Tag: life purpose
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Following Your Passion in a Bad Economy
When I received this question from a reader, I knew it was time to address life purpose again, especially in the current economy. I’ve sanitized the question to protect the reader’s identity, but it may well apply to you, too. Question: From the Bookshelf Give Your Life Direction — 23 life-coaching tips to get unstuck…
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Where Do You Drop Anchor?
Most people find an anchor somewhere and drop it there for many years, if not for their entire lives. Even well-rounded, well-balanced people still drop an anchor. It’s not a bad thing and it’s not even an obvious focus sometimes, but it’s what keeps people attached to this world. For most of the people around…
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Fully Engaged
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Love in the Third Degree. I love it when things start to fall into place, especially when it had once seemed impossible. There’s something to be said for keeping your eye on the agenda, though the people who originally scolded me with those words did so for their…
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I Know My Mission Now
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Freedom. Finally, I’m getting somewhere. And not just in regard to the new roof, but with my life, too. At 6:00 tonight, after work stopped because two nails guns broke, I talked to the roofing crew as they were leaving. Only one spoke enough English…
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Applied Personal Development Means Evolving into Your Best Self
Personal Development tools, when actually used, can help you find your life purpose and evolve into your best self. Hundreds of free, original articles suggest ways of managing your personal growth so you’re on solid ground when you face a mid-life crisis, major tragedy, or upsetting shake-ups. The problem? All those articles, books, courses, and…
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Living Forever vs 100 Perfect Days
Over lunch with “Luna,” we heard the news that Professor Randy Pausch of the now-famous “Last Lecture” had passed away. We both paused, tears in our eyes, to honor this man we had known only through his lecture and subsequent book on fulfilling childhood dreams. He was an inspiration to us both, and today was…
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Life Purpose: Why Some People Just Don’t Get it
Life purpose. Some people just don’t get it. Then again, some people want everyone else’s life purpose to match theirs. This is really rather…normal. We live our lives by a certain theme and we cannot understand why someone else isn’t as passionate about that theme as we are. If you’re a long-time fan of my…
