Have you ever accomplished something and felt like you were on top of the world? If you have, the area of your accomplishment may be pointing you in the direction of this important clue. (If you haven't felt that way, keep trying different things until you feel that "cloud nine" feeling.)

When we feel good about ourselves and what we've achieved, it could be because we're found our passion. The things we do that we enjoy doing so much that we lose track of time, we forget to eat, and we can hardly wait to do it again are things about which we feel passion. 

When we engage in the areas about which we are passionate, we trigger a release of "feel good" chemicals that literally do help us to feel better. 

In this episode, we talk about finding our passion by finding the intersection between what we can do and the people who need our unique expertise. When we find that thing, we've found the area of our passion. From that point, we find a way to make our passion generate an income or find an income that will pay for our passion. 

To watch the video of the podcast as well as many other videos that provide actionable steps to creating personal and professional success, go to ⁠⁠Rhonda's ⁠YouTube⁠ channel⁠⁠.

If you, or someone you know, is searching for purpose and meaning, please share this podcast. And be sure to subscribe and listen every week as we continue to move toward finding and living the purpose for which you were born and perfectly matched. 

You are not an accident. You are an "intentional!" YOU MATTER and your purpose matters. There are people who need YOU.

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Some children know what they want to be when they grow up, and they proceed to grow up and do exactly what they said they wanted to do. Many of us have known a teacher who as a child set up her dolls as though they were in a classroom. Good for those people who never had to think about finding their purpose, but that's not most of us.

Some people, like our guest today, get a phone call or an email that leads to their purpose finding them. But for many of us, finding our purpose is a matter of trial and error. The problem is when we let insecurity or feelings of inadequacy hold us back from saying YES and trying something new. If we don't try the new thing, we will never know what we're missing out on.

People who are confident in themselves have an advantage over everyone else because they're better able to push through the fear or anxiety to try new things. They know that even if they fail, they'll still be OK. People who don't say YES to new opportunities may never find that thing that really lights them up--the thing that they are passionate about. (Passion--that's a subject we'll talk about in future episodes.)

In this episode, we speak with Ernie Mariscal, a successful survivor of child abuse, a retired veteran, a motivational speaker, and now the owner of KEEP UP THE FIGHT APPAREL! Ernie shares his story of being depressed and suicidal when one phone call changed his life. It was an opportunity that led to him finding his purpose. Saying YES that one time, when he least felt like it, changed the trajectory of his life. Ernie can be reached through his website www.keepupthefightapparel.com. 

To watch the video of the podcast as well as many other videos that provide actionable steps to creating personal and professional success, go to ⁠⁠Rhonda's ⁠YouTube⁠ channel⁠⁠.

If you, or someone you know, is searching for purpose and meaning, please share this podcast. And be sure to subscribe and listen every week as we continue to move toward finding and living the purpose for which you were born and perfectly matched. 

You are not an accident. You are an "intentional!" YOU MATTER and your purpose matters. There are people who need YOU.

Please find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin @rhondasciortino and on Pinterest @rhondasciortino1.

If you would like to share a comment or suggestion, please email a voice note to  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/findyourpurposenow/message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or send an email to ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠.

#purpose #meaning #beyou #youmatter #yourrealsuccess. For other PURPOSE resources or FIND YOUR PURPOSE events, go to ⁠⁠⁠www.rhonda.org⁠⁠⁠.

Your purpose ALWAYS involves helping others. Often the ones we're to help are, well, difficult. The pathway to purpose through helping people who are irritable, grouchy, or downright mean may not seem obvious at the time, but if we will do it, the connection to our purpose will eventually becomes clear to those of us who are actively seeking to fulfill our purpose. 

In this episode, I talk about how breaking through the hard shell exterior of difficult people moves us closer to our purpose. 

To watch the video of the podcast as well as many other videos that provide actionable steps to creating personal and professional success, go to ⁠⁠Rhonda's ⁠YouTube⁠ channel⁠⁠.

If you, or someone you know, is searching for purpose and meaning, please share this podcast. And be sure to subscribe and listen every week as we continue to move toward finding and living the purpose for which you were born and perfectly matched. 

You are not an accident. You are an "intentional!" YOU MATTER and your purpose matters. There are people who need YOU.

Please find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin @rhondasciortino and on Pinterest @rhondasciortino1.

If you would like to share a comment or suggestion, please email a voice note to  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/findyourpurposenow/message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or send an email to ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠.

#purpose #meaning #beyou #youmatter #yourrealsuccess. For other PURPOSE resources or FIND YOUR PURPOSE events, go to ⁠⁠⁠www.rhonda.org⁠⁠⁠.

We've all said or done things that we wished we hadn't. We know the minute those words come out of our mouth (or that donut goes into our mouth) that we shouldn't, but we just can't seem to help ourselves. It's human nature. 

The problem is that those are the kinds of things that can keep us from finding and living our purpose. Think about it--if you snap at people, you're less likely to be chosen to be a close friend, for the promotion, to be a business partner, etc. We never know what opportunities we're missing by saying or doing the things we wish we hadn't said or done (or by failing to do or say the things we wanted to do but didn't).

So what's the answer?

In this episode we talk about learning to live reflectively so that we begin to acknowledge those areas where we know we can do better. When we take an honest look at those things, we are better prepared to catch ourselves from doing them in the future. We'll be more aware and less likely to just react to temptations to respond abrasively or to indulge ourselves, or whatever it is that you want to avoid or do in the future.

Living reflectively will help you to be the best version of yourself that you can be, which may open doors for you to walk right into your purpose. 

To watch the video of the podcast as well as many other videos that provide actionable steps to creating personal and professional success, go to ⁠⁠Rhonda's ⁠YouTube⁠ channel⁠⁠.

If you, or someone you know, is searching for purpose and meaning, please share this podcast. And be sure to subscribe and listen every week as we continue to move toward finding and living the purpose for which you were born and perfectly matched. 

You are not an accident. You are an "intentional!" YOU MATTER and your purpose matters. There are people who need YOU.

Please find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin @rhondasciortino and on Pinterest @rhondasciortino1.

If you would like to share a comment or suggestion, please email a voice note to  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/findyourpurposenow/message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or send an email to ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠.

#purpose #meaning #beyou #youmatter #yourrealsuccess. For other PURPOSE resources or FIND YOUR PURPOSE events, go to ⁠⁠⁠www.rhonda.org⁠⁠⁠.

YOU are THE ONLY ONE who has your specific purpose. You were uniquely designed and perfectly matched to your purpose. You are not a match for anyone else's purpose. So let's quit comparing ourselves and our purpose to others.

Unfortunately, our culture tells us that people who have wealth and fame are to be admired and made even revered. YIKES! If money is the measurement of success, then the heads of drug dealing and human trafficking cartels are the big winners and pastors, social workers and teachers are the big losers. If fame is the measurement, then people who do ridiculous, risky, or risqué things on social media to get 12 million views are the big winners. Does that make any sense to you? Of course not-!!

If your purpose doesn't pay well, it's not because your purpose isn't noble or worthy, it's because our culture doesn't recognize the significance and importance of it. Most of us don't have a purpose that generates big bucks and celebrity status. That's OK. If that's you, then rest in the knowledge that you weren't made for those things and you wouldn't be comfortable or peaceful living that kind of life. 

Often the people we compare ourselves to are family, friends, co-workers and neighbors. We think they have it easier and that their lives are so much better than ours. It feels so unfair, especially when someone we care about looks down on our purpose because they think we're not living up to our potential or making use of our education, or for whatever other reason they pass judgment. The reality is that God didn't give them your purpose. They may never fully understand and support your purpose, but that's OK. We don't need to try to please anyone but God. 

The REAL measurements of living our purpose are these five things:

You'll know when you're really living your purpose, because you'll begin to have these things. And when you do, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. If we're going to compare anything, let's compare and measure our lives by these things. 

To watch the video of the podcast as well as many other videos that provide actionable steps to creating personal and professional success, go to ⁠⁠Rhonda's ⁠YouTube⁠ channel⁠⁠.

If you, or someone you know, is searching for purpose and meaning, please share this podcast. And be sure to subscribe and listen every week as we continue to move toward finding and living the purpose for which you were born and perfectly matched. You are not an accident. You are an "intentional!" YOU MATTER and your purpose matters. There are people who need YOU.

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No one wants to re-live the most painful experiences of their life, but before you click this off, consider that we learn survival skills by surviving--not out of a book or in a classroom. We acquire powerful, highly valuable character traits by going through hard things. 

In this episode, let's look at the character traits that were developed in you as a result of what you've been through. These character traits are the things that can be the rungs on the ladder of your successful life. 

It's not easy to revisit hard times, but remember that in doing it now, you have the perspective of a more mature person. You can revisit without having to relive it. Approach this like you would if someone else was telling you the story as if it were theirs, or think of yourself as an investigative reporter just gathering the facts. Then think of the ways that you were changed by what happened. 

We have a tendency to think that we were wounded. Permanently. And we may have been wounded, for a time. But after the wounds heal, we find that we're strong, resilient survivors. We know things because we've lived through them--not because we went to a classroom or read a book. We are EXPERTS in whatever experiences we've survived.

To discover the character traits of successful survivors that have been developed in you, go to Findyourpurposenow.org and download the Successful Survivor Character Trait Checklist. A quick internet search of character traits will reveal many more, but these are the most common traits of survivors who have used their character traits to create personal and professional success. 

If you, or someone you know, is searching for purpose and meaning, please share this podcast. And be sure to subscribe and listen every week as we continue to move toward finding and living the purpose for which you were born and perfectly matched. You are not an accident. You are an "intentional!" YOU MATTER and your purpose matters. There are people who need YOU.

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Uh-Oh! What if we'll be judged for the degree to which we fulfilled God's purpose for our lives? 

In this episode, we talk about what Jesus said in Matthew 25:31-46 about being judged by the extent to which we've helped others. The reality is that our purpose is ALWAYS ABOUT HELPING OTHERS. If we help others in the ways that we've been gifted to do so, eternity should be cool and breezy.

If you, or someone you know, is searching for purpose and meaning, please share this podcast. And be sure to subscribe and listen every week as we continue to move toward finding and living the purpose for which you were born and perfectly matched. You are not an accident. You are an "intentional!" YOU MATTER and your purpose matters. There are people who need YOU. 

If you, or someone you know, is searching for purpose and meaning, please share this podcast. And be sure to subscribe and listen every week as we continue to move toward finding and living the purpose for which you were born and perfectly matched. You are not an accident. You are an "intentional!" YOU MATTER and your purpose matters. There are people who need YOU.

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In our hectic lives that run at the speed of electronics, it's important to stop from time to time and take an honest evaluation of our lives to make sure that we're on the right track towards fulfillment of our purpose. Think of it like stopping on a road trip to take a look at your GPS to see how close or far away you are from the things you wanted to do and the landmarks you wanted to see along the way. We'd all be disappointed to learn that we were just minutes away from the thing we most wanted to experience, but unknowingly drove right passed it. 

In this episode, Rhonda Sciortino talks about how to easily take stock of the things that are important to you. She also shares a story of advice that Warren Buffet  (allegedly) gave to his private pilot--personal advice from one of the wealthiest men in the world. 

If you, or someone you know, is searching for purpose and meaning, please share this podcast. And be sure to subscribe and listen every week as we continue to move toward finding and living the purpose for which you were born and perfectly matched. You are not an accident. You are an "intentional!" YOU MATTER and your purpose matters. There are people who need YOU.

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We have to know our core beliefs and values because these will help us choose the people we want to be in relationship with, the companies we want to work for, the volunteer work we want to do, and so on. If we can't clearly articulate our core beliefs and values, we can be tossed by every strong wind and wave, and possibly find ourselves with people who are not our "tribe." 

Conversely, when we're clear on our most important beliefs and values, we recognize the right people when we meet them. We're drawn to them, and them to us. We're drawn to the right jobs and groups, and before long, we're in the middle of the path of our purpose. 

To give you an idea of what I'm talking about, these are some examples of core beliefs (negative ones included to help you pull out the weeds):  

The following examples of core values are taken from the Cub Scouts:

In this episode, we talk about how core beliefs and values can guide you in every storm of life and help you choose between competing options, some of which could distract you from your purpose. 

If you, or someone you know, is searching for purpose and meaning, please share this podcast. And be sure to subscribe and listen every week as we continue to move toward finding and living the purpose for which you were born and perfectly matched. You are not an accident. You are an "intentional!" YOU MATTER and your purpose matters. There are people who need YOU.

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Are you waiting for your purpose to present itself? Lots of people are watching for their purpose to show up in their lives, but watching isn't enough. You have to actively move toward your purpose, but how? What if you begin to move, but you're going in the wrong direction?

In this episode, our guest Holly Haynes, CEO of www.FBCTI.org, talks about the two "P's" that will lead you in the direction of your purpose. Holly knows because she's living her purpose, which is something she couldn't have predicted. 

If you, or someone you know, is searching for purpose and meaning, please share this podcast. And be sure to subscribe and listen every week as we continue to move toward finding and living the purpose for which you were born and perfectly matched. You are not an accident. You are an "intentional!" YOU MATTER and your purpose matters. There are people who need YOU.

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#purpose #meaning #beyou #youmatter #yourrealsuccess. For info on Rhonda or on FIND YOUR PURPOSE events, go to www.rhonda.org