The Professor of On-Purpose
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Be On-Purpose!
Kevin
PS – approximately 55 minutes long with a 15 minute Q&A.
I've been a fan of Daniel Pink's since I first read A Whole New Mind. I've been reading through his latest book, Drive when this YouTube video came across my computer screen.
In the late 1980s when I pioneered the On-Purpose approach I felt the truth of what was wrong with the current thinking in personal and corporate leadership. At the time, I knew the concepts were ahead of their time. In The On-Purpose Business I predict the Age of Purpose and Meaning following the Knowledge Age.
Patiently, I've waited, watched, and worked. So here I am 20 plus years later. Along the way Jim Collins' books, Built to Last and Good to Great, validated the principles of On-Purpose with extensive research far beyond my resources and experience.
Now comes Daniel Pink to share the importance of purpose in organizations. I love it! Society is catching up but still not quite there. As important as purpose is, it isn't as important as being On-Purpose. On-Purpose is the moment-to-moment alignments of living out the defined purpose.
With this caveat, I just love this video featuring Daniel Pink. The more we get the word out about purpose and being on-purpose, the sooner the world gets to a healthier and more whole place.
Please share your comments on this video or any other thoughts.
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Casting Crowns is a contemporary Christian band that just had an article written about them entitled Casting Crowns On Purpose. In the article, the front man, Mark Hall, shares what it means to have a "life on purpose." He is really close to understanding the power and potential of being on-purpose.
Back in the late 1980s when I was teaching about on-purpose in the positive, it was very novel. Until that time, most people would use on purpose to negate a negative, such as, "I didn't mean to spill my milk on purpose." I knew then, as I still do today that I am pioneering a positive concept whose time has yet to come. Even today, most people are seeking their purpose, rather than the follow through of living or being on-purpose.
I envisioned the day when the words and concept of being on-purpose would be in the popular culture. Well, it continues to creep into everyday use more and more as the Casting Crowns article indicates. I must admit a certain measure of joy mixed with disappointment because
the general use of purpose is misunderstood and the concept / lifestyle
of being on-purpose is used far too cavalierly.
Pastor Rick Warren's work, The Purpose Driven Life popularized the use of purpose; unfortunately, it was a watered down version of the concept. Oh well, I persevere in this calling trusting the results to God.
Be On-Purpose!
Kevin
Maria Carter and I met at an On-Purpose Person workshop I conducted in San Diego around 1995. She bubbled with enthusiasm for life and people. She has a voice and spirit that is positively uplifting.
At the time we met, Maria had a dream of helping people learn to love themselves more fully. I'm proud to 
recommend her book, Fall In Love With Your Life Forever. This work is an expression of her purpose and is true gift to women who struggle with their inner critic. Go to her website and order the book today.
Guys, it is a great gift to give to women in your life. Wives, daughters, and mothers alike will benefit from calming their self critical voice and allowing their true selves to emerge on-purpose. Not only will her life be better, but so will yours. If momma is happy, then everyone is happy. ; )
The On-Purpose Leader program based on The On-Purpose Person was a meaningful event. Here are the attendees after the event. All were from the East Coast from South Florida to Baltimore, MD. We had a tax lawyer, several health coaches, a COO, entrepreneur, several people from financial services and insurance, two married couples, and an HR executive.
The joy of these programs for me is the chance to get to know new and existing people in a deep and profound manner beyond the typical chit-chat. There's an intimacy and closeness that happens in these events.
Cindy Hedgepeth (red blouse) did a fabulous job of co-facilitating the program with me. This globe trotting trainer is gracious enough to take a day and work with me on these programs.
I look forward to seeing each of these participants again. One of the things we do is offer a 50% discount to returning alumni and a guest on a space available basis. I have a feeling we will see some of them again as they go to the next level of being on-purpose. In the meantime, please keep them all in your prayers as they've taken some remarkable steps to examine their lives and invest in making their futures on-purpose. Special thanks also to Mary Richardson and John Smith who volunteered to pray for the group, Cindy, and me in preparation and during the program.
Welcome these new On-Purpose Leaders!
Be On-Purpose!
Kevin
You know of my passion about purpose and living on-purpose. A friend sent me a link to an article: a recent study of seniors and how those with a stronger sense of purpose live longer than those without. It doesn't matter what the purpose is.
"It can be anything — from wanting to accomplish a goal in life, to
achieving something in a volunteer organization, to as little as reading a
series of books," said study author Dr. Patricia Boyle, a
neuropsychologist at the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center and an assistant
professor of behavioral sciences at Rush University Medical Center in
Chicago.
Read the rest of the article here.
Join me. Live long on-purpose!
John Francis has a remarkable personal and professional story. He is an intelligent man with a warm and gentle spirit that I personally find engaging and attractive. I'm profiling him here, however, not necessarily for his vocation within the environmental field; that is noble in his niche. More importantly, here's a man who has silently and literally walked into his calling only to discover the importance that going more deeply into who he is requires change, release, and willingness to leave the past behind and to step into the present and future in spite of the risks of losing one's known identity.
This video featuring John Francis on TED is compelling – a 20-minute peek into a man making a difference based on the strength of his convictions, yet recognizing how his strength had become a prison. Toward the very end of John Francis' talk, you'll learn life lessons about the On-Purpose® process that is always underway in our lives.
One day in 1983, John Francis stepped out on a walk. For the next 22 years, he trekked and sailed around North and South America, carrying a message of respect for the Earth — for 17 of those years, without speaking. During his monumental, silent trek, he earned an MA in environmental studies and a PhD in land resources.
Today his Planetwalk foundation consults on sustainable development and works with educational groups to teach kids about the environment.