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Our coaching session was just about to wrap-up for the day when I asked him a question that caught him off-guard, “So what’s your purpose?”

Without breaking the flow of our conversation, and resisting the temptation  to mentally drift back into the safe harbor of “I need to ‘think’, ‘pray’, or ‘meditate’ on it”, he confidently told me what he had so far learned about himself and the value he was destined to bring to friends, family, loved ones, and the world.

After making his declaration and soaking briefly in the moment, George  also mentioned that while having his purpose known and out in the open, while exciting, was also a little bit on the scary side.

Here’s what we worked through together.

With greater clarity as to his purpose in life (we’re not quite yet at 100% but are getting dangerously close), he realized that he can no longer hang his hat on the excuse or self-imposed limitation that he, for years, may have inadvertently grown to rely on – “But I don’t know my purpose.”

To continue his momentum and growth - He now has to act on that which he is embracing.

Today’s reflection:

1. Are you hanging your hat on a peg that’s actually holding you in place? (I don’t have the right credentials. I don’t know the right people. I don’t live in the right area.)
2. What two questions, if you knew the answer to, would immediately change the way you understood yourself and your contribution?
3. Like George, are you ready to rattle your own cage?

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With the very best of intentions, it’s easy for some to come to this premature conclusion, “I’ll just start a non-profit.”

And, as noble and as “Christian” as that might sound, it may just be a misdirected step on the pathway toward creating a life that matters.

Before we get into the discussion, let me enthusiastically say “Thank God for charities and organizations that pledge themselves to serve the greater good.” The charitable outreach of this country stretches farther out and deeper down than most other countries.

However, is there another way to contribute, add value and make a difference in a way that will not only feed your soul, but also feed your family?

In a word – “absolutely”. In two words – “business enterprise”.

The reason I bring this up is because Sunday at church, Pei and I sat next to a delightful family that shared with us the progress of their journey into the world of non-profit.

As the wife shared with us her excitement about her charity (administratively) coming together, the husband told the story of him forging his way through a thirty-page document and bringing together requested supporting information and documentation.

Once it’s approved (at the state level), the two then get to apply to the feds.

When I think about waiting periods and approval process that drag on endlessly, I often think about the time that’s been missed and how far along (had they gone a different route) they would be in their business and financial interests.

When it’s all said and done and they are finally blessed by the government, (still not yet able to focus solely on what they created the non-profit for) they then get to think about ways to generate an income.

Today’s reflection is three-fold:

1. Must we keep ourselves in the box of non-profit, to do work that is Godly;
2. Can we make a profit (even a substantial one) and still call ourselves Christian;
3. Is it wrong or worldly to think about making a difference in a way that makes a significant difference to us?