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Archive | Our Calling

Living in our strengths and passions to make the world a better place is ultimately satisfying. Under this category, we talk about how to align our lives with our strengths, passions, values and life experience. In short, we talk about how to live our calling.

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Your Undiscovered Psyche

In my experience, I have various parts of my psyche all competing to run the day. As I observe people’s behavior, I think this is true of all of us. There is the Kid, the Ego, and the Spiritual Self. At any given time of the day, any one of these psyche modes might be […]

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The Impact Hour: The Benefits of Being Thankful

On this week’s episode of The Impact Hour, we dive deep into the benefits of being thankful. You can listen here. Thankfulness isn’t just for Thanksgiving. We should practice it year-round. We will examine how what we choose to focus on shapes our life experience. We will explore the relationship between fear, anger, sadness, and […]

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Is Purpose Discovery or Choice?

Do you want to know your life’s purpose? I know many people do want this for their life. Some people, though, are afraid. They are afraid they will discover that their purpose is something they don’t want it to be. I insist that this will not be the case. It’s not like you will look […]

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The Impact Hour: Fix the Real Problem

On this week’s episode of The Impact Hour: “Overcoming Busyness” Click here to listen. There are many opportunities around us to help people by fixing their circumstances. But if you want to create some serious change, you’re going to need to go deeper by fixing the real problem. In this episode we’ll examine what it […]

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Non-Writer’s Block

I’m staring at a blank screen wondering what I should write for this very blog entry. I’m not sure what to write. It needs to be something good. You guys are important and I want to write my best for you. I’m experiencing a bit of writer’s block. Then it occurs to me that what […]

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Awakening Your Spirit

When finding a passion and living a legacy it’s not only about leaving your fingerprint on the world, it’s about awakening your spirit. Soon after my heart attack in 2005, when I knew that there had to be more to life, everyday that I continued living my old life, it was like a part of […]

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The Impact Hour: Find Your Purpose

On this week’s episode of The Impact Hour, learn how to find your life’s purpose. Click here to listen. Your life’s purpose is a beautiful blend of both discovery and choice. We’ll explore the process of getting the clarity you desire: thoroughly explore your passions choose a passion theme that’s a good fit for you […]

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Can We Talk?

At Simply Great Lives we talk a lot about things like “impact” and “making a difference.” We want people to make as much of a positive impact as possible. Lately, though, we’ve been finding these words lacking in the depth we intend. So we are switching up our language some. Now, you’ll hear us talk […]

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Take a Stand or Be a Stand

Have you ever taken a stand for something? Maybe someone was falsely accused of something so you stood up for that person. Maybe there was an issue that you wanted to help out with so you took a stand for that issue and did something to help. Maybe during this presidential election, you’ll stand up […]

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