Purpose

Three Marks of a Rich Company

Ted Harro | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Elias Chacour, Purpose, Talent Retention, Meaning, Business Practices, Profit, Money, How to Run a Business, Business, Best Business Practices, Business Ethics, Business News

Earn money. It's necessary and can have huge power for good. But don't allow your organization to only earn money.

Read Post

RIP You

James M. Lynch | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Vision, Strategy, Eulogy, Purpose, Contribution, Death, Emotional Wellbeing, Death & Dying, Life Purpose, Healthy Living News

You know we will all die, and hopefully have some sort of ceremony where loved ones and others get to say goodbye to us. But that inevitable death can make a big difference in the way we live our life today.

Read Post

The Change You Want To See

Bessie A. Winn-Afeku | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Photography, Images, Change, Art, Purpose, Books, The Arts, Rico Ball, Spring-Into-Action, Social Good, Artist, Media, Home News

I wanted to find a creative way to capture the WHY for everyone -- the reason WHY they are the change they want to see. Our "why," or the reason we are the change, is also tied into our purpose on this earth, the reason we were sent here.

Read Post

Parenting 2.0: Raising A Compassionate, Innovative Citizen Of The World, Not The 'Next Steve Jobs

Homa Sabet Tavangar | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Creativity, Steve Jobs, 2 Million Minutes, Creating Innovators, Education, Purpose, Tony Wagner, The Global Achievement Gap, Innovation, The Finland Phenomenon, Parenting, Cains-Arcade, Bob Compton, Home News

As we are duking it out in a new round of "mommy wars," Tony Wagner advises us to let them play. And keep it simple.

Read Post

Going Up

Zach Puchtel | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Friendships, Purpose, Relationships, Gossip, Impact News

Today, focus your efforts on improving the lives of others; even if it be lending a simple smile to a stranger where otherwise there would be none. Make the world a bit brighter today, and a bit more every day after. Your life will follow suit.

Read Post

Why Conscious Relationships Matter

Dennis Merritt Jones | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Relationships, Purpose, Reverence, Love, Soul Connection, Conscious Relationships, Meaning, Mindful Relationships, Being Conscious in Relationships, Meaningful Relationships, Consciousness in Relationships, Healthy Living News

Life is a trip we were not meant to travel alone, and I mean that literally. If we stop and consider our life's journey we shall see that we entered into a lifetime of relationships beginning the moment we arrived here.

Read Post

Leap and the Net Shall Appear: Part Five

Irene Tanner | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Reinvention, Guidance, Purpose, Advice, Inner Knowing, Guide, Learning Annex, Soul Whisperer, Wisdom, Inspiration, Wisdom and Inspiration, Healthy Living News

There's simplicity about all this complexity that the human mind alone can neither unravel nor understand. The good news is that we don't have to.

Read Post

Reverence Thyself First: Where The Sacred Journey Begins

Dennis Merritt Jones | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Science of Mind, Purpose, Meaning, Life, Respect, Beyond Lables, Non-Judgement, Reverence, Spirituality, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

While we may prefer roses over weeds, it doesn't mean one is more sacred than the other; the Divine imbues itself equally in all living things, which includes each of us. What value shall we place on all that our eyes gaze upon today?

Read Post

And The Winner Is... A Moment Of Glory, A Lifetime Of Purpose

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 04.30.2012

The essential question is: What kind of investment do we make with the life we are given between the day we are born, and the day our "marching papers" come? Are we good stewards of life force flowing through our veins? Could we do better?

Read Post

Why Purpose Matters: Four Business Reasons Plus One Emotional One

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Leadership, Purpose, Impact, Influence, Business News

A purpose is a concrete reason to get out of bed in the morning. It's how you and your company make a difference today. A clearly articulated purpose restores the nobility and meaning to work.

Read Post

What's Your Purpose? Much More Than Your Job

Lissa Coffey | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Yoga, Philosophy, Bhakti, Change, Wisdom, Purpose, Vedanta, Raja, Karma, Meditation, Dharma, Shift, Jnana, 2012, Mayan Calendar, Healthy Living News

In the west, we think of yoga primarily as a form of exercise. Although physical postures make up one branch of this philosophy, yoga in general is so much more. The Sanskrit word "yoga" means to yoke, or to unite. The purpose of yoga is to experience the connection we have with the divine.

Read Post

The Changing Face of Purpose In 2012

Carol Cone | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Cause Marketing, Citizen Consumers, Purpose, Responsible-Business, Social Issues, Impact News

With the upheaval of last year still fresh in our minds, leading brands and corporations must learn to act in concert with citizen consumers, taking their concerns, and their collective power, seriously.

Read Post

Finding Purpose, Embracing Creativity

Patricia Crisafulli | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Creativity, Purpose, Creative Writing, Inspiration, Fifty News, Writing, Fifty News

When creativity is rooted in purpose, the experience becomes so much richer and more satisfying, regardless of the outcome.

Read Post

Digging For Your Roots, Anyone?

Patricia Rust | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Holidays, Connection, Purpose, Finding Your Roots, Social Connection, Roots, Repurpose, Family History, Family, Travel Blogs, Travel News

I was already on a cruise through the Mediterranean, so I thought that after the pleasure of cruising, I could enjoy the thrill of research in some libraries in a country where I knew no one. Little did I know that this former country of strangers would soon become a country of friends!

Read Post

How to Enjoy Your Life Even When You Can't Slow Down

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Purpose, The Inner Life, Gratitude, Happiness, Efficiency, Prioritizing, Fast-Paced Life, Enjoying a Fast-Paced Life, Healthy Living News

The secret of lifetime happiness isn't doing less. It's learning how to enjoy all the responsibilities that make your life worth living.

Read Post

Blessings and Resolutions

Eldon Taylor | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Sharing, Self Help, Purpose, Service, Blessings, Self-Esteem, Happiness, Self-Help, Holidays, Being Grateful, Consciousness, Mindful Living, Being Thankful, Helping Others, Healthy Living News

I believe in helping others help themselves, and I know that in doing so, we improve our own lives as well. Both the real mission and mystery in life is revealed through service.

Read Post

How to Keep Yourself and Your Team From Getting Mired in the Mundane

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Leadership, Purpose, Sales, Motivation, Accountability, Business News

The human mind is a funny thing. We crave purpose and meaning, yet we get easily mired in the mundane. For example, we volunteer for a project beca...

Read Post

5 Scientific Ways To Be Happier

Dr. John Grohol | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Psychology, Well-Being, Happiness, Marriage, Purpose, Relationships, Happiness Tips, Passion, Gratitude, Happiness Advice, Materialism and Happiness, Healthy Living News

Happiness is one of those concepts we all seem to love to learn more about, but are unwilling to take any big steps to increase it in our own lives.

Read Post

A Longing To Evolve

Andrew Z. Cohen | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Evolution, Inspiration, Purpose, Awakening, Meaning, Spirituality, Evolutionary Enlightenment, Spiritual Evolution, Spiritual Impulse, Enlightenment, Spirit, Conscious Evolution, Healthy Living News

I believe the spiritual impulse today is calling us toward that big next step we need to take in our world. That next step will not emerge by itself -- it must be consciously created by human beings.

Read Post

How to Make Yourself a Better Person, and the World a Better Place

Dennis Merritt Jones | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Purpose, Making a Difference, Meaning, Compassion, Service, Happiness, Change the World, Be a Better Person, Healthy Living Spirit, Be a Good Person, Healthy Living News

The lesson for me was it is never too soon or too late to learn how to serve. Whether you are 14 or 90 years of age, know that you matter.

Read Post

Just Quit and Just Do it

Mina Samuels | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Following Your Dreams, Purpose, Bicycling, Finding Life Purpose, Women's Cycling, Team Rwanda, Rwanda, Happiness, Healthy Living Spirit, Healthy Living News

I'm not ready to give up my nice life and run off to Africa or start duct taping $5 rain ponchos, but it makes me think: What can I do more of? What can I do with less of? I aspire, not to stuff or style, but more love.

Read Post

What Will You Pass On? It Might Be More Valuable Than You Think

Levi Ben-Shmuel | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Legacy Keepers, Legacy Gap, Baby Boomers, Purpose, Inheritance, Legacy, Boomers, Life Purpose, Age Wave, Fifty News

Many of us live our "legacies" every day through how we conduct ourselves and by following our chosen paths with integrity. Sharing lessons by example to the next generation is a powerful and wonderful gift.

Read Post

Give Your Workouts A Purpose

Mina Samuels | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Pilar Gerasimo, Workout, Dr. Low Dog, Purpose, Personal Health, Spiritual Health, Positive Energy, Delicious Living, Life Purpose, Mindful Exercise, Fitness and Exercise, Work Out With a Purpose, Healthy Living News

We work out for all sorts of reasons -- maybe we do it to de-stress, to lose weight, to get stronger, to be healthy or for all those ends and others.

Read Post

What's Your Intention This School Year?

Meg Campbell | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Philosophy, Character, Purpose, American Youth Foundation, Reflection, Outward Bound, Expeditionary Learning, Teacher-Professional-Development, Education News

Intentions are a powerful way to launch the school year. As with the best ideas in any good school, this one came from a teacher.

Read Post

You Need to Know About This: Leaders Connecting Communities & Cultures

Lavaille Lavette | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Leadership, International Financial & Leadership Summit, John Maxwell, Purpose, Les Brown, Texas Women Empowerment Foundation, Myles Munroe, 86400 Movement, 86400, Deavra Daughtry, Paula White, Barbara Harris Curtis, Shannon Buggs, Lavaille Lavette, Edie Fraser, Lakewood Church, Impact News

The older I get the more I seek to connect with people, places and things that feed my passions--purpose development, leadership development and ways ...

Read Post