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Obstacles keep us from being on-purpose. Traditions are touchstones to remind us what’s vital to our well-being. Respect them and you respect yourself. Did you participate in the Halloween festivities last evening with little goblins, ghouls, and assorted super heroes knocking on your door for treats? Or, did you risk tricks and not participate? Perhaps you […]

Sin gets a bad rap. I’m not advocating you go out and sin. Sin informs us when we’ve crossed a dangerous boundary. It’s to our benefit to be aware of risky behaviors and their consequences. Absent this moral standard, anything goes. It would be utter chaos. At one time, Christian broadcaster Steve Brown hosted Steve Brown Etc., an Orlando-based […]

Mind, Body, and Spirit are nearly universally accepted as the holistic elements describing the human experience. Purpose informs the Spirit and profoundly influences the Mind and Body. Yet, the Spirit remains largely debated, ill-defined, and shrouded in mystery. It seems so impractical when the mortgage or rent is due.  Yet, the Spirit is inescapably in […]

No. Technically, your 2-word purpose is your spiritual DNA. Just as your physical DNA doesn’t change, your spiritual DNA doesn’t either, but… Yes. Practically, your first 2-word purpose may not be you last. All people age; on-purpose persons mature! As you experience tragedy, victory, and comedy, you learn a lot about yourself. Armed with new insight, it […]

Jane is a devoted mom of boys ages 8 and 6. She’s quick to say, “My sons are my purpose in life.” Jim, her husband, is a hardworking residential real estate agent who loves his work. He says, “Finding dream homes for young married couples is my purpose.” What happens to Jane’s purpose when she becomes […]

Renewing is the theme for August’s On-Purpose Posts. Hopefully, you found July’s theme of liberating one that confronted your fears, raised your confidence, and solidified the value of your 2-word purpose to provide a place of adventure into the best version of you ever. Renewing and purpose are wonderfully matched in at least three ways. Has […]

Despair, bitterness, and anger are just some of the picked fruits of a decision that “life is meaningless.” Such a belief negates cause and effect. Therefore, when an armed person walks into a mall or a school and starts shooting people, the shooter believes their “meaningless act” carries no consequence. They’re dead wrong. People’s lives are […]

Tyrants speak of “serving the Greater Good.” Leaders speak of “serving the Common Good.” It’s a subtle difference. Many interchange these phrases —  please don’t! Do you work for a tyrant or a leader? Are you a tyrant or a leader? Let’s jump into the dialogue from page 156 of Chief Leadership Officer: Chris asks, “So what is […]

When in the Course of my Human Life it becomes necessary to dissolve my unhealthy and unproductive Patterns which have led me to this point in my life and relationships, there arrives such a time to assume among the Powers of Earth and Heaven, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of God entitle me, an inherent Identity, Respect, and Worth apart from the opinions of others, requires that I declare and separate myself from such distraction, derailment, and destruction in order to ascend to my rightful Purpose, Promise, and Place as an On-Purpose Person in Creation.

“Kevin, I attended an On-Purpose® program and found my purpose.” This music to my ears naturally invites me to ask, “What’s your 2-word purpose?” About half the time the person’s eyes light up as they share it. A meaningful conversation follows as they describe how their purpose is at work within them and in their service […]

Like spiritual DNA, your purpose is an indivisible part within you. Like your beating heart, your purpose is a relentless yet gracious presence awaiting you to grant it freedom of expression. Undeterred from distractions, deviations, and demons, your purpose persists in working in your best interest even if you’re not.

Putting your purpose to work is an act of resisting the natural stream of conformity while persisting in your purpose. Otherwise, you’re at risk of being overrun with worldly entanglements and entertainment.  Unlike the blue or the red pill choice in the movie The Matrix, being on-purpose reconciles two different “realities” into a meaningful whole. Like in The Matrix,the […]