Transformational reflections and strategies to help keep you on-purpose®

The Power of Your Two Word Purpose Statement

Most of us know when we are off-purpose.  Our energy is drained, we regret the past, are unfocussed and unfulfilled in the present and anxious about the future. The personal and professional cost of being off-purpose is more costly than we can imagine. It costs us our peace of mind, rich and meaningful relationships, confidence, clarity and the deep satisfaction of experiencing life “now”.  It costs us money too!  A recent survey conducted by On-Purpose Partners (US) yielded the following results: How much money do…

Continue ReadingThe Power of Your Two Word Purpose Statement

The Beach Head Strategy

The movie Saving Private Ryan portrayed with savage realism the D-Day Invasion and the awful brutality of war.  But it also introduced the younger generation to an amazing event that was the turning point of World War 2.  The mission was to extract Europe from the grip of Adolf Hitler.  So how did they capture something as big as Europe?  Certainly not by dropping paratroopers in a number of different spots around the continent and saying, “Go get ‘em boys”.   D-Day was successful because they focused on getting tens…

Continue ReadingThe Beach Head Strategy

What is Your “Jaw Bone”?

Living with and working with Angela (my wife of some 39 years) is fantastic.  Every morning we spend time together over a "cuppa" meditating, reflecting and reading something that will inspire us for the day.  We are both professional coaches and have given each other permission to ask the tough questions.  Today we came across a long forgotten childhood story about Samson - not the one where he pushes the great pillars of the temple down, but where his enemy had bound him and, on…

Continue ReadingWhat is Your “Jaw Bone”?

Seasons of Life

We have recently sold our house.  We lived across the road for 15 years and in our current home for 7.  It's a warm friendly place on the banks of the river in  the western suburbs of Brisbane.  Nearly everyone who visits remarks on the positive feelings that they experience when they visit.  No doubt this is a reflection of Angela's purpose of Rejuvenating Spirit.  Once a large family home, we (mainly Angela)  ran it for some time as a B&B.  some time ago, we closed it to concentrate more…

Continue ReadingSeasons of Life

Being Compassionate

In a recent coaching session, a client wished to spend time on discovering her purpose.  After taking her through our tools and processes she quickly decided that her purpose was Being Compassionate.  As a test of her purpose statement she was readily able to apply it across the various aspects of her life which we call "life accounts". After the session, as part of my follow-up coaching notes, I sent this email to her. Dear XXXX" Your purpose is like a homing beacon or a…

Continue ReadingBeing Compassionate