Embrace Joy. Create Meaning.

Living With Purpose Retreat

Every person has a WHY—a deeper purpose that gives meaning to life and work. Yet too often, we get caught in doing instead of being, chasing titles and outcomes rather than true fulfillment.

This retreat invites you to take an intentional pause from your daily life for reflection and renewal. The shift from transactional activities to personal transformation begins with self-discovery, values alignment, and dreaming bigger than yourself. You’ll reconnect with who you truly are and create a path forward with clarity, confidence, and intention.

Join Us for An Immersive Journey To:

  • Clarify the essence of your life’s purpose
  • Strengthen creative and abundance thinking
  • Build confidence and quiet negative self-talk
  • Create a personalized purpose journal and path towards joy
  • Meaningful Connections with like-minded, purpose-driven people

We invite you to step into a life of meaning, fulfillment, and joy through purpose—and create it from the inside out.

Facilitators

Prof Akhtar Badshah

Author of Purpose Mindset and Living with Purpose; Faculty at the University of Washington; Former head of Microsoft’s philanthropy

Jennifer Beaston

Principal, Alpenglow Partners; Former CEO Crosscut, Country Director Peace Corps Rwanda, and COO Tostan

Vida Killian

Life & Leadership Coach; Co-Author of Living with Purpose; Former Director of Community Engagement, Social Impact and Alumni at Starbucks

Agenda

Thursday | PM

  • Kick-off

  • Purpose Mindset Intro

  • Dinner & Reception

Friday AM | Discovery

  • Strengths & Values

  • Wheel of Life

  • Energy Management

Friday PM | Exploring

  • Overcoming Challenges

  • Thriving Alignment

  • Reflection

Friday Evening

  • Dinner & Intentional conversations

Saturday AM | Designing

  • Purpose storyboard
  • Action Plan

  • Small group activities

Saturday PM | Celebrating

  • Sharing Purpose Storyboards

  • Purpose Certificates

  • Departure

Find Your Why: Purpose Mindset Retreat

Join our transformative, all-inclusive 2-day retreat to uncover your purpose, your WHY, and learn to lead a life of meaning and fulfilment.

Thank you for the transformative weekend. It was a truly well-designed workshop which brought about personal understanding and growth.

Jennifer, University of Washington

The exercises, discussions, vulnerability and shared progress with the group was enlightening and energizing. I found the workshop to be such a great opportunity to re-center.

Tyler, Northwest Center

The retreat came into my life at exactly the right moment. A time when I truly needed the reflection, encouragement, and connection it provided. Through your workshop, I already feel a sense of personal growth and a deeper connection to so many of the wonderful people I had the privilege of meeting.

Gloria, City University, Seattle