David Batstone is Author of ‘Saving the Corporate Soul’, President of Right Reality.com, as well as member of the Founding Editorial Team of Business 2.0. He currently also serves as Senior Editor, Worthwhile Magazine and Sojourners Magazine.

This was a perfectly delightful conversation about the meaning of worthwhile work, what it looks like to Dave, how to pursue it, or not, as well as commentary on ‘the difference between religion and spirituality,’ ‘how to balance family with work,’ and more, including his own background and how he came to find himself where he is today.

Thanks very much to Dave for sharing so generously and personally of himself and his sense of humor. This clip is highly recommended if you’d like an energetic boost for your day and a peek into the life of a leader in the ‘worthwhile work’ movement taking place today. So do set aside some time to listen, and sign up for Dave’s weekly column in the WAG newsletter at www.RightReality.com.

Oh and yes, Dave invites us all to take part in a short and insightful online quiz at www.triplepquiz.com - of particular interest to coaches and others who mentor and make a difference in the lives of others.

Click below to listen to this 60 minute interview.

Click to read more if you’d like to hear the story behind what caused me to invite Dave to be a guest on ‘Creating What Matters.’ Also, as a thank you to Dave for his time, I invite you to comment after you’ve listened to the call at the link provided, and tell us one most ‘forward moving thing’ you heard on the call, and any other thoughts or comments. Enjoy!

A short while ago I read a column of David’s that described a phenomenon. It said something along these lines: ‘There is an increasing number of people going into schools of theology these days - with no intention of becoming a member of the clergy. They simply want to apply their degrees in divinity, to regular life.’

This made me think of coaching - small ‘c’ coaching to be exact. What can we learn from what’s happening in the divinity schools and how does the phenomenon cross-over (if it does) to the coaching world? I wonder, what percentage of people are signing up at coaching schools with absolutely no intention of becoming a capital ‘C’ coach?

For those of us who call ourselves capital ‘C’ coaches…does this matter, and if yes, how?

While I won’t promise David had all the answers for us, he agreed to join us for an hour of rich and rewarding conversation about the above topic and the meaning of ‘worthwhile’ work from both a professional and personal perspective. In addition, Worthwhile Magazine, the magazine dedicated to working with ‘purpose, passion and profit’ will be among our topics of conversation. How is it being received? Is the idea of work beyond a ‘paycheck’ gaining momentum? Has his book, ‘Saving the Corporate Soul’ - worked?