Purpose Project

Make a difference in dark times – without the burnout & self-doubt

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Live truer, more simply, and more intentionally and still contribute meaningfully to the world.

This transformational journey helps you quiet the noise, clarify your path, and take right action from alignment — not exhaustion or inadequacy. It’s not about doing more — it’s about remembering who you are and building a life and career that fit.

Illustration of hands holding Earth with thriving ecosystems and renewable energy

A group coaching program for purpose-driven professionals, creatives, and entrepreneurs

(i.e. anyone who cares deeply about the world and wants to deepen their impact, but feels stuck, lost, burned out, overwhelmed, jaded, hopeless, inadequate, or otherwise could just use some support bringing their vision of change to life.)

“I have been privileged to work with multiple coaches throughout my career, so I don’t say this without perspective: Peter is a remarkable coach. He brings a rare balance of deep understanding of human behavior and leadership dynamics, coupled with an empathetic and supportive coaching style.”
Maren Keeley
Maren KeeleyCo-founder, Handprint

Introducing Purpose Project

Are you burning out trying to have a positive impact? Do you constantly say “yes” to projects that you don’t have the time for? Do you have a dream project you’ve been putting off? Are you longing for a deeper sense of fulfillment?

Purpose Project is an online, small-group coaching program designed to help you make a powerful contribution to the world in a way that’s truly sustainable, inspiring, and fulfilling.

It’s for anyone who cares deeply about the world and wants to make a real difference, but is held back by burnout, overwhelm, hopelessness, or self-doubt.

I promise you: You can do good in the world and actually feel good in the process. We can help you.

What you’ll get:

  1. Purpose: Reconnect with the work and life that feel most true to you.
  2. Connection: Feel supported and seen by people like you who really get it.
  3. Clarity: Find the next right step in your life’s journey without overthinking it.
  4. Focus: Combat distraction. Lock into what’s most important.
  5. Support: Get the structure and accountability you need to keep you steady.
  6. Freedom: Liberate yourself from those old, toxic beliefs.
  7. Confidence: Move forward with trust in yourself and what you have to offer.

Program details

Purpose Project offers several ways to get support and make connections:

Purpose Network

Purpose Project is delivered via a Mighty Networks channel. This functions like a closed Facebook group or online forum. Share your project or opportunity. Ask for support. Connect to like-minded changemakers.

The Purpose Path

The Purpose Path is a ten-week self-led course meant to help you get clear on your purpose and design a life and career that truly lives that purpose. It distills the foundational framework underneath my work.

This course asks you to make big changes to your lifestyle, so you can better cultivate clarity, focus, and peace in your life and career. However, it is designed to be lightweight and manageable, even for people with busy schedules.

Purpose Mastermind

Purpose Mastermind is an intimate weekly support group for purpose-driven leaders. Share your dreams and challenges. Get inspired by your peers. Learn practical tools and insights to make your dreams a reality.

Each mastermind session includes:

  • Breathing exercise (~5 minutes)
  • Check-in/accountability reporting (~10 minutes)
  • Short lesson (~10 minutes)
  • Group coaching (~40 minutes)
  • Check-out/accountability setting (~10 minutes)

All sessions are held via video conference.

Collective Deep Work

We convene daily video sessions to cultivate focus and combat procrastination and distraction. This is NOT a discussion group. This is dedicated time for you to work on whatever is most important to you, plus the structure and accountability to make sure you move forward.

1:1 Coaching

Take the deepest dive into purpose and transformation through regular 1:1 coaching sessions with me. You don’t have to do this alone! I would love to join you for this journey and offer you individualized support.

“Working with Peter has generated insights for my personal and professional lives that actually change the way I live and show up. I can point to countless changes over the past months that are a direct result of my work with Peter. He asks thoughtful questions and isn’t afraid to challenge me when he sees an appropriate opening. I recommend him without hesitation and look forward to continuing to work with him.”
Rory FentonInnovate Animal Ag
“Peter’s skillful coaching was immensely beneficial and transformative to our team and thus greatly enhanced our collective productivity and happiness. I recommend Peter unconditionally. What a gift he provides!”
Michael FeererWhatcom Million Trees Project

Plans

Peter Schulte

Coach, Writer, and Musician

Hi. I’m Peter the founder & host of Purpose Project. I’m also the editor of the Good News for Humankind newsletter. As a coach, I help purpose-driven professionals make their contribution in dark times – without the burnout and self-doubt. Outside of work, I’m a father and musician and love being outdoors.

My story

More testimonials

“Peter is a wonderful, gifted coach. He was supportive and motivating, as he helped me grow as a courageous and compassionate leader. I appreciated that he did not sugarcoat things. His honesty and direct coaching motivated me to stop putting off tough decisions in order to take actions that were best for our organization and also based on our company’s culture and values. I have and will continue to recommend Peter to others who are seeking increased clarity and confidence.”
Susan OrensteinCEO, Orenstein Solutions
“I’ve worked with at least five different coaches over the years. I can confidently say that Peter has been in the top tier of my experiences. His reflections back to me of what I’m working through are crystal clear – clearer than I’ve ever experienced with a coach. He’s empathetic and connected in his coaching, but also with a healthy level of challenge of my perspective and invitation to explore other perspectives.”
Cameron Miller
Cameron MillerChief Executive of Business Strategy & Innovation, Non-GMO Project
“I better understand my purpose, my relationship to masculinity, and my role as a leader because of Peter’s coaching. Peter listens deeply, identifying important threads and teasing them out with his thoughtful questions. In one conversation, he can patiently hold space for me to explore and tactfully challenge me to probe further. Peter’s support has helped me to cultivate a greater sense of awareness and, ultimately, has facilitated and accelerated my personal and leadership growth journey.”
Sam HumphreysMaul Foster & Alongi, Inc.
“My adult life has been a constant struggle with finding balance, maintaining confidence, and repeated cycles of anxiety, overwhelm, burnout, and depression that seriously threatened my career and ability to thrive. Thanks to Peter’s support and coaching, I feel that I finally have the skills and trust in myself to leave that cycle behind once and for all, and move forward in my life with purpose, focus, and a healthy, balanced mindset.”
M.R.Environmental leader &; artist
“In the short four one-hour coaching sessions with Peter, I have had profound breakthroughs that I have spent years in therapy attempting to gain. I really appreciate the openness and non-judgmental coaching style that he provides; it allowed me to really be open to myself to dig deeper into what I didn’t know I was seeking, which was self-love, clarity, and a sense of self-understanding.”
Amber LegerMni Sota Fund

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the Purpose Mastermind work?

The Purpose Mastermind is a small group of aspiring changemakers that support one another with the dream purpose projects.

It includes both synchronous and asynchronous components. We come together once a week via video conference (Mondays from 8:45-10am PT) to discuss a key theme and ask for whatever support you need from Peter and the group.

There is also a short (~10 minutes) video lesson and associated exercise (10-30 minutes) that you can complete on your own schedule. Exercises are to be submitted to the group via Mighty Networks before the start of the Monday group session.

Purpose Mastermind members have access to the Purpose 101 flagship course and are highly encouraged to complete it as soon as possible in order to have a shared foundation for this work together.

What if I miss a mastermind session?

We very much hope you can make as many sessions as possible live. At the same time, we obviously understand that life is busy and things come up. No worries! All sessions are recorded and made available to participants. You can watch at your own leisure and join the conversation via the chat function.

What are the Collective Deep Work sessions?

Basic plan members can join our daily Collective Deep Work sessions (Monday through Thursday, 10:30am-noon PT).

On each call, every participant simply announces the project or task that is most important to them that they want to move forward on and what is in their way. We then each have at least an hour of focused time to make real progress. It’s simple, but the group structure works wonders!

What if I don’t have the time?

This program of course involves some time commitment. Weekly mastermind calls last 75 minutes and there’s typically an exercise that might take up to 30 minutes on a weekly basis.

What if I don’t consider myself “high-achieving” or a “leader”?

This program is designed for anyone who cares deeply about the world, but might be struggling with burnout, overwhelm, self-doubt, hopelessness, etc.

In practice, many of our participants are long-time “high-achievers or have risen to positions of visible leadership in their organizations and communities.

However, it is just as relevant and effective for people who don’t consider themselves “successful” in the traditional sense or are still in the early stages of their career.

What if I’m still on the fence?

That’s OK! If you have further questions or concerns, let’s chat. You can book a free 30-minute call with me here.

Just imagine

Imagine waking up with clarity instead of pressure. Imagine creating from inspiration — not obligation. Imagine feeling grounded, supported, and confident in the direction your life is heading.

You have the passion. You’ve done the hard work.

Now it’s time to simplify, reconnect, and bring your purpose into focus.

Get started

Ready to begin your journey? Still have some questions? Just want to get to know me? Let’s chat. I’d love to get to know each other and make sure we are a good fit before we set out on this path together.

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