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'The source of suffering is never what happens to us but is instead what we make it mean.' Paraphrased from the work of Landmark Education The wisdom captured in the short sentence above has been the theme of this week's coaching; both in my clients' lives and in my own, so I thought I'd offer it up to you to try on as well. Let's look at it a bit more closely. First, let's make a distinction between physical suffering and emotional suffering. If I hit my thumb with a hammer, I'll experience acute physical suffering also known as pain. It will last for a few hours or a day. However, it's possible that I'll also suffer emotionally if I'm not mindful of my thoughts and feelings. I may say to myself something like, 'What a stupid thing that was. I'm so clumsy. I've always been clumsy. I should know better than to ever pick up a hammer, etc.' This meaning that I ascribe to what happened, i.e. I hit my thumb with a hammer, is the source of the emotional suffering, not the facts of the matter. Let's look at another example that may be common to many people reading this article. I had a coaching session with a client who was bummed out because he's now close to 60 years old and he doesn't feel that he can do all the things he could do when he was younger. He's not able to lift heavy objects at work which makes him feel inadequate and that he's not carrying his own weight. Since he and his wife still have small children at home, he feels that because of his age he doesn't have the energy level that he should have to keep up with his children and that makes him feel like a failure as a husband and father. Now, let's see if we can distinguish between the facts of this example and the meaning, remembering the source of the emotional angst and suffering is ALWAYS the meaning ascribed and not the 'facts of life.' Here are the facts: He is 58 years old. He is unable to lift heavy objects at work. He has small children at home. Where's the suffering in any of that? Here's the meaning that he has ascribed to the facts. He feels that he's inadequate and not able to pull his own weight at work. He feels that his energy level isn't what it should be as a father of small children. He feels like a failure as a husband and father. Ahh, sounds like we've found the source of the suffering. Now, if we're interested in ending suffering i

A few days ago, while sitting in my office drinking my morning nutrition shake and "wool gathering," I spilled the drink on my leg.  I didn't realize that, in an effort to stir the sediment from the bottom of the cup, I had ended up twirling it with way too much effort, thus spinning the liquid out and onto my pants. As I walked to the bathroom to dry off the wet spot, I thought, "Wow, another moment of mindlessness."  I guess we all have them, but lately, since being involved in exploring a life of mindful and abundant simplicity, mindless moments have also been appearing quite regularly in my life. This is to be expected.  After all, one of the principles of distinguishing something is that you often first you notice where it's missing.  So, in distinguishing mindfulness, I've been noticing where mindfulness is missing and mindlessness is present. I've also noticed that mindlessness occurs in many different forms.  For example, I remember a time several years ago when my six-year-old daughter returned from fishing down at Jordan Lake, a stone thrown from our house.  As she approached the first words out of her mouth were to ask if we could go swimming.  When I replied no, that it didn't work in my schedule to go right then, she started pouting. In a heartbeat, my mind slipped out of mindful gear and into mindless automatic.  I was immediately upset that she was upset from my no, and before I could catch it, my anger and upset leapt from my throat and I scolded her for getting upset so easily.  Of course, in that very moment I was exhibited the very same tendency, but my anger wouldn't allow me to acknowledge that right then. I told Amber that she was grounded and sent her into the house.  Even as the words were pouring from my mouth, a little voice from within was saying, What on earth are you doing, Brad?  Grounded?  For what?  Settle down.  You're way over reacting.   Unfortunately, it took several more minutes before I started listening and heeding the inner guidance. When I finally did calm down enough to shift gears back into a mindful state of being present, I went to clean up the mess with Amber, but when I went to enter the bedroom, I had difficulty opening the door.  I finally pushed it open to find two baskets of clothes blocking it. "I was so mad at you that I put t

Are You Drifting Through Life? AS A QUICK REVIEW, REMEMBER THESE 2 DISTINCTIONS. There's an important distinction between your true, divinely inspired life purpose, which is based in and arises from the universal attractive force of unconditional love, and your inherited purpose, which is based in fear, lack and a need to struggle to survive. Also, the Life On Purpose Perspective says your life purpose isn't what you do. It is, instead, the context, vessel or container into which you pour your life. In other words, you life purpose is a powerful force that shapes your life and all that you do. ON HOLD, ON PURPOSE OR ON RAILS Is your life on hold, on purpose or on rails? ON HOLD * Adrift * Little or no action * Little or no results  ON PURPOSE * Engaged in life * Purposeful focused action * Plentiful results  ON RAILS * Adrenaline junkie * Frenetic action * Occasional results We'll focus on lives that are 'ON HOLD' this week. ARE YOU DRIFTING THROUGH LIFE? Also known as 'Is-This-All-There-Is Syndrome,' drifting through life often feels like one day is pretty much like the one before, and the one before that, and the one before that. And on top of that, each day feels like there's something missing. Your routines have taken over most if not all of your life and you're simply going through the motions, without any real sense of satisfaction, fulfillment or even real challenge. Of course, this may not be the case in all of your life, or it may. Perhaps you're simply drifting at work, or in your significant relationship, or you're drifting when it comes to your health and well-being. The problem is that such 'driftiness' often begins to invade other parts of your life, and before you know it; you're stuck in the 'Is-This-All-There-Is Syndrome.' THE TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER OF PURPOSE Helen Keller once said, 'Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.' When we allow our fear-based inherited purpose to shape our life, we often get the 'nothing' rather than the 'daring adventure.' You see, the inherited purpose's job is to keep us safe and secure. Unfortunately, in the process it also keeps us small. Here's Helen's full quote: 'Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exis

The Life On Purpose Process can be divided into two stages - the stage of clarifying your true purpose and the stage where you begin to live true to that purpose. For this latter stage, there’s the Toolbox for Living On Purpose that includes 16 power tools. You can find a link to a list of these tools on our podcast page:  http://www.lifeonpurposecoachingtips.com/024 Today we’ll look at a simple but important tool that is particularly valuable when from time to time you find you have drifted far from your Life Purpose.  Sometimes life knocks you for a loop and you find yourself so far off the Purposeful Path that you may feel lost and alone. When this happens, you may find the regular daily practices, ponderings and prayers insufficient to restore you to a course true to your purpose. When this happens to me I have a Purposeful Place in reserve. This is a special place that I have designated especially for those occasions where I can't seem to restore myself completely without a little extra effort. The name of my place is Jump Off Rock. It is a beautiful mountain setting with amazing views where on a clear day you can see for hundreds of miles that take in three different states. I find it to be a very nurturing and spiritual place. It even has several walking trials with winding paths through the mountain laurels and rhododendrons that populate the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. I find myself going there on some occasions just for the pure joy of it. At the same time, the most special times are when I really need to get closer to God. I think part of the reason this Purposeful Place is so effective in restoring me to a Life on Purpose is because I have set it up that way. I have made a pledge to myself that if I need to go there to restore myself, I will not leave the mountain until I have accomplished my intention. Luckily, so far I have not had to spend the night at Jump Off Rock. Usually within an hour or less, I am able to get back in touch with who I really am. I have had a good long talk with God, I have released the fear and self-doubt that may have been shaping my experience of life and I can enjoy the ride back home. I encourage you to designate your own Purposeful Place, and keep it in reserve for those occasions when you have

'Eating good food, exercising, mental stimulation, and rest are essential to the care of our physical being. When we breathe deeply and consciously, we take in and circulate life-giving oxygen, allow our bodies to function more smoothly. In the mental realm, flushing out old habits, thoughts, and attitudes can help to refresh our mind and allow our life to run more smoothly. Controlling knee-jerk reactions that limit our options to knowing the truth can give us an opportunity to more gracefully respond to circumstances and events.' Carrie Masters in Science of Mind Magazine. I love the clients I work with. They are so committed to making a difference in the world. Many of them are like high performance racing cars. They speed around the track of life at breath-taking speeds. Unfortunately, many of them have refused to make a pit stop or take a break between races and their bodies, the vehicles of their soul, show sign of severe wear and tear, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Just like it's necessary to take our cars into the shop for servicing, it's important that we stop driving ourselves with our to-do lists long enough to reflect on old habits and attitudes that can rob us of our joy and can lead to serious breakdowns. As Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz point out in their book, The Power of Full Engagement, we are like a complex engine with 4 different, but inter-related energy sources. Our physical energy may dictate how fast we can run around the track of life, but our over all happiness and balance comes from taking care of all four sources of energy – physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Ignore any one of these for an extended period, and it won't be long before our performance in life is diminished. Are you willing to take a quick inventory of how well you are caring for the vehicle of your soul? PHYSICALLY, are you within your ideal body weight? Do you eat balanced, nutritious meals, and regularly perform the important exercise of pushing away from the table before you're stuffed? Do you schedule in regular time for exercise and keep those appointments with yourself? Do you go to bed at a regular time, sleep well, and awaken energized and inspired into the next day? Do you drink plenty of clean, life-giving water? MENTALLY, do you regularly flush out old h

Some people call them vicious circles or cycles or life sucking more than usual. I prefer to think of them as downward spirals of life. Those periods that we can all become trapped in like the whirlpool of water as it drains from the tub. If we're not careful and mindful these downward spirals can suck the life right out of us. Here are a few simple and effective steps you can use to free yourself of such life sucking periods.  1. NOTICE THE SPIRAL YOU'RE IN. As is so often true, awareness is the first step to intervention. Much of the power of a downward spiral comes from our continuing to be unaware of the direction of our life. Like a whirlpool, a downward spiral's power picks up strength and speed the longer we're in it; so it follows that the sooner we become aware we are trapped in a downward spiral, the easier it will be to change the direction of our life. It's often helpful to remember a downward spiral reversed becomes a spiral of fulfillment.  2. ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE FULLY PRESENT TO YOUR LIFE. When you first notice you're in a downward spiral, the tendency is to quickly react in an effort to free yourself. This initial reaction is often based in fear and may only exacerbate the spiral. Instead, take time to notice what is happening from a detached position. Witness your life by stepping outside of it for awhile. One simple way to do this is to imagine you are in a movie theater reviewing the "Story of My Life" movie. Watch and Observe.  3. CONSCIOUSLY RELEASE THE THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS. As you begin to "Dismantle" the downward spiral, be sure you release and let go of the disempowering thoughts and emotions. You might envision a large bottomless trash can in front of you into which you toss each thought and each emotion attached to the thought or you can write it all down then burn the paper, thus releasing their hold on you.  4. RESIST THE TEMPTATION TO INDULGE. Don't get sucked into the drama of the movie. There's no point to watching the movie over and over. This will only suck you further down the spiral. Observe and Move On.  5. COMMIT TO CHANGING DIRECTIONS. Make a conscious choice to change the direction of your spiral. You may write down your choice as a declaration or share it with a friend, loved one or your coach. Draw a line in the sand.  6. KNOW THE MAKE UP OF A DOWNWARD SPIRAL. Knowing the basic elem

An issue that I see in many of my clients' lives and from time to time in my  own life is balance, and in the frenetic pace of today it's an increasing  challenge for many of us.   How do we maintain a balance to our life, or re-balance our life when it  goes out of kilter? Well, the starting point is to determine the degree to  which our lives are either in or out of balance which is where the Balancing  Your Wheel of Life - Life On Purpose Style comes in.    Since this fun, engaging and enlightening exercise has some important graphics, I can't give  it all to you in this ezine / on this podcast but you can download a copy of it by going to:  www.lifeonpurposecoachingtips.com/021 In about ten minutes time you'll have a much better picture of your life and    a clearer sense where to go to work to restore balance. 

Come explore with Ann and Brad Swift the purpose of pets and how pets can help you live your life on purpose as well. Today’s podcast is brought to you by the Life On Purpose Virtual Video Coach. It’s now possible to bring clarity of purpose to your life from anywhere in the world and at your own pace and on your schedule. The Virtual Video Coach is an online video program made up of succinct and powerful coaching sessions where I, Brad Swift, guide you step by step through the 6 Passages that make up the Life On Purpose Process. You can even receive personal individualized coaching from one of our Life On Purpose Coaches with the VVC Premium option. For more information go to: www.lifeonpurpose.com/virtualcoach Upon ordering enter the coupon code ‘podcast’ and receive 10% off your purchase of either the basic or premium option. Learn more at www.lifeonpurposecoachingtips.com. Also, you can record your message about living on purpose there to be answered by the Swifts in a future podcast.   Please share the podcasts with your friends and leave a review either on iTunes or Stitcher.

The Life On Purpose Process is a proven, systematic, spiritually-based and practical approach that has assisted thousands of people to clarify their life purpose and to then design their life as a true and authentic reflection of their purpose.   But what do we mean by ‘spiritually-based’ and what’s the difference between spirituality and religion from a Life On Purpose Perspective. Listen and learn.

Today’s podcast is brought to you by the Life On Purpose Virtual Video Coach. It’s now possible to bring clarity of purpose to your life from anywhere in the world and at your own pace and on your schedule. The Virtual Video Coach is an online video program made up of succinct and powerful coaching sessions where I, Brad Swift, guide you step by step through the 6 Passages that make up the Life On Purpose Process. You can even receive personal individualized coaching from one of our Life On Purpose Coaches with the VVC Premium option. For more information go to: www.lifeonpurpose.com/virtualcoach Upon ordering enter the coupon code ‘podcast’ and receive 10% off your purchase of either the basic or premium option. Learn more at www.lifeonpurposecoachingtips.com. Also, you can record your message about living on purpose there to be answered by the Swifts in a future podcast.   Please share the podcasts with your friends and leave a review either on iTunes or Stitcher.

Today’s podcast is brought to you by the Life On Purpose Virtual Video Coach. It’s now possible to bring clarity of purpose to your life from anywhere in the world and at your own pace and on your schedule. The Virtual Video Coach is an online video program made up of succinct and powerful coaching sessions where I, Brad Swift, guide you step by step through the 6 Passages that make up the Life On Purpose Process. You can even receive personal individualized coaching from one of our Life On Purpose Coaches with the VVC Premium option. For more information go to: www.lifeonpurpose.com/virtualcoach Upon ordering enter the coupon code ‘podcast’ and receive 10% off your purchase of either the basic or premium option. Learn more at www.lifeonpurposecoachingtips.com. Also, you can record your message about living on purpose there to be answered by the Swifts in a future podcast.   Please share the podcasts with your friends and leave a review either on iTunes or Stitcher.

Today’s podcast is brought to you by the Life On Purpose Virtual Video Coach. It’s now possible to bring clarity of purpose to your life from anywhere in the world and at your own pace and on your schedule. The Virtual Video Coach is an online video program made up of succinct and powerful coaching sessions where I, Brad Swift, guide you step by step through the 6 Passages that make up the Life On Purpose Process. You can even receive personal individualized coaching from one of our Life On Purpose Coaches with the VVC Premium option. For more information go to: www.lifeonpurpose.com/virtualcoach Upon ordering enter the coupon code ‘podcast’ and receive 10% off your purchase of either the basic or premium option. Learn more at www.lifeonpurposecoachingtips.com. Also, you can record your message about living on purpose there to be answered by the Swifts in a future podcast.   Please share the podcasts with your friends and leave a review either on iTunes or Stitcher.

Welcome Where topic came from: Blog Post Article What to Do When You’re Bored with Everything Consider that being bored especially chronically or persistently is a sign of not being clear about your true purpose or not living true to it. EXPLORE THIS AND GIVE EXAMPLES Today’s podcast is brought to you by the Life On Purpose Virtual Video Coach. It’s now possible to bring clarity of purpose to your life from anywhere in the world and at your own pace and on your schedule. The Virtual Video Coach is an online video program made up of succinct and powerful coaching sessions where I, Brad Swift, guide you step by step through the 6 Passages that make up the Life On Purpose Process. You can even receive personal individualized coaching from one of our Life On Purpose Coaches with the VVC Premium option. For more information go to: www.lifeonpurpose.com/virtualcoach Upon ordering enter the coupon code ‘podcast’ and receive 10% off your purchase of either the basic or premium option. Learn more at www.lifeonpurposecoachingtips.com. Also, you can record your message about living on purpose there to be answered by the Swifts in a future podcast.   Please share the podcasts with your friends and leave a review either on iTunes or Stitcher.

In the last several podcast episodes we’ve been talking about various aspects of living a successful life from a Life On Purpose Perspective. And that exploration wouldn’t be complete without including a discussion about MONEY…again from a Life On Purpose Perspective. If this happens to be your first episode of this podcast you may also want to check out episodes 004 and 006 that go into more depth some of the coaching distinctions we’ll be working on today.  But for today, let’s start with a quick review of some of these foundational distinctions and then apply them to today’s topic of MONEY. Point one: From the Life On Purpose Perspective, we say that we actually have not one but two purposes — two powerful forces that shape our lives.  We have our true, or Divinely Inspired Life Purpose which is based in Universal Love, an experience of abundance and the ability to flow with life, and we have the Inherited Purpose based in fear, lack and struggling to survive. Point two: Human beings operate in the world in relationship to the rest of the world around us. We experience the world in a relational way. For example, I have a relationship with those around me; also with the stuff around me. Those relationships may be positive, or negative or some combination.  And what influences how positive or negative these various relationships are is determined in large part by which purpose is shaping that relationship at any given time.  So how might this apply to the subject of MONEY? Consider this — we all have a relationship to money that’s based in and shaped by the Inherited Purpose. In other words, as we grow up we develop a relationship to money that’s based in fear, lack and struggle. For the most part, we’ve been raised in an OFF PURPOSE World — one where fear, lack and struggle has predominated.  Realizing this may prove to be beneficial in itself but digging a little deeper and identifying what you’re particular IP relationship to money is can be truly transforming.  Example of an IP relationship to money Once you’ve identified this IP relationship to money it opens you to the possibility of creating a new relationship to money that’s based in your Divinely Inspired Life Purpose — i.e. a relationship to money based in Universal Love, abundance and flow. Con

We’ve been exploring the last few podcasts about what it is to live a successful life on purpose including how it may be time to redefine what we mean by success.  So, while our culture says the popular  and well accepted definition of success in our Western culture:   • the fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame. So often we in our Western culture equate our success with our financial results. The more we make, the more we earn, the more we have on our balance sheet, the more successful we are. So, often times this materialistic view or definition of success drives us into a vicious circle of doing more and more to acquire more and more. We’re offering a different definition of success: The degree to which you live true to your Divinely Inspired Life Purpose is a better barometer for a successful life on purpose.  For more on this, check out episode 010. What is the Sea of Prosperity - Ann introduces concept. Relationship to the Sea of Meaning. Gratitude: Call to Action Assignment.    Today’s podcast is brought to you by the Life On Purpose Virtual Video Coach. It’s now possible to bring clarity of purpose to your life from anywhere in the world and at your own pace and on your schedule. The Virtual Video Coach is an online video program made up of succinct and powerful coaching sessions where I, Brad Swift, guide you step by step through the 6 Passages that make up the Life On Purpose Process. You can even receive personal individualized coaching from one of our Life On Purpose Coaches with the VVC Premium option. For more information go to: www.lifeonpurpose.com/virtualcoach Upon ordering enter the coupon code ‘podcast’ and receive 10% off your purchase of either the basic or premium option. Learn more at www.lifeonpurposecoachingtips.com. Also, you can record your message about living on purpose there to be answered by the Swifts in a future podcast.   Please share the podcasts with your friends and leave a review either on iTunes or Stitcher.

Today’s podcast is about a purposeful possibility of designing your later years in life as an encore performance. Let’s start with a little background.  A few years ago I realized that many of us BABY BOOMERS have been sold a fantasy. Now, I love fantasy — reading fantasy novels, and yes, even writing them, but I don’t enjoy living in a fantasy world.  But we Baby Boomers have been led to believe a fantasy about our later years, what is typically referred to as our “retirement years” or the “Golden Years.”  The fantasy is that by the time we reach sixty-five we’ll quit work so we can move to a Sun City type retirement community where we’ll fill our days with golf, tennis, and shuffleboard until we pass quietly from this world a few years later. I mention Sun City intentionally, because, according to Marc Freedman, author of Encore: Finding Work that Matters in the Second Half of Life (an excellent book by the way) and the founder of Civic Ventures, it was the developer of the Sun Cities, Delbert E. Webb, who invented this concept of the Golden Years starting on January 1, 1960 when the first Sun City opened.   You see Del Webb was not only a great real estate developer, he was a master marketer and entrepreneur. But at the time he created the “Golden Year” fantasy, no one including Webb thought we boomers would end up living more than a few years after retirement.  But, as author Marc Freedman points, over the last few decades we’ve stretched those “retirement years from a brief hiatus that was supposed to cover the few remaining years between disability and death and turned it into a period lasting fifteen, twenty, twenty-five years.” That’s as much as a third of a person’s life.

Purposeful Point: It’s important to remember that within the Law of Attraction is both the word and intention of action, but not just any action. You could view today’s episode as a bit of a counterbalance to some of the other podcasts where we’ve stressed being, being, being. It’s also my intention to clarify a few misconceptions around the spiritual principle often referred to as the Law of Attraction. Over the years since this spiritual principle has become so popular, I’ve heard several well-meaning personal development experts criticize the law saying that it’s ridiculous to think that all you need to do is sit around visualizing in your mind what you want and expecting it to all come true. Well, I agree, but the way I learned the Law of Attraction is that there’s an important action step in it as well. I’m not sure who first pointed out to me that within the word, “attraction” can be found the word “action.”  So, let’s review this important principle in today’s episode and then look to see the missing ingredient that can make it even more powerful in helping us to live a satisfying and fulfilling life. Step One: what is the Law of Attraction? Simply stated, that like attracts like. Birds of a feather flock together. And this is particularly true when it comes to the basic building blocks of our nonphysical universe of which there are two. While the basic building blocks of the physical Universe are atoms, the basic building block of our nonphysical Universe are our thoughts and feelings/emotions. And this is where the Law of Attraction comes into play. Fear or lack-based thought and feelings attract more of the same while love and abundant-based thought and feelings also attract more of the same. So, often times, we may get stuck in fearful or lack-based thinking which may in fact freeze us into inactivity or result in our taking the wrong actions — actions that stem from fear. But thoughts and feelings that arise from Universal love are both inspiring and empowering and are intended to inspire us into action. Using this Law of Attraction in the early morning can result in our being inspired out of bed in the morning, just as I was this morning as I lay in bed contemplating preparing this podcast.  Now for the secret ingredient that brings this all together. Know what it is? Well, it’s purpo

Purposeful Point: If you’re not experiencing a satisfying and fulfilling life, it may be time to redirect your aim by redefining success.  Dictionary points to the popular  and well accepted definition of success in our Western culture:   • the fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame.    If this sounds like the ‘whoever collects the most toys’ wins syndrome, you’re not far off.  So often we in our Western culture equate our success with our financial results. The more we make, the more we earn, the more we have on our balance sheet, the more successful we are. So, often times this materialistic view or definition of success drives us into a vicious circle of doing more and more to acquire more and more. This vicious circle is evidenced by the response that J. D. Rockefeller was reported to have given when asked how much would be enough.  He replied, “Just a little bit more.” And similarly when Barbara Walters once asked Ted Turner, “What do you mean by success?  What, to you, is being successful?”  His response:  “Well, I think it’s kind of an empty bag, to tell the truth. To a large degree it is. But you have to get there to really know that. I mean, money doesn’t buy happiness and neither does honor or position and awards or trophies.” In our next series of podcasts we’ll be exploring this vicious circle and how we can use the Life On Purpose Perspective to regain a sense of balance and purpose.  So, how might we redefine success to be more in alignment with living a life on purpose? Well, it starts by moving from a having or doing based definition of success to a being-based definition. I know that may sound strange so let me explain. Also you can find a more detailed exploration of this in the free online video series, Clarity of Purpose: Don’t Live Life without It at www.lifeonpurpose.com. Like I’ve said before our current definition of success is based in what we have — our finances, the acquisition of stuff, etc. And that can trap us into the doing/having/doing/having vicious circle. But it’s important to remember we’re human beings first and foremost, not human doings.  From the Life On Purpose Perspective, we say that one’s true or Divinely Inspired Life Purp

Purposeful Point: In our culture we’re often conditioned to look at life from the perspective of problems, but it is possible to shift away from problems and problem solving to possibility and creating our lives. Such a shift in thinking and perspective can lead to a profound transformation. “There is a profound difference between problem solving and creating. Problem solving is taking action to have something go away - the problem. Creating is taking action to have something come into being — the creation. Most of us have been raised in a tradition of problem solving and have had little real exposure to the creative process.” Robert Fritz - The Path of Least Resistance: Learning to Become the Creative Force in Your Own Life The chapter title says it succinctly: Creating is No Problem — Problem Solving is Not Creating There are costs to being stuck in a world of problems. It costs us emotionally, spiritually and with our mental and physical health.  Listen to the media sometime if you want to really get a taste of how much we live in a world of problem.  Question: How do you move from the problem perspective and into the possibility perspective? Step 1: Recognize the degree to which you operate in our life from the problem solving mode.  Step 2: Commit to shifting to a creative mode. Step 3: Create a vision for your life. In the process of doing that you’ll be creating a GAP between  where you are and where you long to be. Call to Action: Begin this 3 step process. Go to www.lifeonpurposecoachingtips.com/009 for a special report: Jumpstart Your Life On Purpose. Today’s podcast has been brought to you by the Life On Purpose Virtual Video Coach. It’s now possible to bring clarity of purpose to your life from anywhere in the world and at your own pace and on your schedule. The VVC is an online video program made up on succinct and powerful coaching sessions where I, Brad Swift, guide you step by step through the 6 Passages that make up the Life On Purpose Process. You can even receive personal individualized coaching from one of our Life On Purpose Coaches with the VVC Premium option. For more infor

Epis. 008 How Purpose Can Help You Focus Today’s podcast is brought to you by the Life On Purpose Virtual Video Coach. It’s now possible to bring clarity of purpose to your life from anywhere in the world and at your own pace and on your schedule. The Virtual Video Coach is an online video program made up of succinct and powerful coaching sessions where I, Brad Swift, guide you step by step through the 6 Passages that make up the Life On Purpose Process. You can even receive personal individualized coaching from one of our Life On Purpose Coaches with the VVC Premium option. For more information go to: www.lifeonpurpose.com/virtualcoach Upon ordering enter the coupon code ‘podcast’ and receive 10% off your purchase of either the basic or premium option.   Today’s question was submitted by Nima. Purposeful Point: Knowing your true life purpose with clarity can help you to stay focused in your life while also still giving you plenty room to play and to express your true Self.   Review the 3 characteristic of a desired life purpose (listen to episode 005): 1. Powerful enough to shape your entire life, 2. Long lasting enough to last your entire life (or beyond), 3. While still giving you plenty of room to play and express yourself fully. This last one can be a catchy one in especially if you don’t take charge and do the work to purposefully prioritize the various ways you choose to express your purpose. Method One: Distinguish what are activities that are principally coming from your Inherited Purpose versus those coming from your Divinely Inspired Life Purpose. Method Two: Purposeful Prioritizing (Brad’s 4 P method).  While the 4 P’s come from my own DILP, you may choose to use them as well or create your own prioritizing list. Purposeful  Passionate Playful Profitable (may include financially but not necessarily only money related)   Do you have a question about living on purpose? Why not ask it by going to