The Number One Goal in Life

My client rushed into my office with urgency: “I read this quote this week, and it’s like everything you’ve been saying to me is summarized here: ‘The number one goal of life is developing mastery in your unique ability and thus living out your unique calling and your purpose at the highest possible level’.” (Dan […]

The First Step in Rewiring Your Brain WITHOUT Limiting Beliefs

“I’m pretty sure you told me last week when I asked you how you could be sure that the problem I was facing was due to my limiting beliefs. I’m also fairly sure that you told me that the answer (to whether or not I had them) would be found, like the proof in the […]

Are Your Beliefs Limiting or Paralyzing You?

“What’s happened to me? When I was kid, I could just put a towel around my neck, and I truly believed I could fly.” I laughed as he shared the story about jumping out of a tree, but the towel that he had tied around his neck got caught on a branch and almost hung […]

The Power of Defining Moments: Propel Yourself to Your Best Life

“I heard that Kevin Costner once said, ‘When a defining moment comes along, you either define the moment, or the moment defines you’.” “Well, my moment came along, and it defined me.” I waited. “It defined me as a loser! All she was trying to do was share how my addiction to gambling, alcohol, and […]

Working, Dancing, & Loving!

“This weekend was life-changing for me. I’m not sure I would’ve made it until this morning, if not for yesterday in the Power of Purpose.” I live for moments like this. I’ve given my life and will continue to do so, to help as many as I can find the hope they need, to live […]

Let Purpose Change Your Sour’ness to Sweet’ness!

“My wife had always spoken to me about being so negative. But when I heard her refer to my ‘sour power’ drowning all of us … that really stung!” Negativity, worst-case-scenarios and general “sour attitude” (grumpy, short, irritated, etc.) seem to have gone “viral” in our world! However, it’s important to remember that people don’t […]

Finding Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence in Your Purpose

“I never believed I could become much of anything or do much of anything of value. I grew up believing ‘good for nothing’ was my middle name! Guess you could say it annihilated my self-confidence and self-esteem.” Self-esteem and self-confidence are an ongoing struggle for so many people. Particularly in a culture where appearance, financial […]

Finding Purpose Heals the Trauma of Living with An Addict

“I had been so traumatized from living with addiction that I was certain that a little motivational seminar was not for me.” Living with or around someone struggling with an addiction is indeed traumatizing. It’s the unpredictable. It’s like living with two people. The one you know. And the one you never know … from […]

Finding Purpose Boosts Our Standards

“My standards were so low, I had to lay on the ground to see them! And my wife would’ve told you I would need a shovel to dig down to them!” What are standards? Basically, they are what you expect and allow to happen in your life. What’s acceptable and what’s not. What lines up […]