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Kevin Chu - "Micro step into what you want." tips from podcast guests Jul 19, 2023

Insight and inspiration for flying higher in the difference only you can make from guests who have appeared on Creative on Purpose Live.

This week’s wisdom comes from a conversation with Kevin Chu, creator of Doc the Wolf and the author of Turning Pennies Into Dimes....

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I am you. art of encore living personal development tga Jul 17, 2023

How do you turn the difference only you can make into an offer, cause, and/or community that serves others?

I struggled to answer these questions when I felt the pull to make a pivot in my life's work.

But I learned the difference only I can make lies in helping people solve the problem I...

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The Path to Wisdom art of encore living personal development tga Jul 12, 2023

What is the path to wisdom?

Here's an approach I'm playing with.

Knowledge => Learning => Intelligence* => Virtue => Wisdom

Let's define our terms.

  • Knowledge - the acquisition of information
  • Learning - the implementation of knowledge to change behavior
  • Intelligence -...
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Impressions Or Impact? art of encore living personal development tga Jul 10, 2023

Are you using social media, or is it using you?

My social media expert friends tell me I do social media all wrong.

They send me updates about the algorithm and hacks for creating content that ranks higher and gets more impressions, reactions, and comments.

But here's the thing.

You can't win a...

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Life ≠ Living art of encore living personal development tga Jul 05, 2023

Life and living are related, of course.

But the distinctions between the two are worth considering.

Life begins with birth and ends with death.

Living is the quality of your experience in between.

Life requires adequate oxygen, water, nutrition, and a reasonable temperature (98.6°ish).

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How to Make the Rest of Your Life Your Best Life art of encore living personal development Jul 03, 2023

It often happens in midlife but can happen at any stage of life.

You decide to stop seeking external meaning and motivation about how to live well and look within.

But how do you make the rest of your life your best life?

Here are three time-tested and scientifically vetted steps that have worked...

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Dustin Staiger - "Choose grace instead." tips from podcast guests Jun 28, 2023

Insight and inspiration for flying higher in the difference only you can make from guests who have appeared on Creative on Purpose Live.

This week’s wisdom comes from a conversation with Dustin Staiger the author of Blame This Book. Tune into the entire...

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The Antidote to Chaos art of encore living personal development tga Jun 26, 2023

It's challenging to maintain progress in endeavors that matter (never mind sustain progress).

Why?

Entropy.

What's entropy?

Entropy is the inclination for untended things to decline into disorder.

For instance, if you don't maintain healthy eating and exercise habits, your body (along with your...

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Seth Godin - "Let's talk about this." tips from podcast guests Jun 21, 2023

Insight and inspiration for flying higher in the difference only you can make from guests who have appeared on Creative on Purpose Live.

This week’s wisdom comes from a conversation with Seth Godin the author of The Song of Significance. Tune into the entire...

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The Power of Purpose art of encore living personal development tga Jun 19, 2023

What is the power of identifying a purpose for your life?

Purpose has incredible health benefits (for instance, it lowers incidences of stroke, dementia, and heart disease).

For difference-makers like you and me, however, purpose also boosts motivation, productivity, resilience, and focus. 

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Paige NeJame - "Just start." tips from podcast guests Jun 14, 2023

Insight and inspiration for flying higher in the difference only you can make from guests who have appeared on Creative on Purpose Live.

This week’s wisdom comes from a conversation with Paige NeJame the author of Drift. Tune into the entire conversation here.

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How to Identify Your Superpower art of encore living personal development tga Jun 12, 2023

To set yourself apart as a difference-maker, you must define, embrace, and share the unique perspective, exceptional talent, or signature process that sets you apart.

Is identifying what sets you apart, your distinctive edge, as a difference-maker a challenge? 

Totally understand, I've been...

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