How to Gain Clarity,
Build Momentum, and Find Your Kiran

Pre-order Making Sense of Purpose. It launches August 25, 2026. Available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and Books-a-Million.

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“A generous, grounded companion.”

Selena Rezvani, Wall Street Journal best-selling author of Quick Confidence

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Suneet Bhatt with his children, photographed by his wife
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The Purpose Radar Library

Not a score.
A map.

Most book ratings answer one question: did people like it? That doesn’t help you decide whether a book is right for you, right now. Two books can both be five stars and serve completely different needs — one challenges your assumptions, another gives you a repeatable system.

The Purpose Radar Library evaluates works across six dimensions — Inspirational, Transcendent, Empirical, Enduring, Interactive, and Reflective — so you can objectively compare and contrast what you’re considering. Not a verdict. A profile that meets you where you are.

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7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Book by Stephen R. Covey
432544InspirationalTranscendentEmpiricalEnduringInteractiveReflective
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response.”
Ideally suited for readers seeking a structured, character-first framework for leadership and life, especially those willing to commit to disciplined internal change.
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The Alchemist
Book – Fiction by Paulo Coelho
451412InspirationalTranscendentEmpiricalEnduringInteractiveReflective
“And when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it.”
Ideally suited for someone seeking reassurance, inspiration, and permission to trust their path.
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Atomic Habits
Book by James Clear
315452InspirationalTranscendentEmpiricalEnduringInteractiveReflective
“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.”
Ideally suited for someone who wants to change behavior reliably and build momentum through structure and systems, rather than explore purpose, identity, or meaning directly.
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The Joe Rogan Experience w/ James Talarico
Podcast by Joe Rogan
341312InspirationalTranscendentEmpiricalEnduringInteractiveReflective
“Because of the problems with organized religion, we threw out the whole thing. And now we’re not having conversations about what it means to be a human being.”
Ideally suited for listeners who appreciate expansive philosophical dialogue at the intersection of faith and technology.
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Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
Book by Héctor García & Francesc Miralles
352425InspirationalTranscendentEmpiricalEnduringInteractiveReflective
“Our ikigai is hidden deep inside each of us, and finding it requires a patient search.”
Ideally suited for someone who values reflection, continuity, and lived wisdom as the primary path to a meaningful life.
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Man’s Search for Meaning
Book by Viktor E. Frankl
443513InspirationalTranscendentEmpiricalEnduringInteractiveReflective
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances.”
Ideally suited for someone seeking context, orientation, and meaning rather than instruction, reassurance, or quick answers.
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