I Consider Myself Many Things…
Driven
Focused
Goal-oriented
Ambitious
Compassionate
Kind
Sarcastic
Witty
Wise
And in the past, I would have added “passionate” to the list. In reality, I was still searching for my passion in life. [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
Looking for Your Calling? Step Right Up to My Bullhorn!
May 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Have you ever had a dream so real that you wake up certain it was?
Yet once you’re awake, the “realness” quickly fades into the reality of everyday life, and the dream is just a foggy memory.
Years ago, I was lost and frustrated. What is my calling? I wondered.
Passion and purpose eluded me at every turn. I knew there was something within me that hinted at greatness, but I couldn’t quite pull it out. I felt like I was living in the fog of a dream, newly forgotten.
Ready to step in front of my bullhorn? Listen closely!
You are the captain of your own ship. Life’s only requests the direction. So if you are wasting your life time struggling to find out what it means…STOP IT! [Read more...]
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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