Purpose?
One morning I was on my 8:00am weekly transformational leadership growth group conference call. Where some of us who are leaders in the local Catholic Church were sharing on what was our mission and purpose in our life. When it was his turn to share the youngest member of our group who was in his early 30’s then proceeded to tell us that he did not subscribe to having a mission and purpose for his life. Well, to say the least I could not believe what I was hearing. Why would this thirty something year old not think that there was a purpose for his life? It made me think of myself and my journey to discovering my purpose. I did not always know what it was until I realized that you and I are here on this earth now for a reason. It is not by chance or coincidence, it is to fulfill our purpose. We are not called to merely exist, but to thrive. Figuring out and living our purpose in life makes us thrive and not merely survive. If I do not know my purpose and do it, t