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For people like us, it means being someone who’s leaning in and leveling up in endeavors that enhance the lives of others. Making things better. Serving. Doing the work. Living your legacy. Being creative on purpose.

To be a difference-maker is to pursue excellence in yourself and your craft while ...

Are you a generous, thoughtful, and empathetic human being?

Of course you are.

You acknowledge the dignity of others and believe they are deserving of your respect and kindness.

And, of course, you extend this sense of value and worthiness toward yourself, right?

Embracing our own in...

Creativity is a basic human impulse we all employ whenever we want to make a difference or make change happen.

Creativity is always a collaborative act. Even when you engage in creative enterprise alone, you employ knowledge and resources that come from others.

Creativity begins to elevate t...

An endeavor is more than a hobby. It's work done out loud and in public.

Your endeavor might be a passion project or side hustle. It may be a personal or professional enterprise. It can be your occupation or responsibility, but your endeavor isn't necessarily summed up by your job or role.

What's ...

When was the last time you had a revelation? What was it? Why was it so astounding?

When you zoom out from an epiphany, often the only thing that's a surprise is the fact that it's come as a such a shock.

Most of the time, a revelation is something we've seen, heard, or experienced many times befo...

When things work out how you planned, it’s easy to assume it’s due to your genius and good planning. When things don’t, it’s easy to blame others or fate for conspiring against you.

The truth is, there are never guaranteed outcomes.

This is especially true for creative approaches to embracing unce...

What new routines or relationships would promote progress in the difference only you can make? Are you instituting them today?

Too often, we schedule a time to adopt, embrace, and initiate better habits and connections in the future. "I'll start tomorrow (or next week, or next month, or next year)....

Where do you want to be a week, month, or year from now in your endeavor?

What's your strategy for staying the course and maintaining momentum toward that goal?

Difference-makers like us possess active imaginations, abundant energy, and enthusiasm-to-spare for generating new idea and leaping at un...

Where do you collide with difference-makers like those found at Creative on Purpose?

If you look for insight and inspiration out in the howling wilderness of social media, Creative on Purpose delivers a daily dose on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.

Insight is delivered through shared blog post ...

Generosity, selflessly giving to another, is an act of kindness we engage in to boost others’ well-being.

Paradoxically, giving is also one of the easiest and quickest ways to upgrade your mood.

Why is that?

A significant factor is the feeling of connection and belonging that generosity cultivate...

Ever notice how well you're able to recognize how someone else is getting in their own way but can't recognize how you do the very same to yourself?

Why is that?

The problem is that our default is to work from the inside out. Our attitudes and habits are primarily framed by our own values an...

How do you make progress with the difference only you can make?

I begin every day by writing down a to-do list.

I then select the one thing on that list that, if I accomplished it, would move my endeavor forward the furthest and the fastest.

Everything else goes on my don't-do list.

I then ask ...