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Insight and inspiration for flying higher in the difference only you can make from guests who have appeared on Creative on Purpose Live.

This week's wisdom comes from a conversation with Janis Nakano Spivak, co-founder and Chief Navigator at BRITE Catalyst. Tune into this...

Have you ever experienced a disconnect between intention and impact?

You can't speak or write as much as I do and not experience it (with some frequency). Something is said or done and is not received as intended, resulting in confusion, hurt feelings, or outrage.

What to do?

Acknowledge and...

Insight and inspiration for flying higher in the difference only you can make from guests who have appeared on Creative on Purpose Live.

This week's wisdom comes from a conversation with writer and photographer, Paul Jun. Tune into this entire conversation here.

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Don't get me wrong, priorities matter. For years my Gmail signature line read, "Scott Perry, Husband, Father, Teacher, Musician." I created this on purpose to help me keep my priorities straight.

But how many things are you prioritizing? The thing about prioritization is that it only works when...

What does it mean to be authentic?

I'm not asking for the dictionary definition. Dictionaries aren't as authoritative as they make themselves out to be. They're always catching up to common usage.

Too often, authenticity is conflated with doing whatever you feel like doing or saying whatever you...

Insight and inspiration for flying higher in the difference only you can make from guests who have appeared on Creative on Purpose Live.

This week's wisdom comes from a conversation with Seth Godin, bestselling author and founder of of the altMBA and Akimbo...

 I'm a weirdo.

Thinking back, even my earliest memories were about searching for something I couldn't quite define or describe and looking for signposts and maps to direct me there.

What about you? Do you find yourself in a coddiwomple? Purposely stepping toward a vague or...

That life ends is a fact.

For some, the inevitability of death is a cause of fear. For others, that our time ends is a motivator to make the most of whatever time we have left.

“Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what’s left and live it...

Insight and inspiration for flying higher in the difference only you can make from guests who have appeared on Creative on Purpose Live.

This week's wisdom comes from a conversation with Heather Vaughan-Southard, founder of HVS Movement. Tune into the entire conversation ...

I spent two-and-a-half years wandering around the wilderness trying to figure out Creative on Purpose's "what's it for" and "who's it for." I spun endless cycles on ideas and projects that took a lot of time and effort to create.

These efforts received zero...

It feels like we’re in an endless season of politics and division here in the United States. It seems like we’ve settled into an endless loop of hoping and waiting for one side or the other to win and to fix things.

But can you name any meaningful and sustained change that has...