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You’re the Decider

July 26, 2012 by 2 Comments

You’re the Decider. You Make the Choice–Always!

In 2006, President George W. Bush made the dramatic statement, “I’m the decider, and I decide what’s best.”

This is not a post about politics, but I’m using that quote as a launching point for my assertion that you are the decider in your life.

This is the second part of a 3-part series inspired by insights from my book, An Imperceptible Spark.  If you didn’t catch part one yesterday, you can go here to check it out.

You create the meaning of your life. The nature of life is constant change and stimulus, but you decide what each circumstance of your experience means. [Read more...]

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019: AWAKE! Podcast – How to Discover Meaning and Purpose

In this episode, I discuss 3 steps I have learned over the past decade as I have searched for meaning and purpose in my own life.

1. Ask for guidance

2. Allow the answer

3. Be ready to take action

Find out how these 3 steps have helped me in facing releasing resistance in my quest.

Also, listen to the story of the insight that I uncovered on a recent sightseeing cruise to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore along Lake Superior in Michigan.

(Find out why the trees at the top of the cliff are so short)

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I Hate “Easy Step” List Posts, But Here Goes Anyway…

July 1, 2012 by 8 Comments

3 Easy Steps to Discovering Your Purpose

I almost threw up a little when I wrote that headline and I know your Bullshit-ometer is probably about to blow.

So let me just put you at ease by disappointing your expectations in this post at the beginning.

These steps won’t pay off your student loans magically.

These steps won’t find your soulmate immediately.

These steps most definitely will not fix your life categorically.

(If you seriously need a life fix, I recommend therapy…no, seriously. A good therapist is worth her weight in gold!) [Read more...]

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014: AWAKE! Podcast – How to Find Your Calling

In this episode, I discuss the idea of one’s “calling”.  I tell you why you should give up the search for it and how you can find it in the process.

I share a simple equation for uncovering your personal power and encourage you to bring your true self to the forefront of your life.

Finally, I share how to create a life of purpose and meaning, day by day.

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009: AWAKE! Podcast – How to Live with Greater Purpose

This week’s episode is all about finding greater meaning and purpose. I share my own personal experience searching for my purpose and why I wasted many years in the process.

I explain why I think you should quit looking for your purpose and instead, learn to value it.

I talk about what is required to live a life of purpose and meaning and issue a challenge.

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You Don’t Need to Look for Your Purpose, You Need to Grab It By The Balls!!!

April 10, 2012 by 32 Comments

 

Photo Credit:  Michael

I thought I had to search for it too.  And so I did.

For five years.

I’ve gotta find it. I’ve gotta find it, I told myself. And the more desperately I searched, the more it seemed to elude me.

PURPOSE

You can be like me and waste the next five years (or 10 or 20) looking for your passion and purpose.
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006: AWAKE! Podcast – Who Are You, Really?!?

An unexpected Google Hangout prompts this question.  I take this esoteric, “big” question and remind you of what you already know about who you are and what you are capable of.

At the end, I share the secret to creating any potential relationship you desire.

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