My 30-Day Countdown
My coworker's 96-year-old uncle was told he had one month left to live. It stopped me cold and made me ask a question I'd never turned on myself: if I had thirty days, what would I actually do? I ran the experiment, and the answer surprised me.
I Lived on Autopilot for 40 Years
A retirement I almost repeated, a purpose I almost burned, and the turn that transformed the trajectory. I Lived on Autopilot for 40 Years. Here's Why I Launched the Purpose Alignment Lab.
Six Questions Underneath Your Career Anxiety
I have spent years studying what it means to live and work with purpose. And the question I hear most often, underneath the resume anxiety, the silence from the applications, the rejection, the quiet burnout, is always the same: Who am I actually, and who am I here to do?… These six questions are your starting point.
Do Meaningful Work. Make Your Mark.
Burnout isn't just about overwork — it's about under-purpose. You bring people together, create order out of chaos, and show up — often without recognition. What if that extraordinary capability was anchored to a clear sense of your own purpose? This is an invitation to do meaningful work and make your mark.
The Cruise I Never Took: But I Found My Compass
I gave up a Caribbean Cruise and took a course instead. The trade-off was worth it. I found a compass for the rest of my life. This led me to finally launching my mission project.
I Failed at My Life Purpose, Then I Discovered My Mission
That feeling of being lost? It’s not failure. It’s a clue—a ‘Purpose Mismatch.’
I wrote my life's purpose, then felt like a fraud in my corporate career. A whisper told me I was meant for more. I listened, becoming a therapist and author. I was finally aligned.
Then, burnout and trauma forced me to quit at 58. I was a hypocrite who had to abandon the very work that defined me. My purpose felt true, but my method was broken.
I discovered the crucial difference: your Purpose is your ‘why.’ Your Mission is your ‘how’ for this season. My purpose never changed, but my mission had to.
Your North Star isn’t a guaranteed destination. The journey is the treasure. You build, lose, and rebuild your mission with every challenge. Ready to find your ‘how’? It starts with one word. Here’s how.