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Living Fully with Purpose and Passion

Created by: Todd Dewett, Ph.D.

Last updated May 2022

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What you will learn

  • How to accelerate your personal development through self-reflection
  • How to discover your purpose and passion
  • How to overcome ruts and routines
  • How to overcome fear of failure
  • How to address sacred cows
  • How to fight bureaucracy as a change agent
  • How to embrace diversity fully
  • How to unlock the magic of teams

How it compares

Against the other 1,107 rated Udemy courses in Personal Development on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 54% of them
  • Reviews2,368#131 of 1,108 by number of reviews
  • Length0.8 hoursshorter than 91% of them
  • Last updatedMay 2022earlier than 71% of them

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Course Description

How far you go in your career is all about how well you understand the drivers of success, how capable you are of living fearlessly, and how proactively you embrace the future.

In this course, I’ll explain the essential drivers of success including self-reflection, passion and purpose, perspective, sacrifice, and more. Next, we’ll address what it means to live fearlessly, including how to overcome your fears, address sacred cows, and become a successful change agent in your career. Finally, we’ll talk about embracing the future and the need to embrace diversity, hiring for creativity and innovation, unlocking the magic of teams, and much more.

Students will learn:

What it means to accelerate growth through self-reflection

How to discover your purpose and passion

How to identify and defeat ruts and routines

How to overcome the fears that stop us

How to fight red tape and bureaucracy at work

How to embrace diversity as a core success factor

How to unlock the magic of teams

Please note: I am a world-class leadership and success expert who wants to get you moving forward quickly. Success is knowing the small number of things that, if done correctly, really drive your growth. That’s why there is no wasted time or excess hours included in any of my courses. I strictly focus on the essentials and how to act on them immediately.

My courses are different for a few very specific reasons. I hold a world-class Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior. I am a former award-winning professor who taught MBA students for over a decade. My clients include Google, IBM, ExxonMobil, Kraft Heinz, and hundreds more. I’ve delivered several TEDx talks and have created many online courses enjoyed by millions of learners at the world’s top companies and universities. I combine elite expertise, with a professional speaker’s ability to communicate, and a highly practical approach that makes learning actionable.

Speaking of action, I always include a few useful activities to make the learning come to life. This course contains two (addressing how to discover purpose and passion, and how to overcome a fear of failure). When you start to apply what we’ll talk about – that’s when learning sticks.

When you take this course I will expand your knowledge, help you feel more motivated, and make you ready to move your career forward.

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Instructor Details

Todd Dewett, Ph.D.

Dr. Todd Dewett is one of the most popular leadership and success authors in the world. His online courses have been viewed by millions of learners in nearly every country in the world in ten languages. Covering many aspects of leadership, relationships, and careers, his practical courses, books, and speeches are considered go-to resources by thousands of companies. After working with Andersen Consulting and Ernst & Young, he completed his Ph.D. at Texas A&M University in Organizational Behavior and enjoyed ten years as an award-winning management professor. He’s delivered over 1,000 speeches around the world, including five TEDx talks, and his clients include Microsoft, IBM, GE, Pepsi, ExxonMobil, and hundreds more.

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Reviews

4.6

2,368 ratings on Udemy

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By Tanja Hamilton on 6/10/2026

It was the course I needed at the right time. This is awesome information. Some content is a refresher. Refresher trainings are just as valuable as new information.

By Daniel Garcia on 4/7/2026

Me gusto mucho la forma en que explico los temas y la claridad Hace énfasis en que todas nuestras deben tener un propósito y en base a ello tendremos mejores resultados

By EDUARDO ROMERO FLORES on 6/11/2025

El curso es excelente lo explican de una manera eficaz y entendible, es una excelente elección nos da herramientas extraordinarias para realizar nuestro trabajo de una manera eficaz

By Tomas Martinez Nuñez on 7/3/2024

it's very important have clear our goals and can solution problems that present in the ambient staff and working. I think that the routine is a way of organization of homeworks that be have in the day and is important can making it.

By Anna Westerholm on 11/13/2023

So far I have learned good tips about how to excel at my job. I need to set aside time to think/reflect on my work, give myself grace and learn from mistakes and situations out of my control and look for routines to change.

By MARCEL van WONDEREN on 10/26/2023

xxx I have experienced one of the best courses IBM ever put out some years ago: Fearless Leadership / Pathfinder and was fortunate to co-tutor with Adrian Gilpin. This course is coming close to that earlier education.

By Benjamin Norris on 10/2/2023

I think this is the type of reminder we all need at some point. It's easy to fall into routines and lose focus on being present in our daily decisions. This course is helping me to review those things in a fresh perspective.

By Emmitt Alexander Ingram on 9/15/2023

I do not enjoy hearing about half baked theories with no support to the concept. At no point in time is any of this is information cited or data supported through factual evidence. The instructor in fact has no professional qualifications that would even indicate this is his speciality or field of study. Even through the lens of positivity this course doesn't respond well to the socratic method.

By Naresh Thirupathi on 5/15/2023

Insightful & Torch bearing! Ps note: Embracing Diversity Fully - There is a spelling error in this part of the video. Word - Target.

By Sara Hovel on 8/22/2022

Very good, concise course. Lesson ten was particularly applicable to recent years (2021) when tens of thousands of people defended their values when employers demanded that they disregard them.

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Overall Score : 92 / 100