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The On-Purpose Leader Experience

May 29, 2010 By kwmccarthy

Do you want to be a better leader of your life?

For the longest time you've promised yourself you would work the
process in The On-Purpose Person, right? But you haven't! Today
you can make good to yourself on your promise.

Join me for The On-Purpose Leader Experience, a six-week immersion in being on-purpose that will transform your life for good. Here's
your
chance to do right by yourself. You will:

Clarify and organize your life around what matters most
Write your statements of purpose, vision, missions, and values
Gather, mix, and mingle with other On-Purpose Persons
Gain membership to a 24/7 private web group supporting your journey
Ask questions of Kevin on conference calls and in forums and
discussion groups
Have a workbook with everything you need to work the On-Purpose Process and track your progress.

Enroll
today in the full six-week experience for just $127. Enroll with a friend and
your investment is $1.80 each per day! Look for the Companion Special (2
persons for only $150).

Be On-Purpose!
Kevin

PS: Did you catch The On-Purpose Leader Experience
webcast? Invest an hour and improve your life and your business. CLICK
HERE to watch the first webcast.

The On-Purpose Leader Experience: Session 1 Replay

May 26, 2010 By kwmccarthy

"What am I going to do when I grow up?"

It is funny
when we say it, yet the price of not really knowing who we are as
grown-ups is needlessly expensive to every aspect of our lives.

I
get it! You're stretched to the max and burdened under more
commitments than you have time. Life is wrapped so tight, that you're
not sure where to begin with making your life make sense.

Now, you
can test drive The On-Purpose Leader Experience which is based on
The On-Purpose Person. Listen and watch the replay of the introductory webcast by CLICKING HERE. You will be taken to
the replay page. Be sure to click on "SLIDES" in the upper left hand
corner so you can watch and listen.

The program includes five
remaining webcasts, replays, and web site support. Enrollment for
this series ends: Tuesday, June 1, midnight.

Experience what it means to be on-purpose and to be in a community of on-purpose persons in creation.

Be On-Purpose!

Kevin

What Might You Miss?

May 25, 2010 By kwmccarthy

For the longest time you've promised yourself you would work the
process in The On-Purpose Person, right? But you haven't! Today you make good to yourself on your promise.

Join me for The On-Purpose Leader, a six-week
experience in being on-purpose that can transform your life. Here's your
chance to do right by yourself. You will:

Clarify and organize your life around what matters most
Write your statements of purpose, vision, missions, and values
Gather, mix, and mingle with other On-Purpose Persons
Gain membership to a 24/7 private web group supporting your journey
Ask questions of Kevin on conference calls and in forums and
discussion groups
Have a workbook with everything you need to work the process

Register
Here For Session One. It is free and no credit card is
required for registration. You will need to be registered in order to
get passwords emailed to you for both the live session and the replay.

Enroll today in the full six-week experience and take advantage of the early bird savings (use code: EARLYBIRD28). Enroll with a friend and your investment is $1.80 each per day! Click on Enroll
today, scroll down, and look for the Companion Special (2 persons for only $150).

Register
Here For Session One. It is free and no credit card is
required for registration. You will need to be registered in order to
get passwords to both the live session and the replay.

Who Will Awaken Your Worth? Janet Cronstedt Will!

May 20, 2010 By kwmccarthy

Janet Cronstedt: An On-Purpose Person Profile

Janet Cronstedt is a dear friend and business associate. When she turned 50 she came to an On-Purpose Person workshop and wrote her purpose statement of “To the Glory of God, I exist to serve by Awakening Worth.” (Read her story here.) Since then, Janet has made more and better choices in her missions to be aligned with her purpose, moving toward her vision, and living true to her values. She’s the first to tell you it was a breakthrough moment in her life and being on-purpose is a high standard.

Thanks to Janet, I was booked as the keynote speaker for Take Shape Life Convention in July of 2008. I had the breakthrough of becoming a client and losing 50 pounds and having kept most of it off since. As a result of attending the convention with me, my wife, Judith, became a health coach with Take Shape For Life and is now helping many others get to a healthy weight and create the healthy habits to keep the weight off, often get off obesity medications, and be rewarded psychologically and financially. Janet provided our family with a breakthrough.

Janet is an amazing speaker from the platform because she leads with her heart. Invest 19 minutes and watch this two-part video from Janet’s speech at the TSFL Convention from 2009. You’ll find it inspiring, hard-hitting, and, most of all, one that awakens worth. Thanks Janet for being you!

Be On-Purpose!

Kevin

Part 2

Small Business Innovation

May 15, 2010 By kwmccarthy

You don't have to be 3M Corporation, Apple, or IBM with a sizable research and development business to be innovative. Meet Frank Petracca, my barber for the past 25 years.

When Judith and I first married, she would complain every time I came home from the butcher (barber) shop. Finally, she called a friend of mine whose hair cuts she really liked. She asked Bruce Woodruff who cuts his hair and he gave her Frank's name and number.

What was remarkable about Frank in 1985 was that he was a barber who worked only by appointment and catered to business people. He rarely ran late for an appointment and if he did it was 5 minutes at the most. Frank charged a bit more but the time savings of not having to wait at the barber shop for your turn was worth the savings. Frank's wife, Donna, would call to book an appointment. It was great customer service in a very small business.

He grew up in Italy and came to the USA as a teen. He became a citizen – a tax paying citizen. Frank lived in Buffalo and loves the Bills, and despises the Miami Dolphins (which is ironic you'll see shortly).

Frank and I have been through a lot together over the years. Frank was the first person to cut Charles, my son, hair. He called me when his wife Donna died unexpectedly from a brain aneurysm. We cried together. I saw his daughter marry and divorce. We talked about everything, we prayed together, but mostly we laughed together. As Frank moved his business I followed him from place to place. He semi-retired and cut hair out of his home the past few years. Yes, our relationship was hung together by a hair… joyfully!

Yesterday was my last haircut with Frank. At 70, he is retiring and moving to south Florida to be with Rosita, a love in his life for the past few years. She's a sweetheart. Does this mean he'll become a Dolphin's fan? Not Frank. He's from the old country and loyalties remain strong.

So here I am in Frank's barber chair for the last time. I wish Frank and Rosita best wishes for a great life together. I have been blessed in friendship by this innovative barber. Frank was my barber, but most of all he is my friend.

Frank was an innovator, but he never did answer my question, Frank, why are you putting that silver stuff in my hair?

Getting Your Life Together

May 10, 2010 By kwmccarthy

The On-Purpose Leader Online Mentor Program

Is it time to start living your life on-purpose? Here’s your opportunity to discover your purpose and live it every day.

As the author of The On-Purpose Person, I’m excited to more broadly offer this life transforming work via the web. Now you can begin experiencing the depth and strength of who you truly are and were designed to be. Over this six week program, you will walk the steps of “The Man” in The On-Purpose Person and even more! You’ll be in a community of on-purpose persons in creation.

WHEN
Session 1 is the Free Preview on Wednesday, May 26, 2010, 12:05 PM (US eastern) Sessions 2 – 6 are June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 same time.

WHERE
Live on the web:

The remaining five sessions and supporting web-based community will help you fully experience the On-Purpose® process so you can have better direction, focus, and clarity in your life and work.

Tuition: $127 per participant
Specials:

Tuition for 2, only $150.00
Save $28 on single registration through May 28 by using coupon code: EarlyBird28

Enroll Online Here for the entire On-Purpose Leader program.

Would you like to include a 1 hour personal consultation with Kevin W. McCarthy? Learn more here.

Details: 407-657-6000 x1

Thomas Alva Edison by Frank Attwood

April 28, 2010 By kwmccarthy

Thomas Alva Edison was my boyhood inspiration. Sure, I admired professional athletes, but it was Edison who captured my fascination. In elementary and middle school, I read every book about him I could find.

Six years ago, when my friend Frank Attwood, called to say he was thinking of doing a one man show portraying Edison, my ears perked up. Turns out that Edison was a hero in Frank's childhood as well. Since, I've had to the pleasure to see Frank portray Edison on several occasions. It is really a joy.

Periodically, Frank and I connect by phone and talk Edison insights on life and business. Frank's keen mind and love of research has uncovered Edison's remarkable wisdom, perspectives, and character quirks – and he was quirky by average standards. Edison was known for his inventions, but his gift for business building is largely overlooked today. Companies like General Electric, AB Dick, RCA, and scores of others were build on inventions from Edison's labs. Frank bring Edison to life fully and smartly in relevant terms to my life and work. Imagine tapping into his brilliance today to better inform your tomorrow.

Image via Wikipedia

Are you looking for a speaker for your next business conference? Are you struggling with tapping into innovation and inventiveness? Does your association need an entertaining, yet educational performance to inspire your members and help them see the world in a more positive light? Please get in touch with Frank. He's a businessman turned actor turned portrayal actor… and a fine man to boot! Book Frank from his web site: www.attwoodasedison.com.

Last evening I stumbled upon Frank as I was walking out a building and he was coming in to set up for a performance. Quickly, I altered my plans and 40 minutes later I sat captivated by his Attwood as Edison performance. Frank shared how Edison boldly stated that he would "Light Manhattan" and he did thanks to the vision and financial backing of J.P. Morgan.

Frank and I had this photo (below) made just in front the most modest of his sets. I just had to share it with you. You can see that Frank has a fair likeness to Mr. Edison (right).

Two Views of Human Nature and Work

April 25, 2010 By kwmccarthy

The On-Purpose Approach attempts many things. One of the most significant is the meaningful integration of life and work. The On-Purpose Business Person opens with the quote below by Bill O’Brien, former CEO of Hanover Insurance Company, a pioneer in creating learning organizations with a moral core.

Make no mistake about it, we are in the midst of this transformation. The tough shift from industrial age command and control management to the knowledge age of employee engagement has begun. I believe O’Brien understood that when a person’s heart is in their work miracles can happen.

The problem is rarely at the personal level, however. People want to engage meaningfully in their work and they want their work to make a difference or contribute to the well-being of others. Sadly, on far too many jobs, the ability to connect the dots between the work and difference making has too much distance between dots. The big picture and greater vision is lost in the efficiency of a time motion study expert’s standard measures of physical output and production.

Leaders are emerging who recognize the power to be found in systematically being organized around “the effects of work on the person,” including the employees, customers, shareholders, and community. This added dimension is messy because it doesn’t lend itself to the left brained measures of industrial engineering nor is this about social justice or welfare. A business must create value and capture profit or it ceases to exist. Business is not about the “objective view” or “subjective view” but the “integrated view”. Rather than an either/or, this is a both/and approach.

The burden of business design falls upon the leaders of organizations to find the appropriate blend for their business. Many people are hungry to engage in meaningful work that profits society and shareholders alike. It all begins with an awareness of one’s point of view.

The On-Purpose Business attempts to provide four simple “Pillars” to usher in the next generation in business design and organizational development.

Personally, should you come across an organization that is about creating “the wholeness of their people,” then run to that organization.

I’ve posted the above slide at the request of several leaders who saw my presentation, “Minding Your Business, On-Purpose” at the Take Shape For Life (now Optavia) Go Global Leadership Conference. For two years I had the honor to be a keynote speaker and influence with their health coaches.

I know why. In my decades of being a business owner and business advisory, TSFL gets the “wholeness of people” concept head and shoulders better than any business I’ve witnessed. Their stock price reflects their integrated approach. Dr. Wayne Andersen, Dan Bell, and Brad McDonald have created something truly special when they laid the foundations of this business… and it keeps getter better with time and growth.

When people and profits are aligned with synergy and meaning, growth is inevitable. Are you prepared to step boldly into the twenty-first century Bill O’Brien predicted? Are you ready to be on-purpose?

Be On-Purpose!

Kevin

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