The Work On Purpose Podcast

Time is a valuable commodity. One could make the argument that it is THE most valuable commodity, because it is non-renewable. It is consumable, but non-renewable. This means when we use it or consume it, it ceases to exist. It cannot be regenerated.  Take some time to consider the three steps below after listening to this episode and decide how you will begin to implement them in your life today....

Have you ever stopped to think about the time and place into which you were born? Our background, our family, our city and country and even the time period in which we grew up, all play such a major part on who we become as adults. Our values, beliefs and perspectives have all been shaped and influenced by these things. As you journey towards discovering your purpose, you need to look deeper than...

Many times, when we hear the word PASSION, we automatically associate it with something we love. But one Dictionary.com definition for passion is, "any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate." So we know that your passion can be something you either love or hate. This is important to remember because sometimes people miss their purpose because they are busy looking for the thin...

Merry Christmas to you if you're celebrating! I hope you are surrounded by loved ones and are enjoying this happy holy season. I thought since we're in the gift-giving seasion, I should speak a little about our gifts. How we find them, how we should be using them, that we even have them is evidence of the purpose that awaits us. You have been created on purpose for a specific purpose and you have...

Sometimes in life we may come across an opportunity that sounds pretty exciting and that lights a fire inside us, but we shrink back because there are some elements that cause us to feel unsure. We spent so much of our youth not knowing things and having to learn, (sometimes the hard way), that now, we feel so established and comfortable, it feels scary to reach out to attempt something new. This...

As a recipient of the enormously extravagant gift of grace, the very least that I can do is pour out it back out unto others, any opportunity I get. So much of our society is about competition or strife, agendas and politicking. Very rarely do we hear about folks extending grace to each other, least of all if it comes at a disadvantage to the one extending grace. People operate in a zero-sum game....

In all the years of studying personal development, one of the greatest things I've learned, is the ability to have perspective, specifically, to have multiple perspectives. Let's take life for example. What's your perspective of life? Is it a game, a journey, an adventure? Or perhaps your view is that life is battle, a climb, a task master? Your outlook on life whether you have consciously given i...

Do you think being emotional is a weakness? As a child, I was always known as the "cry-baby" and it often made me feel weak, soft and really out of control. Until I realized that perhaps being so emotional wasn't a weakness, but instead, it was a strength....I just had to view it differently. I think our emotions sometimes get a bad rap. If you can dig a little deeper to find out the true purpose...

Most companies have a set of core values that speak to who they are. That is, a set of beliefs or principles which they use to guide them day-to-day. And it's not uncommon for individuals, particularly successful individuals to have their own set of personal core values, by which they live and hold themselves to. What about you? Do you have a set of core values, those beliefs or principles that se...

One of my favorite Scripture verses is Proverbs 23:7, "For as he thinks in his heart, so is he." What are you thinking about? Do you even know?  The truth of the matter is you cannot go somewhere in the natural that you haven't been first in your mind. Meaning, unless you can see it in your mind, you'll never be able to hold it in your hands. We have this amazing ability from our Creator, the abil...

Did you know that your morning routine is one of the most important factors to having a successful life? The first thing to understand is really a principle that you should adopt in every area of your life. That is the principle of intention. We are free-willed beings. That means we have the ability and the right to choose how we live our lives. We get to make our own decisions, think our own thou...

Well, it's Monday and the beginning of a new work week. But, what  should you do if you're in a bad situation at work? Perhaps your supervisor has it out for you, though you're not quite sure why. Maybe you have a jealous coworker who seems to sabotage your efforts or who spreads untrue rumors about you to others or your boss.  Whatever the reason, here you are. Feeling stuck, wondering about your...

Have you ever heard the term "Mortality Motivation"? It's a term I first heard from one of my favorite online coaches is Brendon Burchard. Essentially, it's using death as a means to motivate you to do the things you know you should do. Yes, we all get caught up in the procrastination loop sometimes, where we keep putting off that "thing" that we know is in our hearts to do, waiting for the perfec...

The only thing that's constant is change. The problem is, most people don't like change, they resist it even. People like their routines, their habits, their own way of doing things. They don't want to leave their old way behind. Even if that old way is not good or beneficial for them.  But I think we should embrace change. It can lead to learning and growth and while it might be unpleasant at fir...

This issue we have of pretending to be something we're not, is not partial to teens or young adults. As humans we all have this need for belonging. But to belong doesn't mean you need to lose yourself. In fact, true belonging is when you're accepted and have a sense of belonging within a certain group, for EXACTLY who you are, nothing more, nothing less. I once read a book by Sir Ken Robinson, cal...

I want to invite you on this journey of growth, transformation and purpose and what better way to do this than to share with you my own journey to purpose! It has not always been an easy road for me, in fact, sometimes it was downright unbearable. Trigger warning: there is mention of sensitive mental health issues, so please be mindful of that. I hope by listening to this episode you learn a littl...

Do you have a growth plan for your life and if you do, are you implementing it? If not, listen and learn how to use the word GROW as the framework for how to create a growth plan. I believe that growth is a key piece of our journey towards purpose. I believe we're born with certain gifts and talents, some which are evident and some which may lay dormant for many years. But when we get intentional...

Habits. We all have them. Good ones, bad ones, indifferent ones. But what are habits exactly? Habits are formed by the creation of neural pathways in our brains. Think of a train on a train track.  It's the same with the habits we perform daily. We've done them so many times over the course of our lives that they've formed well-worn grooves in our brains, so that we don't even have to think about...

We all hvae big goals and dreams, small habits and behaviors that we need to change, adjust or eliminate. Very often, we turn to self-control or willpower to help us acheive these goals.  But this is a mistake! Self-control is like a muscle, which means it can be fatigued and them leave you high and dry. A better solution? Identity. Once you begin to identify with the behaviors you want to adopt,...

What are you thinking about? What are the thoughts that are flowing through your mind? Do you understand the power of your thoughts? Just because a thought drops in your head, if it's negative, you don't have to keep thinking about it. It's very easy to ruminate, worry and let negative thoughts just fester in our minds. But it's so harmful and doesn't have to be this way. You can take control of y...

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