We were sitting around our dinner table one evening several years ago, and our daughter Anne was home from UNC Chapel Hill where she was majoring in psychology. I don’t remember the discussion. At one point in response to my wife I said, “Judith, you’re a bad person.” Anne lit into me about how wrong […]
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Are You Bad or Good?
While attending a Bible study, the group leader attempted to simplify the Christian faith by saying, “We are bad. God is good. And Jesus came so we can be in a right relationship with God.” I took exception to his first statement, “We are bad,” and set off a controversy. Here’s the gist of my […]
How To Be On-Purpose in Business & LIfe
Dr. Jim Harri and Kevin McCarthy discuss How to be On-Purpose in Business & Life podcast
Persisting in Your Purpose, Vision, Missions, and Values
On page 13 in The On-Purpose Person, the Professor says, “The light switch turned on is the symbol of an On-Purpose Person. It is a reminder that we are either off- or on-purpose — nothing in between. Every time you use a light switch, think to yourself, Am I off-purpose or am I on-purpose? And then correct or […]
Persisting in the Face of Prejudice
Purpose is the most pure aspect of any human being. Prejudice may be the most impure aspect in human relationships. How do we reconcile the two?
Navigating Your Agency
Agency is a person’s ability and willingness to take action or intervene to produce a particular effect. How does your 2-word purpose play into whether you are called to step up or not? Saturday, Judith and I were seated by the window at Jason’s Deli as we ate an early dinner. A bonus for eating […]
Navigating the Impossible
A dream appears to be an impossibility. A vision is a dream with a plan of action to navigate the improbability.
Don’t start with why. Instead, start with what’s before you.
Navigating My Worldview
Your worldview is the lens through which you see humanity, creation, and your place in it (or not). It is the construct that constantly colors our approach to life, work, and relationships. In fact, everything in life runs through this complex and incomplete set of filters.
Investing in AI: Artificial Intern
The transition from a corporate career into a solo owner practice can be an overwhelming experience given the varied disciplines involved that fall outside your experience zone. You likely didn’t realize how dependent you were on your IT, marketing, operations, branding, sales, accounting, legal, HR, web, and other team members who allowed you to focus […]
Investing in Building Your Solo Practice
Have you launched or are you wanting to start a coaching, consulting, training, or speaking practice, but the reality of all that’s involved has you overwhelmed or stuck? Yikes. How do you prevent your fears, doubts, and busyness from casting a dark shadow over your calling, purpose, and vision?
A Moment to Invest
Our March theme is Investing. On page 60 of The On-Purpose Person, the man visits with Perry, the “retired” executive who is coaching him. Perry says, “On-Purpose Persons invest our time rather than spend it.” With a nod to Perry, let’s explore this via my poem below. A Moment to Invest by Kevin W. McCarthy […]
On Loving, Part 4: The Greatest Revelation
What if you had to distill everything you know that is wise, good, and useful into a single paragraph. It had to apply to your career and business. Let’s call this your greatest revelation–your gift to all. That’s what The Greatest Commandment is! Better yet, clarifying your 2-word purpose enriches it from being generalized into a personally and professionally specifically applicable statement of precious value and extreme usefulness.