180: Expert Advice for Grads: Don’t Stress Chasing Goals, Focus on Purpose with Mark R. Congdon

In this episode of Saving With Steve, host Steve Sexton is joined by Mark R. Congdon, founder and CEO of The Ideal Life, a company that helps people achieve their personal and professional goals through coaching, consulting, and online courses, and author of The Ideal Life: 7 Steps To Harness Your Stress, Discover Your Purpose, And Achieve Your Goals.

Today's guest, Mark R. Congdon, joins us to provide expert advice for college graduates that will help inspire them to live their lives with purpose. Steve also discusses what is happening in the bond market.

Mark Congdon is the Founder and CEO of The Ideal Life, an organization helping individuals find their purpose, joy, and the life they deserve.

His efforts bring vision, purpose, and, most importantly, action to the people who demand more from their work.

Mark loves working with individuals in different industries and at all stages of their careers.

With a Master’s in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the Harvard Extension School, his desire to inspire is coupled with a deep understanding of the state of play for modern leaders.

Beyond his degrees, Mark spent ten years leading operations, sales, and strategic leadership in the transportation logistics industry.

His coaching is born from sympathy and appreciation for the challenges his clients face each day and over the arc of their careers.

Outside of Into the Ideal, Mark is a father of four and an Ironman triathlete.

Beyond his degree in Industrial-Organization, Mark earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s in Management from Clemson.

Mark lives and works in Charleston, SC.