What is your purpose in life?
What were you called here to do? What difference will you make? Mine was/is to make a difference in the home repair industry. To improve the service, the products/results, and the jobs for homeowners and employees, and to be the steward of what I have created to make sure nothing…
What are you making of yourself?
A bar of iron costs $12.00. Made into horseshoes, it's worth $25.00. Made into needles, it's worth $4,500.00 Made into balance springs for watches, it's worth $350,000.00 Your value is determined by what you are able to make of yourself. What is that?
What kind of movies do you like?
I don't watch TV at all. I don't watch movies a lot, or at least not as much as I used to. But I have watched three movies in the last two weeks (it is nearly winter after all) and all three were my kind of movies. I am a…
Do you think you can improve?
When asked if they can do better, many people make excuses and blame external circumstances. How you think about your own ability and probability of improving has a high correlation of whether you do or not. In approaching a challenge or a problem, do you say "I am not able…
Living Happily Ever After
"It's only possible to live happily ever after on a daily basis." - Margaret Wander Bonanno "Ever after" is today. That's it.
Your life is a mirror of your thinking
It's as big as you thought. It's as adventurous as you thought. It's as easy as you thought. It's as fun as you thought. It's __fill in the thoughts you truly believe here _____.
Do what others won’t
"I will do the work because I know most other m'fers won't. Especially when I don't feel like it." - David Goggins I usually don't appreciate this kind of expression when trying to learn something, but something about David Goggins that I love. His messages go right in. His voice…
Just be present
Can't focus? Too many things to do? Don't know where to engage? This long list is in your head or on a to-do list on your desk. The giant project is only towering in your head. Forget all that. One thing at a time. Pick one. Forget the rest right…
Embrace change – and being here
Difficulty is the terrain we grow on. It's not bad luck, it's how we get better. Show up fully for your difficulties. Become stronger. Figure it out. Learn how to handle this so it no longer bothers you. Stay engaged.
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My purpose in life is to make others’ lives better. I have known this purpose since I was a little kid when I wouldn’t get a Christmas present because we were so poor. I was more worried about my brothers and sisters not getting a present and never gave myself a thought. Oddly enough, I knew then that i would have to try my best to give my circle of friends and family a better life. I feel like that is my greatest accomplishment.
My purpose…to love my God with all my heart, soul, mind and strength. And to love my neighbor as myself. To use the gifts I’ve been blessed with to further His kingdom. Have a blessed weekend y’all and Larry, thanks for all your postings, they are a valuable source to start my day.
Mine was to make a difference in health care related to death and dying. I started the first Hospice in-patient unit and helped write the regulations in Florida.
My purpose in life is to create peace and stability my life and people around me. I’ve always been anxious and depressed since I was a kid, and I was blessed to learn at a young age how great it is to connect with others by helping them, whether by talking, laughing, feeding them, surprising them with art or music that alleviated some dark feelings, etc. I used to think my creativity was my purpose, but helping and connecting with others is what made me creative at all. I hope I continue to find opportunities to help others.
I believe our sense of purpose evolves throughout life. Looking back, between ages 18 and 30, my purpose was very different from what it is today. Now, in my later years (60+), it feels much more defined and meaningful.
My primary purpose is caring for those closest to me, my wife (a cancer survivor), my disabled brother, and my mother whose health is declining. These responsibilities come before anything else and is the #1 purpose.
Personally, and professionally, my purpose is to focus on continuous improvement, being better each day than the last, and learning from past experiences. I strive to share those lessons as a mentor to my teams and colleagues, helping others grow while I keep growing myself.