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The Elizabeth Muse Norris Charitable Foundation, Mercy Medical Center North Iowa, Principal Financial Group Foundation Present Richard Leider, “Living On Purpose - Create a Purposeful Life” at North Iowa Community Auditorium on Saturday, Wednesday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. as a part of the 2009-2010 NIACC Performing Arts Series. Tickets are on sale now for $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

What makes you want to get out of bed in the morning? These days the answer to that question seems more difficult than ever to answer. Based on Richard's book, The Power of Purpose, this presentation helps audiences discover the power of purpose... a clear answer to the question. As a result of this presentation, people will be able to discover their purpose and work and live in ways that are consistent with their purpose.

Richard is consistently rated as one of the top executive educators and coaches in the world. He is ranked by Forbes as one of the "Top 5" most respected executive coaches and by Linkage as one of the "Top 50" executive coaches in America. His speaking style can be described as inspiring; story and content rich; and is incredibly practical with many pieces of take-away advice to use in your everyday routine.

Founder and Chairman of The Inventure Group, a coaching and consulting firm in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Richard has a worldwide practice working with many leading organizations such as Ameriprise, Caterpillar, Habitat for Humanity, MetLife, Pfizer and Price-Waterhouse-Coopers.

He is on the faculty of executive education programs at Duke Corporate Education, the University of Minnesota Carlson School's Executive Development Center and the Harvard Business School's General Management Program. As a speaker and seminar leader, he has taught over 100,000 executives from 50 corporations worldwide in all 50 States, Canada, and four continents.

Richard is the author of eight books, including three best sellers, and his work has been translated into 21 languages. “Repacking Your Bags” and “The Power of Purpose” are considered classics in the career development field. “Claiming Your Place at the Fire” and “Something to Live For,” have been touted as breakthrough books on vital aging. He is a contributing author to many leading edge coaching books, including: “Coaching for Leadership,” “The Art and Practice of Leadership Coaching,” “Executive Coaching for Results” and “The Leader of the Future.”

Richard holds a Master's Degree in Counseling and is a Nationally Certified Master Career Counselor. He is a Senior Fellow at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Spirituality and Healing where he is a founder of “The Purpose Project.” As a commentator on work and life issues, Richard appears in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and USA Today, and on television and public radio.

A pioneer and leader in the field of coaching, Richard is widely recognized for his breakthrough thinking on how to help people discover the power of purpose in work and life. His work received recognition from the Bush Foundation, from which he was awarded a Bush Fellowship to study "purposeful aging." Believing passionately that each of us is born with a purpose, he is dedicated to helping people to "discover the power of purpose".

For tickets to see Richard Leider’s presentation of “Living On Purpose - Create a Purposeful Life,” call the NIACC Box Office at 1-888-466-4222 ext. 4188. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.niacc.edu. Sponsors for the 2009-2010 Leadership Series include the Elizabeth Muse Norris Charitable Foundation, Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa and Principal Financial Group Foundation.

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