Transforming Enemies into Friends
It’s been a rewarding week as my family and I return from our week of rest and rejuvenation. My daughter and I have started working on a “Purpose Project” to create a series of meditations to help people going through the 6 Passages of the Life On Purpose Process to have a smooth and energized…
My Stuff, Your Stuff, We’ve All Got Stuff – Part 2
I knew at some point I wanted to reflect further on how we can deal more effectively with other people’s stuff — the upsets, judgments and criticism that stem from their fear and sense of lack — in other words from their Inherited Purpose as it’s called in the Life On Purpose Process. I thought…
My Stuff, Your Stuff, We’ve All Got Stuff
Well, this will be one of my last ‘official duties’ for Life On Purpose Institute, Inc. before taking a week of “Rest & Rejuvenation.” I prefer calling it that as a way of reminding myself and my family what the main point of this time off is. More than once we’ve fallen into the common…
What to Do When the Dark Clouds Appear in a Life On Purpose?
I’m depressed…and I have been for a few days now. Are you surprised to hear that? I’m a bit surprised to find I’m sharing it, but it’s the truth. It started on Monday and I’m still feeling a little of the residual effects here on Thursday as I write this. And that’s what today’s ‘article/rambling…
Are You Shackled by Your Past?
Breaking the Bonds of Your Past and Freeing Yourself to Live Your True Life ============================================== As we explored last week, once we’ve discovered that we’ve been living a lie — a case of mistaken identity that’s come from the fear and lack-based thinking of our early past, we can begin to ask ourselves, “If that’s…
The Road to Recovering One’s True Self
Last week we explored some of the symptoms of a developing ‘midlife crisis,’ and I suggested another way of viewing such a crisis as a ‘crisis of meaning.’ So what can you do when you lose your sense of self and purpose? What is the road to recovering your true Self? It starts by recognizing…
Heading Towards a Midlife Crisis?
I lay in bed for the third night in a row, staring at the clock radio blinking the seconds of my life away. What’s going on with me? I should be on top of the world. After dreaming to be a veterinarian since I was 7-years old, I now had my own practice, was well…
“The Boss” Bruce Springsteen On Purpose
Did you see 60-Minutes this past Sunday? I turned it on to watch the segment on NASA’s renewed commitment to travel to the Moon and then on to Mars, but also caught the interview with Bruce Springsteen. I found one question particularly interesting. It went something like this: “You’re reported to be worth hundreds of…
Have You Placed Your Soul on a Starvation Diet?
Today I invite you to explore a question with me — have you placed your soul/spirit/beingness on a starvation diet? And if the answer is yes, no fret, you’re not alone and that realization is the first step to turning things around. Also, if you’re an experienced coach don’t miss the start of my Top…
Most People Don’t Need a Coach — How About You?
Ok, I admit it. I have a Google Alert set up for my name, Brad Swift. It’s not just ego that set it up (though I suppose there is some ego mixed in here. ). I learn interesting things from it, like who’s writing about me on the web. For example, this morning I learned…
Isn’t it Time You Knew Your Purpose?
