Purpose

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Below are the posts related to purpose. What is my purpose? How can I strengthen my purpose in life? What should I be doing? The posts below are all related to this self-discovery, and how to strengthen your sense of purpose.

Is Your Imperfection Covering Up A Superpower?

April 23, 2012

I’m not sure when I realized it, but at some point when I was a teenager I realized my left breast was bigger than my right one and I became horribly self-conscious about it. I was heavier then, so their size was bigger and the difference was more exaggerated. I wore really baggy clothes partly [...]

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Yokoi Kenji – Bridging Two Cultures To Make The World A Better Place

February 15, 2012

When I was in Medellin, my friend there told me about an inspirational guy named Kenji. He spoke to her team at BanColombia and she loved the speech. He recently received an award from the Colombian Parliament for the work he is doing and I told her I would try to get in touch with him. [...]

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Being Accused Of Theft In Venezuela- Saved By The Power Of Now

January 19, 2012

On my last full day in Venezuela, I entered a grocery store to buy a 1.5 liter bottle of water. It’s common in Latin America to have to store any bags or backpacks in a locker before going into the store. From their point of view, it reduces the chance of theft. From my point [...]

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What Time Is It? Now, Always Now…

January 16, 2012

My impromptu trip to the beach to ring in New Year’s was wonderful, but literally right before we left to come back to Caracas something happened. I went to the bathroom and thoroughly washed my hands and arms to get the sun screen off of me. In the process I took of my watch. I [...]

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The Money Flow In An Indigenous Community And Valuing Yourself

January 7, 2012

Jessica, the awesome Peace Corps Volunteer I stayed with in Chichica, Panama just wrote this amazing article about where the money flows in her community. It’s an insightful and spectacular analysis I highly recommend you check out. I like visiting indigenous communities because they have a very different way of life. Though the experiences I’ve [...]

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Happy New Year – Now Take The Plunge With Me!

January 1, 2012

Happy New Year! Before I begin, I wish you and your loved ones all the best this coming year and every year thereafter. On Christmas Day I invited you to start thinking about making a New Year’s Resolution related to taking the plunge. I hope the e-book I wrote and offered as a gift helped [...]

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My Christmas Present To You

December 25, 2011

As much as I despise how commercial Christmas has become, the underlying concept of giving is something really wonderful. But as I wish you a Merry Christmas, I am already looking ahead a week – New Year’s Day. I’ve never made a New Year’s resolution, but many people do. Instead of choosing a typical resolution, [...]

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Learning About Gender Equality And Teaching About The Promised Land

November 3, 2011

Today I went to an event sponsored by ISD (Initiativa Social para la Democracia). I still don’t know how to process what I observed. But it was totally a kick in the pants to keep learning Spanish because I missed so much by not having stronger Spanish. Male/Female Equality The topic at hand was gender equality. [...]

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A Heart Of Gold – Katsuhito Torii

June 25, 2011

Katsuhito Torii escaped the horrors of the March earthquake and tsunami, but he couldn’t sit idly while other people helped those that were negatively affected. Instead, the single dad sent his daughter off to his mom’s house and headed to the local school. As a carpenter, there were many things he could do to help [...]

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