Stop trying to save the world
You don’t need to save the world. Simply tending to our own lives and making authentic human connections is usually the most impactful thing we can ever do.
Purpose is not improv. You have to say no.
If you lack purpose, don’t go searching for it. Simply start removing all the non-essentials cluttering up your life until whatever is most essential reveals itself.
Claim your change agent archetype
Everyone has an important role to play in the ecosystem of change. But no one can play them all.
You can skip the Hero’s Journey
Purpose has absolutely nothing to do with being the hero. It has nothing to do with being great. It has nothing to do with being a success.
The magical harmony of inner purpose and outer purpose
Inner purpose is how our purpose work bring us alive. Outer purpose is how our purpose work connects us to the world around us.
Purpose, passion, and peace: Three ingredients to a thriving life
To cultivate and sustain a truly thriving life, we must pursue more than purpose. We must also pursue passion and peace.
What does it mean to be purpose-driven?
To be a purpose-driven leader is not to forsake profit. It’s to use profit to serve the greater good. It’s to continuously fill your own cup and to share generously from it.
What is purpose? Purpose = passion + service.
Through purpose, you not only cultivate lasting meaning and fulfillment but a deep sense of peace that can sustain you through the darkest, most turbulent times.
What now?
I wish I had something profound, helpful, or inspiring to say. But for now, the only way to relate to all this that makes any kind of sense to me is to step up even further into myself; this work I’ve set out on supporting aspiring change leaders; and building community, connection, and support networks with folks like you.
Feeling the sadness all the way through
If I can’t fully feel the sadness – and whatever other feelings come along with this change – then I can’t fully acknowledge and honor this beautiful, momentous chapter of my life. I can’t offer it the proper goodbye that it so deserves.