, and Pre-Law and also earned graduate degrees in secondary education, religion, and in geology.
Bill was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, but lived the majority of his life in California. His wife Anita is a registered nurse working in hospice, and they now live in Indiana. Bill is an avid adventurer who has explored all fifty states and four different continents, climbing mountains, rafting whitewater rivers, hiking through dense jungles, enduring scorching deserts and investigating geological, archeological and other natural wonders of the world.