Working on Purpose

Coronavirus has presented so many unique challenges to education. Moving education online at the drop of a hat, then figuring out how to continue to support students, how to support parents becoming teachers with no training, how to return to face to face education, and how to address the digital divide has been an incredible learning curve. There is no right answer, but without purpose, we cannot...

Imagine someone you love is standing at the precipice of their own death. They’re about to leave behind those they hold dear, and their passing will leave a hole in your life. How can you ease their pain and give them a way to leave something of themselves behind? The human voice is such a powerful relationship tool, and yet when people die, it’s gone. Unless there’s someone there to catch it. Peo...

Imagine someone you love is standing at the precipice of their own death. They’re about to leave behind those they hold dear, and their passing will leave a hole in your life. How can you ease their pain and give them a way to leave something of themselves behind? The human voice is such a powerful relationship tool, and yet when people die, it’s gone. Unless there’s someone there to catch it. Peo...

Imagine someone you love is standing at the precipice of their own death. They’re about to leave behind those they hold dear, and their passing will leave a hole in your life. How can you ease their anxiety and give them a way to leave something of themselves behind? The human voice is such a powerful relationship tool, and yet when people die, it’s gone. Unless there’s someone there to catch it....

Oh, the tale of your life. The joys, triumphs, disappointments, and tragedies, the sum of which have made you. When you come to the end of the journey, how will you celebrate it and leave something of yourself behind for your loved ones? What do you want the loved ones you leave behind to know and remember about you? Everyone has a story to tell – someone should be there to catch it and share it w...

Many of us will spend a good portion of our lives getting over and recovering from the events of our childhood. It’s the steps we take, the work we do, and the grace we grant ourselves that can make all the difference as we work to unfold into our very best. It takes bravery, a strong dose of authenticity and sometimes a blind leap of faith. But the journey is oh so worth it. In this episode, Sher...

Many of us will spend a good portion of our lives getting over and recovering from the events of our childhood. It’s the steps we take, the work we do, and the grace we grant ourselves that can make all the difference as we work to unfold into our very best. It takes bravery, a strong dose of authenticity and sometimes a blind leap of faith. But the journey is oh so worth it. In this episode, Sher...

Many of us will spend a good portion of our lives getting over and recovering from the events of our childhood. It’s the steps we take, the work we do, and the grace we grant ourselves that can make all the difference as we work to unfold into our very best. It takes bravery, a strong dose of authenticity and sometimes a blind leap of faith. But the journey is oh so worth it. In this episode, Sher...

There is a growing urgency, a hunger to experience more meaning and purpose in life and at work. Danny Gutknecht further asserts that the need to actualize is becoming a cultural phenomenon. Throughout history, there have been those who moved away from institutions and struggled to assume responsibility for their own meaning and tap the essence of who they are through various practices and inquiri...

There is a growing urgency, a hunger to experience more meaning and purpose in life and at work. Danny Gutknecht further asserts that the need to actualize is becoming a cultural phenomenon. Throughout history, there have been those who moved away from institutions and struggled to assume responsibility for their own meaning and tap the essence of who they are through various practices and inquiri...

There is a growing urgency, a hunger to experience more meaning and purpose in life and at work. Danny Gutknecht further asserts that the need to actualize is becoming a cultural phenomenon. Throughout history, there have been those who moved away from institutions and struggled to assume responsibility for their own meaning and tap the essence of who they are through various practices and inquiri...

Transformational leadership casts a vision and empowers the team to realize it through inspired performance. Hugh Ballou works with non-profit and church leaders because he knows they often must work even harder to realize their vision, as they don’t have the power of the paycheck to push for performance. What keeps Hugh going is the profound difference those organizations make in our communities...

Transformational leadership casts a vision and empowers the team to realize it through inspired performance. Hugh Ballou works with non-profit and church leaders because he knows they often must work even harder to realize their vision, as they don’t have the power of the paycheck to push for performance. What keeps Hugh going is the profound difference those organizations make in our communities...

Transformational leadership casts a vision and empowers the team to realize it through inspired performance. Hugh Ballou works with non-profit and church leaders because he knows they often must work even harder to realize their vision, as they don’t have the power of the paycheck to push for performance. What keeps Hugh going is the profound difference those organizations make in our communities...

Entrepreneurs and innovators are a powerful force that have contributed tremendous value to the business world and communities they serve. Often fueled from great passion and emboldened by a team inspired by their vision, they have built great organizations and amassed impressive wealth. What these individuals do with all their money when they successfully exit their ventures has helped change the...

Entrepreneurs and innovators are a powerful force that have contributed tremendous value to the business world and communities they serve. Often fueled from great passion and emboldened by a team inspired by their vision, they have built great organizations and amassed impressive wealth. What these individuals do with all their money when they successfully exit their ventures has helped change the...

): Motivation is the driving force behind any action or lack thereof. And yet it is little understood beyond simple extrinsic and intrinsic types, and thus often lacking in opportunity to leverage inside many organizations. Imagine what would happen to your company’s results if you as a leader understood what detracts from each team member’s motivation and instead learned how to feed it. In this c...

): Motivation is the driving force behind any action or lack thereof. And yet it is little understood beyond simple extrinsic and intrinsic types, and thus often lacking in opportunity to leverage inside many organizations. Imagine what would happen to your company’s results if you as a leader understood what detracts from each team member’s motivation and instead learned how to feed it. In this c...

Motivation is the driving force behind any action or lack thereof. And yet it is little understood beyond simple extrinsic and intrinsic types, and thus often lacking in opportunity to leverage inside many organizations. Imagine if you as a leader understood what detracts from each team member’s motivation and instead learned how to feed it. In this conversation, Motivation Factor Institute founde...

Confronting change. Intentional growth and development. Gearing up for the next promotion. Transforming through crisis and the everyday. These are just some of the reasons people and organizations hire coaches. There are numerous approaches to developing people through coaching. In this episode, we discuss the narrative coaching approach in relation to integrative development to help create transf...

Confronting change. Intentional growth and development. Gearing up for the next promotion. Transforming through crisis and the everyday. These are just some of the reasons people and organizations hire coaches. There are numerous approaches to developing people through coaching. In this episode, we discuss the narrative coaching approach in relation to integrative development to help create transf...

Entrepreneurs and innovators are a powerful force that have contributed tremendous value to the business world and communities they serve. Often fueled from great passion and emboldened by a team inspired by their vision, they have built great organizations and amassed impressive wealth. What these individuals do with all their money when they successfully exit their ventures has helped change the...

Confronting change. Intentional growth and development. Gearing up for the next promotion. Transforming through crisis and the everyday. These are just some of the reasons people and organizations hire coaches. There are numerous approaches to developing people through coaching. In this episode, we discuss the narrative coaching approach in relation to integrative development to help create transf...

The pursuit to purpose is the pursuit to matter. If you want to find out how to be motivated, ask why. If you want to find your purpose, ask who. Purpose is about solving a problem for someone, and answers: Who am I, and who am I supposed to help? This is part of the Purpose Factor formula to unlock and apply purpose. Who needs happiness when fulfillment is available by helping others and growing...

The pursuit to purpose is the pursuit to matter. If you want to find out how to be motivated, ask why. If you want to find your purpose, ask who. Purpose is about solving a problem for someone, and answers: Who am I, and who am I supposed to help? This is part of the Purpose Factor formula to unlock and apply purpose. Who needs happiness when fulfillment is available by helping others and growing...