Bountifull Podcast: Nell Derick Debevoise
🌟 “Purpose needs to be actionable, aligned, and authentic. It’s not about lofty ideas; it’s about how you live on a Wednesday afternoon.” 🌟
In this episode of the Bountifull Podcast, I sit down with Nell Derick Debevoise, speaker, coach, and best-selling author, to explore the often-overwhelming concept of purpose and how we can make it practical, grounded, and actionable. Whether you’ve found your purpose or are still navigating through uncertainty, Nell offers frameworks, wisdom, and encouragement to help you clarify your “why” and embrace a fulfilling life.
Guest Bio:
Nell Derick Debevoise is a speaker, coach, facilitator, and international best-selling author dedicated to helping individuals and organizations align their purpose with actionable impact. As the founder of the Purposeful Growth Institute and partner at PurposeFused, Nell brings practical wisdom to a topic that can often feel elusive. Her frameworks empower people to clarify their values, embrace contribution, and live authentically. With a rich background spanning four continents, a degree from Harvard, and decades of experience, Nell’s insights offer a refreshing, down-to-earth approach to discovering and living your purpose.
Learn more about Nell's work here.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
🌱 Depressurizing Purpose: Nell shares how purpose doesn’t need to be a grand, lofty idea—it’s about aligning small, meaningful actions to who you are and what matters most.
🛠️ The Three A’s of Purpose: Purpose should be Actionable, Aligned, and Authentic—focused on what you can realistically contribute and what makes you come alive.
✨ Purpose and Contribution: Nell discusses the difference between purpose and contribution, showing how small, intentional actions add up to a life of meaning and fulfillment.
🎯 The One-Eight-Billionth Concept: A powerful framework that encourages you to focus on your unique contribution to the world, no matter how small it seems.
🌿 Practical Tools to Find Purpose: Discover Nell’s step-by-step process for getting mindful, observing your life, and identifying where you feel most alive.
💡 Redefining Burnout: Nell explores how burnout often comes from misalignment or trying to take on someone else’s “one-eight-billionth” of the world’s problems.
Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction: Purpose as actionable, aligned, and authentic.
02:05 – Nell’s upbringing and how her personal experience shaped her understanding of opportunity and purpose.
08:23 – What it means to live a bountiful life: growth, curiosity, and self-discovery.
18:25 – Practical tools: how to find purpose through small actions and observation.
20:49 – The Six Spheres of Impact: mapping your contributions in life’s key areas.
27:04 – Navigating constraints: purpose doesn’t have to be perfect to be meaningful.
29:54 – Why purpose needs a rewrite: debunking myths and misconceptions.
33:40 – Aligning personal purpose with organizational goals—finding meaning at work.
40:48 – The difference between purpose and contribution: taking ownership of your “one-eight-billionth.”
46:47 – The pitfalls of purpose: inaction, misalignment, and authenticity traps.
53:23 – Burnout and boundaries: how to dissect burnout and realign your purpose.
59:51 – Quickfire round: from underrated vegetables to life lessons and advice.