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Insight and Inspiration for Living Your Legacy
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 here....
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...
Insight for flying higher in the difference only you can make from musicians who inspire Creative on Purpose Live.
This week's wisdom comes from Django Reinhardt and his tune Nuages, a favorite from my days as a professional musician.
Django and his bandmate, Stéphane...
Do you ever catch yourself taking your work and yourself just a wee bit too seriously?
I sure do...
To make a difference is to do work that matters. Work that's worth it serves others. This work is fraught, which is why it's so fulfilling. Endeavors that make a difference build identity...
We're all born with and cultivate different temperaments and tolerances. I happen to possess and employ more than my share of vitality. I can, and do, get a lot of sh*t done.
But that's very different than getting sh*t worth doing done...
I've spent most of my life conflating...
Insight for flying higher in the difference only you can make from musicians who inspire Creative on Purpose Live.
This week's wisdom comes from John Lennon, and his tune Imagine, a favorite from my days as a professional musician.
"You may say I'm a dreamer. But I know I'm not the...
I’ve been a personal development junkie ever since I was a kid. I’ve read more books and articles on the subject than I can count.
Having surely passed the halfway point in my journey of becoming, I have learned a few things worth sharing about being and doing more and better.
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I get scared. I get scared a lot.
If you're a difference-maker, I bet you get scared too.
By definition, flying higher in the difference only you can make means seeking the edges of your understanding and abilities. Trying things that might not work, embracing uncertainty, and navigating...
Insight for flying higher in the difference only you can make from musicians who inspire Creative on Purpose Live.
This week's wisdom comes from Bob Dylan and his tune Buckets of Rain, a favorite from my days as a professional musician.
"Life is sad. Life is a bust. All you can do...
Do you seek out opportunities to embrace uncertainty and navigate adversity?
Most don't...
Most of the time, most of us would prefer the false confidence and certainty that comes with every day looking more or less like the day that came before.
Human beings are programmed by...
Transformation is a term that's quite ubiquitous these days. Why is that?
You can't scroll for even a few seconds through social media without tripping over a "transformation coach." In the Akimbo Workshops where I serve as a head coach, "transformation" is the word students most...
