Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin

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You've done everything right. You've built the career, earned the recognition, checked all the boxes — and yet, deep down, something still feels… off. It's subtle. Hard to name. But it's there — the quiet space between your success and your sense of fulfillment. That's what I call the Purpose Gap. In Season Six of Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin, we're exploring what the Purpose Gap is, why it happens, and how to close it — so you can create a life and work that truly reflect who you are. Through powerful conversations with high-achieving women, you'll hear real stories of turning points — moments where they stopped following someone else's definition of success and started making aligned choices that brought more meaning and authenticity into their leadership, careers, and lives. Many of us are searching for our purpose, hoping to discover the path that will bring us meaning and fulfillment. But what if your purpose isn't something you have to find out there? What if it's already within you — waiting to be expressed? That's the heart of the PurposeMAKER™ philosophy: Your purpose isn't something you find. It's something you express by living fully as who you are. If you've ever achieved the title, earned the promotion, or reached the milestone but still felt inner unfulfillment or disconnect, this season is for you. It's your invitation to understand what's been missing, to close the Purpose Gap, and to step into more profound meaning, true purpose, and lasting fulfillment in your life and work.

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June 10, 2026Episode 28327 min

The Work Behind the Work: Why PurposeMAKER Is More Than Career Advice | Ep 283 with Dr. Robin

This week's "At her Career Crossroads" insight comes from myself, Dr. Robin. "Women should not have to abandon themselves in order to be successful." Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: If you've been wondering why your next career decision feels so difficult despite being successful, you'll hear a different explanation for what's really going on beneath the surface. You'll learn why making decisions based only on logic, responsibility, or what looks good on paper can leave you feeling disconnected, even when everything appears successful from the outside. You'll get an inside look at the thinking behind the PurposeMAKER framework and discover why identity, alignment, and self-trust are at the heart of making clear decisions at a career crossroads. I am a professor, speaker, author, coach, and creator of the PurposeMAKER philosophy, framework, and platform, helping high-achieving women close the gap between success and fulfillment so they can create lives and careers that feel meaningful and aligned. Join the waitlist for the Clarity Circle here at: https://robinlowens.com/waitlist Would you prefer to watch or listen to the podcast on YouTube?Head on over to https://www.youtube.com/@leadershippurposepodcast Want to connect? Connect with Dr. Robin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinlowensphd/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robinlowensphd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robinlowensphd/ Email: Robin@LeadershipPurposePodcast.com Thank you for listening! Rate, review, & follow on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Talk to you soon! This episode was produced by Lynda, Podcast Manager for Creative Entrepreneurs at https://www.ljscreativeservices.co.nz

June 3, 2026Episode 28212 min

The Mindset That Keeps You Coming Back to Yourself | Ep 282 with Dr. Robin

This week's "At her Career Crossroads" insight comes from myself, Dr. Robin. "You don't need to have every answer forever and you don't need to become perfect at clarity. You don't need to never wobble again. What matters is that you keep learning how to return to yourself, return to who you are, return to what matters, return to what's true for you. And that's no small thing. That's a way of living." Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: You've done everything right. You've worked hard, achieved success, and made thoughtful decisions. So why does something still feel off? In this episode I explore a surprising reason many high-achieving women find themselves questioning what's next, even when things look successful on paper. What if the opposite of clarity isn't confusion? This episode challenges a common assumption and reveals the hidden issue that may be creating the disconnect between your accomplishments and your sense of fulfillment. If you've ever thought, "I should have figured this out by now," this conversation offers a different way to think about career crossroads. You'll learn why purpose isn't about finding one perfect answer and how to build the mindset that helps you keep returning to what matters most. I am a professor, speaker, author, coach, and creator of the PurposeMAKER philosophy, framework, and platform. Through Leadership Purpose, I help high-achieving women close the Purpose Gap—the quiet space between success and fulfillment—so they can create lives and careers that reflect who they truly are. Join the waitlist for the Clarity Circle here at: https://robinlowens.com/waitlist Would you prefer to watch or listen to the podcast on YouTube?Head on over to https://www.youtube.com/@leadershippurposepodcast Want to connect? Connect with Dr. Robin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinlowensphd/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robinlowensphd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robinlowensphd/ Email: Robin@LeadershipPurposePodcast.com Thank you for listening! Rate, review, & follow on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Talk to you soon! This episode was produced by Lynda, Podcast Manager for Entrepreneurs at https://www.ljscreativeservices.co.nz

May 27, 2026Episode 28115 min

After You Make the Decision | Ep 281 with Dr. Robin

This week's "At her Career Crossroads" insight comes from myself, Dr. Robin. "You can make a brave decision and then quietly punish yourself because the new path is not performing well enough by old standards. And that's not freedom. That's old conditioning wearing new clothes." Making the decision is not always the hardest part. Sometimes the harder part comes after — when doubt creeps back in, old habits resurface, and you start questioning whether the change you made was the right one. In this episode, I talk about what it really means to stay grounded after making a purpose aligned decision, especially when your nervous system still craves the familiarity of your old life, career, or identity. Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: If you've made a big career or life decision but still feel uncertain afterward, this episode will help you understand why discomfort does not automatically mean you made the wrong choice. You'll hear practical ways to stay connected to yourself after clarity arrives — including how to recognize old patterns, stop measuring yourself by outdated standards, and return to what you know is true. If you're tired of achieving externally while feeling disconnected internally, this conversation will help you rethink what progress, success, and alignment actually look like for you now. I am a leadership and purpose expert helping high-achieving women close the gap between external success and inner fulfillment by making purpose aligned choices in their careers, leadership, and lives. Join the waitlist for the Clarity Circle here at: https://robinlowens.com/waitlist Would you prefer to watch or listen to the podcast on YouTube?Head on over to https://www.youtube.com/@leadershippurposepodcast Want to connect? Connect with Dr. Robin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinlowensphd/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robinlowensphd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robinlowensphd/ Email: Robin@LeadershipPurposePodcast.com Thank you for listening! Rate, review, & follow on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Talk to you soon! This episode was produced by Lynda, Podcast Manager for Creative Entrepreneurs at https://www.ljscreativeservices.co.nz

May 20, 2026Episode 28014 min

How to Make Purpose-Aligned Decisions at a Career Crossroads | Ep 280 with Dr. Robin

This week's "At Her Career Crossroads" insight comes from myself, Dr. Robin. "Sometimes an aligned decision feels deeply right and deeply costly at the same time. True and vulnerable at the same time. Relieving and stretching at the same time." If you've been sitting in the tension between what looks good on paper and what actually feels true to you, this episode will help you think about career decisions differently. I'm exploring why so many high-achieving women still make choices from pressure, fear, urgency, or external expectations — even after doing the inner work to understand themselves more deeply. And I share what it really means to make a purpose-aligned decision and why the most aligned path is not always the easiest one. Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: If you've been overthinking a career decision, this episode will help you separate fear from truth so you can stop making choices based only on what feels safest or most explainable. You'll hear a practical framework for making decisions that reflect who you are now — not just the version of yourself shaped by old expectations, conditioning, or external pressure. This conversation will help you recognize the difference between a difficult decision that stretches you and a misaligned decision that slowly wears you down over time. I'm Dr. Robin, leadership expert, executive coach, and creator of the PurposeMAKER™ framework. Through Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin, I help high-achieving women close the gap between external success and true fulfillment by making more purpose-aligned decisions in their careers, leadership, and lives. Join the waitlist for the Clarity Circle here at: https://robinlowens.com/waitlist Would you prefer to watch or listen to the podcast on YouTube?Head on over to https://www.youtube.com/@leadershippurposepodcast Want to connect? Connect with Dr. Robin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinlowensphd/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robinlowensphd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robinlowensphd/ Email: Robin@LeadershipPurposePodcast.com Thank you for listening! Rate, review, & follow on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Talk to you soon! This episode was produced by Lynda, Podcast Manager for Creative Entrepreneurs at https://www.ljscreativeservices.co.nz

May 13, 2026Episode 27917 min

Why Values Matter More Than You Think | Ep 279 with Dr. Robin

This week's "At her Career Crossroads" insight comes from myself, Dr. Robin. "Sometimes high-achieving women at a career crossroads think it's just an issue of stress, or maybe they think it's timing or workload. But sometimes the deeper issue is that they're succeeding inside conditions that violate what matters most to them." In this episode, I'm talking about why so many career crossroads feel confusing — especially when the decision looks good on paper, but something inside still feels unsettled. I share why values are often the missing piece in the decision-making process, how values conflicts can quietly shape exhaustion and disconnection, and why clarity starts to change when you stop asking only "What should I do?" and begin asking "What actually matters most to me?" Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: If you've been feeling torn between a "smart" career move and what genuinely feels right for you, this episode will help you understand why those two things are not always the same — and why that tension matters. You'll learn how values often show up through friction, resentment, exhaustion, or disconnection — and why those feelings may actually be important clues instead of something to ignore. I walk through practical questions you can ask yourself to make more purpose-aligned decisions, especially if you're in a season where success no longer feels as fulfilling as it once did. I am a professor, speaker, author, coach, and creator of the PurposeMAKER philosophy, framework, and platform. Through the Leadership Purpose podcast, I help high-achieving women close the gap between success and fulfillment so they can create a life and work filled with more meaning and true purpose. Join the waitlist for the Clarity Circle here at: https://robinlowens.com/waitlist Would you prefer to watch or listen to the podcast on YouTube?Head on over to https://www.youtube.com/@leadershippurposepodcast Want to connect? Connect with Dr. Robin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinlowensphd/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robinlowensphd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robinlowensphd/ Email: Robin@LeadershipPurposePodcast.com Thank you for listening! Rate, review, & follow on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Talk to you soon! This episode was produced by Lynda, Podcast Manager for Entrepreneurs at https://www.ljscreativeservices.co.nz

May 6, 2026Episode 27819 min

Why Being Good at Something is Not Enough | Ep 278 with Dr. Robin

This week's "At her Career Crossroads" insight comes from myself, Dr. Robin. "A woman can be very good at something that is no longer fully right for her. She can be competent, respected, effective, trusted, successful, and still feel the growing sense that something deeper is off." Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: You'll finally understand why being good at something doesn't always mean it's right for you — and why that realization can feel so confusing. If you've built your career on what you're capable of, this will help you see the difference between what's natural, what's learned, and what's simply been rewarded. You'll walk away with better questions to ask yourself so you can stop defaulting to competence and start paying attention to what actually feels aligned. I am a professor, speaker, author, coach, and creator of the PurposeMAKER philosophy, helping high-achieving women close the gap between success and true fulfillment. Join the waitlist for the Clarity Circle here at: https://robinlowens.com/waitlist Would you prefer to watch or listen to the podcast on YouTube?Head on over to https://www.youtube.com/@leadershippurposepodcast Want to connect? Connect with Dr. Robin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinlowensphd/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robinlowensphd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robinlowensphd/ Email: Robin@LeadershipPurposePodcast.com Thank you for listening! Rate, review, & follow on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Talk to you soon! This episode was produced by Lynda, Podcast Manager for Entrepreneurs at https://www.ljscreativeservices.co.nz

April 29, 2026Episode 27718 min

Hidden Clues | Ep 277 with Dr. Robin

This week's "At her Career Crossroads" insight comes from myself, Dr. Robin. "Sometimes the future does hold important answers, but very often part of the clarity a woman needs is not only ahead of her, part of it is behind her… Sometimes they're clues. Clues about what has consistently energized you, what has consistently mattered to you, and what felt natural… She stops trying so hard to invent her future from nothing and she starts recognizing the truth that has been with her much longer than she realized." Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: If you've been trying to figure out your next move by only looking forward, this will show you why the answers might already be in your past—and how to start noticing them. You'll learn how to recognize the patterns in your life that keep resurfacing, even across different roles and seasons, and what they're revealing about you. If you feel torn between what's been rewarded and what actually feels true, this will help you start separating external success from your deeper identity. I am a leadership expert and creator of the PurposeMAKER™ philosophy, helping high-achieving women navigate career crossroads by reconnecting with who they truly are and expressing their purpose through their work and lives. Join the waitlist for the Clarity Circle here at: https://robinlowens.com/waitlist Would you prefer to watch or listen to the podcast on YouTube?Head on over to https://www.youtube.com/@leadershippurposepodcast Want to connect? Connect with Dr. Robin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinlowensphd/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robinlowensphd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robinlowensphd/ Email: Robin@LeadershipPurposePodcast.com Thank you for listening! Rate, review, & follow on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Talk to you soon! This episode was produced by Lynda, Podcast Manager for Entrepreneurs at https://www.ljscreativeservices.co.nz

April 22, 2026Episode 27622 min

Why a Career Crossroads Is Not About Reinventing Yourself | Ep 276 with Dr. Robin

This week's "At her Career Crossroads" insight comes from Dr. Robin. She says - "Most women at a career crossroads are not being asked to invent themselves from scratch. They are being asked to reconnect, reconnect with what has been true in them for a long time, Reconnect with the parts of themselves that have gotten buried beneath performance, pressure, roles, expectations, and momentum. That's a very different thing from reinvention. Reinvention can sound exciting, but it can also become another performance. Reconnection is different. It's quieter, deeper, more honest. It's less about becoming impressive and more about becoming true." Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: If you've been feeling pressure to "figure it all out," this will help you understand why that pressure might be leading you in the wrong direction—and what to focus on instead. You'll hear a simple but powerful shift that can help you stop chasing a new version of yourself and start reconnecting with what's already true. This episode will help you make sense of that subtle feeling of disconnection—and why it's not a sign something is wrong, but a signal to come back to yourself. I am a professor, speaker, author, coach, and creator of the PurposeMAKER philosophy, framework, and platform, focused on helping high-achieving women close the gap between success and true fulfillment. Join the waitlist for the Clarity Circle here at: https://robinlowens.com/waitlist Would you prefer to watch or listen to the podcast on YouTube?Head on over to https://www.youtube.com/@leadershippurposepodcast Want to connect? Connect with Dr. Robin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinlowensphd/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robinlowensphd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robinlowensphd/ Email: Robin@LeadershipPurposePodcast.com Thank you for listening! Rate, review, & follow on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Talk to you soon! This episode was produced by Lynda, Podcast Manager for GenX Creative Entrepreneurs at https://www.ljscreativeservices.co.nz

April 15, 2026Episode 27518 min

The Inner Signs Women Override at a Career Crossroads | Ep 275 with Dr. Robin

This week's "At her Career Crossroads" insight comes from myself, Dr. Robin. "One of the hardest parts of a career crossroads is that the truth often begins quietly, not as a dramatic breakdown, not as one big revelation, not as a moment when everything suddenly becomes obvious. It often begins as a signal, a shift in energy, a reoccurring question, a growing sense that something about your career life still works but does not feel the same." Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: If you've been telling yourself "I'm just tired" but something deeper feels off, this episode will help you start to see what might actually be going on beneath the surface. You'll learn how to recognize the subtle inner signs of misalignment before they become impossible to ignore — even while you're still performing at a high level. This will help you stop overriding what you're feeling and start treating those inner signals as useful information instead of something to push past. I am a professor, speaker, author, coach, and creator of the PurposeMAKER philosophy, framework, and platform, helping high-achieving women close the gap between their success and their sense of fulfillment. Join the waitlist for the Clarity Circle here at: https://robinlowens.com/waitlist Would you prefer to watch or listen to the podcast on YouTube?Head on over to https://www.youtube.com/@leadershippurposepodcast Want to connect? Connect with Dr. Robin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinlowensphd/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robinlowensphd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robinlowensphd/ Email: Robin@LeadershipPurposePodcast.com Thank you for listening! Rate, review, & follow on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Talk to you soon! This episode was produced by Lynda, Podcast Manager for GenX Creative Entrepreneurs at https://www.ljscreativeservices.co.nz

April 8, 202624 min

Why Strategy Alone Fails at a Career Crossroads | Ep 274 with Dr. Robin

This week's "At her Career Crossroads" insight comes from me — and it gets to the heart of why strategy alone isn't working. "When a successful or an accomplished woman reaches a career crossroads, one of the first things she usually wants is an answer, a plan, a framework, a next step, something she can do. And that makes sense because when life starts feeling uncertain, action feels comforting, strategy feels productive, and a plan feels like relief." Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: If you've been trying to "figure out your next move" but still feel unclear, this will help you understand why more strategy isn't giving you the answer you're looking for. You'll start to see the deeper question underneath your career crossroads — and why skipping it keeps you stuck, even when you're doing all the "right" things. This episode will shift how you approach decisions, so you can stop chasing the most logical option and start choosing what actually feels true for you. I am a professor, speaker, author, coach, and creator of the PurposeMAKER philosophy, framework, and platform, helping high-achieving women close the gap between their success and their sense of fulfillment. Join the waitlist for the Clarity Circle here at: https://robinlowens.com/waitlist Would you prefer to watch or listen to the podcast on YouTube?Head on over to https://www.youtube.com/@leadershippurposepodcast Want to connect? Connect with Dr. Robin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinlowensphd/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robinlowensphd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robinlowensphd/ Email: Robin@LeadershipPurposePodcast.com Thank you for listening! Rate, review, & follow on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. Talk to you soon! This episode was produced by Lynda, Podcast Manager for GenX Creative Entrepreneurs at https://www.ljscreativeservices.co.nz