There’s a book I’ve read and love by John Izzo called The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die - not to be confused with the book, The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware.

John started by asking 15,000 people across the US and Canada to send him their recommendations on who they felt were the “wise elders” in their life - people who had something important to teach us.

Of almost 1000 names that were suggested, he identified 235 people who...

With all of this buzz about finding our “purpose”, there’s one thing that’s been missing from the conversation that is very important.

And that is… the power of context.

There are 3 levels of work - a job, a career, or your purpose. Let’s first distinguish between the 3 before we move on.

A job is something you do out of necessity. It is purely a means to an end. You show up just for the paycheck, and for the most part, you look forward to the day coming...