Your purpose matters - to you.
But does it matter to others? Enough others, to get you to where you want to go?
That’s the challenge you’ll face as your purpose evolves and grows. Famous motivation guru Zig Ziglar says:
“You can have everything you want as long as you give enough others everything THEY […]

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Unlike a goal or target, your purpose is never quite done or finished. It just keeps evolving.
And so it is important to keep at it in a sustainable fashion. Not dashing around at warp speed only to run out of steam half-way through the race.
Someone said about business that it is like a […]

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Thinking, dreaming and planning all have a role in achieving your purpose. But they are not enough. You need to take action to make things happen.
A powerful purpose, tied in with a passion, can be incredibly motivating in getting things done. In the vortex of such powerful forces, it is hard to […]

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Even with a vague, nebulous sense of what your purpose is, you can achieve miracles. The real power kicks in, though, when you crystallize and distill it into a focused statement or mission.
By honing it down into a guiding vision for everything that you do, you turn your purpose into a becaon that lights […]

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Rarely do you wake up one fine morning to realize your true purpose.
Often it is the result of weeks, months, or even years of painstaking introspection and self-analysis. Difficult and probing investigations into your own mind, psyche and emotions. Startling and shocking revelations about hidden demons, glorious talents and delightful desires.
The flash of […]

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What do you want to leave behind? How do you want to be remembered? Why?
The answers to these questions aren’t always pressing when you begin any endeavour. But in time, they surface - and can be quite troublesome at times.
With purpose, these legacy questions become easier to answer - and then live […]

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More often than is necessary, success feels empty, meaningless.
Part of the problem is defining the word incorrectly. The rest is to do with what lies behind it.
Having a purpose around which you weave your dreams, plans and actions makes every step of the journey more meaningful.
As each step lives out a part of your […]

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It is easy to confuse intensity of your purpose with its strength.
If sheer intensity is a measure of one’s purpose, then fanatics would be the most effective kind of people!
Fanaticism differs from purpose because of its blind obsession with results and goals. Ends always justify the means.
However, a purpose is generally positive in orientation, […]

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With rare exceptions, most organizations, causes, or networks start with a limited purpose.
You may start a home business with the limited purpose of providing your family with some benefits the extra cash will bring. Or to give yourself a little extra time with them that a hectic work schedule denies. Or to make […]

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Tribes often have leaders. Leaders are aware of the tribe’s purpose.
But leaders don’t always do a good job of conveying this purpose across the tribe. And members who don’t know what it is all about, why they are in a tribe, cannot function effectively within it - or for it.
So, conveying a sense […]

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