The 8 Cylinders of SuccessTM (or the 8Ps) is a methodology created by Jullien Gordon of the Department of Motivated Vehicles. It is based on academic research (see below) and the in depth study of some of the world’s most successful people and companies to help individuals, teams, and organizations discover and align their lives [...]
Read More →All men are created equal, but all men don’t have equal resources when they are created. This inequity informs many of our purposes in that we either choose to SHARE or SECURE. Our purpose can be found by examining:
1. What we DIDN’T HAVE that we think everyone should have in life & seeking to SECURE, and/or
2. What we HAVE that we think everyone should have in life & seeking to SHARE
“Quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death.” – Mark Batterson “I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and [...]
Read More →Today I spoke to a group of about 40 undergrads at the University of Michigan on the topic of Purpose + Passions + Profession: How to align your life, work, & goals. The event was sponsored by the University of Michigan Ross School of Business Women’s Initiative. Feel free to watch the speech at the [...]
Read More →I strongly believe that we all have a purpose in life, but the hardest part is figuring out what it is. Eckhart Tolle’s book, “A New Earth: Awakening Your Life’s Purpose” closes with the difference between our inner and outer purpose. The entire book address our inner purpose which is being in the present moment, [...]
Read More →Create a purpose statement . Watch this clip from Any Given Sunday. Attend the Landmark Forum. Read Purpose Driven Life. Watch this famous failures video to overcome your fears. Explore the meaning of your first and last name. Subscribe to Jullien Gordon’s blog . Find out the significance of your birth date. Read StrengthsFinder 2.0. [...]
Read More →The 8Ps of Purpose The 8 Principles of Purpose have been consolidate from the original 13P of Purpose and grouped into two parts; 1. Where am I? and 2. Where am I going? If I am lost in a major city and I call a friend who lives here, these are the first two questions [...]
Read More →For those of you in search of purpose, look no further than within yourselves. Here are 13 questions (that only you can answer) which can help you create a purpose statement for your life. Your purpose is not a destination; it is more of a guiding compass that helps you make decisions. Our ultimate destination [...]
Read More →On my Stanford Business School application, one of the questions they asked was “What matters to you most and why?” That one stopped everyone in their tracks. That was probably the hardest essay any one of us ever had to write. Of course the easy answers are family, life, but we all knew that those [...]
Read More →Every morning I turn to NiaAnd give thanks for her presenceWithout her I feel emptyI feel poor like a peasantLost with no directionA moth with no protectionShe helps me growInto the butterfly I was destinedTo beTo meShe holds the keyThat unlocks doorsInside my coreThat I couldn’t even seeIn the closets of my mindShe shines the [...]
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