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Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl, the only member of his family to survive the Nazi concentration camps, devoted his life to understanding man's need for meaning and the power of purpose.

Frankl bore witness not only to the murder of his extended family, but to the death of thousands of men who were unable to survive the barbaric conditions in which they found themselves. However, he also saw men whose resolve to live enabled them to fight off despair, defy death and survive long enough to bear witness to the brutality and deprivation forced upon them.

His experiences in World War II and thereafter led him to believe that the power of the human spirit can only be fully unleashed when our purpose for living transcends merely surviving.

A clear sense of purpose enables you to focus your efforts away from distracted busyness and zero-calorie, self-absorbed activities that do not feed the soul, towards those activities that do. Nowhere is this more important than in how you employ your skills, talents and time throughout your work, and indeed your life.