Purpose Path blog

One of the big lies among people who want to have a positive impact in the world is that to do good, we kind of have to feel bad. We […]

One of the most persistent myths in the world of social change is that: to do good, you must feel bad. This is not only false—it’s toxic.

Not only is it possible to run our life’s work on clean, renewable, internal energy, it is perhaps the most important thing we can do to make a meaningful, nourishing, and truly sustainable contribution over the long haul.

There is no resistance or suffering that hasn’t eventually passed when I simply keep breathing into it for long enough.

For the first time ever, one of my “Imagine” entries has actually come to pass!

Lately, “leadership coach” just doesn’t really convey what I do or reflect what I care most about. My hope is that “purpose coach” both differentiates me further from the crowd and is a clearer distillation of what I actually do.

Every time I find some excuse not to do the thing, I am just showing that I don’t actually fully trust myself. Every time I show up and put in the work, the universe nudges me along toward what I most want for myself.

Feeling successful has an alluring, habit-forming quality. You will naturally be drawn to do whatever makes you feel successful and proud of yourself.