The Work On Purpose Podcast

It's the first day of the second half of the year. We're at the halfway mark for 2024. Where would  you say you are with the goals or resolutions you made on January 1? I think that all depends on what goal setting and attainment strategy you implemented when the year started. In this podcast episode, we discuss how to stay open when your plans don't go as planned. After listening, feel free to se...

We've all heard about SMART goals. It's the way most people have been taught to set and achieve their goals. This is the traditional approach for goal setting, but for me, it omits the reckless abandon of limitless goals.  It doesn't leave room for your BHAG – your Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals. I'm all about being practical in some areas of life, but I just don't think that our life goals should be...

There's an old quote that goes soemthinglike this, "Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it." We all experience various events in life. We make choices that lead to consequences or outcomes that we may or may not like. Think about your life. Think about decisions you've made that resulted in a negative outcome. If you didn't recognize what happened, took the time to explore what...

Our lives are a result of the choices that we make. Every decision has an outcome, a consequence. Some are more impactful than others, but we all have to live with them in the end. So, what is the process of making good decisions? How can one learn how to make good decisions? In this podcast episode, we discuss the importance of making good decisions and four key concepts you should implement when...

Our lives are filled with joys, heartaches, fulfillment and sadness. We struggle at times and have moments of ease in other times. The problem is, when we get bogged down with a challenge or difficulty, when we're in the thick of the hard times, it can feel as though it will always be this way. But all is not lost if you remember a little phrase: This too shall pass. In this podcast episode, we di...

Have you ever heard the phrase, "It's not who you know, it's who knows you"? It is more significant than you know. When we're young, we think that it's impressive to name-drop and let others know who we know as a measure of our significance. What we don't realize when we're younger, is that it doesn't matter who we met, had coffee with or who we think we know. In this podcast episode, we discuss t...

Sowing and reaping is a universal principle that exists in our world. Most people will not dispute that. When you sow a seed, it will grow into a plant or tree, which will have some kind of fruit on it that can be reaped and sowed again. And so, the process repeats itself. In this podcast episode, we discuss the principle of sowing and reaping and the three concepts you need to understand so you c...

In life you will encounter many obstacles, bumpy or winding roads, dull boring paths and a host of other experiences that will cause you everything from confusion, pain and sorrow to excitement, joy and fulfillment.  For those of us that are wanting to do God's will, seeking to find and pursue the purpose for which He created us, the early part of our journey can be very difficult. In this podcast...

At some point in our lives, possibly even multiple times, we may encounter some opportunity, some challenge or some fork in the road that presents us with something that's too big for us. We may feel uncomfortable, out of place, self-conscious and quite likely a fair amount of fear. I'd like to suggest though, that we lean into these "too big for me" situations. In this podcast episode, we discuss...

Are you searching, seeking for something more? Are you wondering why the life your living isn't the life you thought you would have? Are you asking yourself, "What's wrong with this picture?" The missing piece my friend, is PURPOSE. In this podcast episode, we discuss PURPOSE! What to do when you don't know what to do. What to do when life doesn't feel fulfilled or that it's enough. After listenin...

When we look at successful people, whether they be world leaders, pioneers, athletes, artists or even leaders in our field to whom we look up, we think that they've done such great things and we want to be just like them. We want to have careers and legacies like theirs but because we weren't with them in the trenches we can only see their shining glory moments. We think that it "just happened" fo...

There's a little-known virtue that many of us wished others had, not acknowledging that we could use a little bit of it ourselves. That virtue is patience.  It seems that with the all the advances in technology in our world today, we have less and less tolerance to wait on just about anything. We want what we want when we want it and how we want it. In this podcast episode, we discuss our irritabi...

Have you ever gone through a period in your life where you can't quite figure out what is going on? It's as if the things that are happening to and around you don't even make sense. You can't understand their purpose in your life journey. You may be struggling with a certain issue. Or perhaps something happened that you were not expecting, like the loss of a job or relationship. In this podcast ep...

Today is Mother's Day and I thought I'd dedicate this post to three amazing women in my life. These women have shaped me, molded me and influenced me in ways that have literally changed the trajectory of my life. I wouldn't be the woman and mother I am today without the impact each has had in my life and I'd like to take this moment to give them their flowers and honor them, even in this small way...

What is your X-factor? You know that thing about you that makes you special, different, unique. The thing about you that's not like anyone else on planet earth. It's interesting, we spend so much time comparing ourselves to others, mimicking those we admire or even envy a tiny bit, not realizing what our own enviable attributes are. While others may have similar talents or characteristics as you d...

This "job" of being a role model is not one to be taken lightly. The power that comes with the ability to influence the thoughts, words and actions of another human being is monumental. Like the saying goes, "with great power comes great responsibility."  We cannot assume that because we didn't ask to be a role model that that means we don't still have a responsibility to be mindful of those whom...

Are you in a seasoning of testing right now? Most people don't like tests. If you think back to your school days, there was nothing worse than hearing that there was going to be a test in the next class. The tests we experience in life are no different from the ones in school, as far as it relates to the dread and fear they conjure up. The next time you find yourself in a season of testing, I enco...

Is your life in a rut? Do you feel like every day is just like the day before it? Have you ever gotten to the end of the week and wondered to yourself, "where did the week go?" Or even fail to recall what happened that week?  If you answered yes to any of these questions, I'm sad to say, you may be in a bit of a rut my friend. In this podcast episode, we discuss how you can bring a some spontaneit...

How would you rate your listening skills? Do you listen well? Would you consider yourself to be a good listener? What would make one person a better listener than someone else? In this podcast episode, we discuss five ways you can improve your listening skills and up your game in being a good listener with those you care about. After listening, feel free to send me a note letting me know how this...

I read somewhere that we're only born with the fear of two things, loud noises and falling. All the other fears we experience in life are psychological, meaning they're imagined fears. Many people think the opposite of fear is faith. It is not. In fact, fear and faith are both simply your belief about a thing. Faith is belief in something positive and good. And fear is the belief in something nega...

I'm a strong supporter of lifelong learning, growth and development. I believe the more you know, the more you realize how much you don't know. It's interesting, many people think knowledge is power. But that is incorrect. It's the application of knowledge that gives you power. In this podcast episode, we discuss the importance of learning not just for the sake of consumption, but rather for imple...

We learn from a very early age to expect that life is supposed to be fair. But life is anything but fair. So, how do we deal with things when we're on the short end of the stick? When we feel as though we've been mistreated, misjudged or things didn't go the way we believe they should have? In this podcast episode, we discuss the concept of fairness. Life isn't about what's fair as much as it's ab...

What do you want in life or from life? Do you know? It's ok if you don't right now, because it is a journey to finding out and you may still be on that part of your journey.  Once you identify your thing, your dream, then you have something that your desire can hold onto. In this podcast episode, we discuss our desires and how they lead to finding and pursuing our purpose. After listening, feel fr...

I've heard it said that comparison is the thief of joy. And I believe it. I think if you can truly understand this, it'll change your outlook on life from this point forward.   I'm not sure what it is in the human psyche that makes us feel the need to constantly compare ourselves to others, but it's there. In this podcast episode, we discuss the harmful effects of comparison and how it steals the...

When we start out in life, or when we're starting over, we have a vague idea of what we want to accomplish.  We might be unhappy with where we are or even with who we've become and we realize that this is not the life we want for ourselves and so, we set out to change it. The challenge, whether we're just starting out or starting over, is that we don't know what we don't know. In this podcast epis...