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Introductory Video Series for the Virtual Video Coach

Yea! It finally came to me what I wanted to share in the third session of this series. In today’s session you’ll learn: Who is best served by the Life On Purpose Process (and the Virtual Video Coach What are the 5 key points you can expect to receive What are some of the major…

Part 2 – Arising from the Ashes of Professional Burnout

 (This is the second half of an article that originally appeared in Veterinary Economics Magazine. If you missed the first installment, you can find it online here: http://www.lifeonpurpose.com/burnout1) A quick review from last week: Professional burnout is a sinister epidemic running rampant in our society and a growing concern in the business world. It is…

Happy Birthday Life On Purpose Institute

Happy Birthday to us, happy birthday to us — Life On Purpose Institute, that is.  It was August, 1996 when Life On Purpose Institute was born, appearing in the sidebar of a Yoga Journal cover story I wrote. 14 years.  A little hard to believe how much the decision to create an organization that would…

Decisions, Decisions – Making Them On Purpose

Decisions, decisions…choices, choices.  Everywhere you turn these days there’s another one waiting to be made.  But how? In a world of so many options and possibilities, what do we use to help us make the “right” decisions and choices? Do we draw straws?  Flip a coin? Throw a dart at a list of choices to…

Coaching Suggestions for Empowering the Group On Purpose Projects

As an On Purpose Guide your role with the Group Purpose Projects is to be a strong support for the Project happening, while not stepping in and doing the project or even being the leader of the project. So, let’s look and see the integral part the Group Purpose Projects play in the overall design…

Is Your Work Soul Draining?

While our world economy appears to be recovering, many people are still out of work, or still involved in work that's too small for their soul and spirit.  And so, to facilitate the global recovery, perhaps it's time for each of us to bring some healing to our individual work and careers. I recall one…

Ready to Quit Drifting Through Life?

I remember my first coaching session with Ellen well. She'd had aclose call with cancer, and it had been a wake up call for her. "Idon't want to just  keep going through the motions in my life.  It'stime to stop drifting and  figure out why I'm alive.  I'm fortunate.The cancer is in remission. Now,  it's…

Don’t Miss the Accomplishments of Life

I've been in a dilemma as to what to write about this week, just one day before my daughter's graduation from high school, and suddenly I realized that life is what there was to write about. Here's what transpired this week, and how it pertains to living on purpose. It's been a pretty typical week…

Are We Throwing Out the Baby with the Bathwater?

Couple quick 'news flashes' before the article: Life On Purpose Institute now has its own Facebook page. Won't you be our friend on Facebook and share the page with your friends as well?  Who knows, Facebook could be a great tool for creating a world on purpose. And I'm thrilled to be back on the…

Meet Butch Lumpkin – Golfer Extraordinaire

One of my former clients sent me a link today to this video and when I first saw it I wondered, "why is he sending it to me?  I don't even play golf.  Well, the video is about golf and it's not. It's really about an extraordinary golfer and human being. Check it out, and…