Tané Hunter: The DNA Of Purpose

The word purpose has worked its way into part of our everyday vocabulary. Not just in business, but also in our personal lives, the concept of delving into the very existence of ourselves and our organisations has become something that we as humans crave. But where do we begin with such a big, lofty concept? What are some of the steps we can take to explore our purpose, and apply it to our lives? Today’s guest, Tané Hunter, is a self confessed science geek, a cancer researcher, bio-informatics, and science communicator. He’s a co-founder of Future Crunch, as well as a data analytics startup, Lighthouse. He holds a Masters in Bioinformatics from the University of Melbourne, and has worked for the Melbourne Royal Children’s Hospital diagnosing rare genetic diseases. In short, this guy knows a lot about the way our bodies work.But what do our bodies have to say about the idea of purpose? In today’s conversation Tane and I take a look at what this intersection is of biology and existence, and what the impact of being on purpose can have on our bodies.We talked about epigenetics, positive psychology, evolution, neuroscience, storytelling, DNA and almost everything in between, so prepare to learn a whole lot about your body that you never knew before.“If people walk away from this with anything, I want them to walk away realising they can control the information that comes to them, and understand the profound effects it has on your purpose, your health and on your direction and your life…if you feed yourself junk food, negative news and fear-mongering…then you’re going to be unhealthy and not able to fulfil your purpose. Take ownership, take control.”Knowing Tane and the Future Crunch crew, I knew that today’s chat was destined to be great, but I can hand on heart say this was an enlightening and exciting conversation. Bringing together two worlds, the world of science and the world of purpose took us down some rabbit holes that taught me more than I was expecting about the gravity of this thing we’re chasing, this examination of our existence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.