Religion & Spirituality
Today's episode is brought to you by... The Payton Group! Patrick started this company following his retirement from pastoring, he wanted to bring his experience and expertise to the business world of someone who could look at their business with a fresh set of eyes and tell them the truth. The Payton Group is a leader in concierge coaching, consulting, and even counseling to equip you to become your best 'you' to lead your team into their best future.If you're interested in what we do at The Payton Group, email us: patrick@paytongroupllc.com, or call/text: 432-230-2425This word is misunderstood or overused in most circles: purpose.Benjamin Franklin said there are three things that are very hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self."Of all the minds of treasure, one's own self is the last to be dug up." —Friedrich NietzchePurpose can become an unnecessary mystery. Your purpose, your company's purpose—it can often get lost in competing self-interests. We confuse purpose with desires and dreams, wants and ambitions. We confuse purpose with:What we deeply want to do or accomplishGain (and we confuse financial gain/loss with being on or off our 'purpose')Business ambitions and goalsBelieving there are multiple purposes in lifeThere's really only one purpose that should drive everything, and it's at the core of what we are designed, called, and gifted to be."Life's most persistent and urgent question is 'what are you doing for others?'." —Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."True greatness, true leadership is found in giving yourself to service to others. Not in coaxing or inducing others to serve you. True service is never without a cost. We must aim to put more into life than we take out." —J. Oswald Sanders"I experience more joy and discover more happiness in my life when I stop trying to get what I want and start helping others get what they need and want.""One of the outstanding ironies of history is the utter disregard of rank and title in the final judgment that men pass on each other. The final estimate of men shows that history cares not an iota for the rank of title a man has bore or the office he has held, but only the quality of his deeds and the character of his mind." —Samuel BrinkleExcerpt from Servant Leadership, by Robert GreenleafWe have taught people to manage instead of teaching them to lead and to serve.What am I ultimately after in my endeavors? The journey begins here.