By: Margie Warrell If you’ve ever faced a significant crisis in your life you’ll have experienced the power of purpose to tap reserves of energy, determination and courage you likely didn’t know you had. Your mission was clear. Your goal was compelling. Your focus was laser-like. Your potential was tapped.The power of purpose is…
Category: Purpose
Thoughts on Purpose, the final area of The Living Brand.
Be Yourself. It’s all you have.
During my senior year in college, I felt like I had finally figured out life and gotten it right. (Well, as much as life can be figured out at 21 ;))… Several months ago, I was working through the creation of a Values Alignment exercise for our clients at TODEM and their employees. Amidst creating…
3 Big Reasons Why Purpose Leads to Profits
Why are Airbnb, Nike and Patagonia so successful? It starts with purpose. By: Andrew Thomas, Founder, Skybell Video Doorbell There’s no question that profits are important to any startup or business. Yet the more time I spend in the startup world, the more I realize that profits shouldn’t be our sole focus. I’m learning that profits seem…
Increasing the ‘Meaning Quotient’ of Work
Through a few simple techniques, executives can boost workplace “MQ” and inspire employees to perform at their peak. By: Susie Cranston & Scott Keller Musicians talk about being “in the groove,” sportsmen about being “in the zone.” Can employees in the workplace experience similar performance peaks and, if so, what can top management do to encourage…
How To Live Your Truth: Part Three
I love goals and know from experience the power they can have on actually making things happen!! If you have not read the previous two articles please do so and then learn how to put them to work toward accomplishing what you want in life! (Note: All articles are copied verbatim… typos, grammar errors and…
How To Live Your Truth: Part Two
This is a great article. I recommend reading the first one in the series previously posted if you haven’t already. Values are like guardrails. We need them in life, love and even work. Figure out what yours are and then live by them. (Note: All articles are copied verbatim… typos, grammar errors and all. In…
How To Live Your Truth: Part One
This article and the next two to follow in the series are fantastic. If you don’t feel like reading a million books to figure out who you are and what you believe in, just read these articles and you will be well on your way. At TŌDEM, we cannot speak enough about the importance of…
DON’T Follow Your Passion
At least that’s what Mark Cuban says. “’Instead, pay attention to those things that you devote time to. Double down your investment there.” That statement changed my ENTIRE perspective and finally gave me a direction I felt not only great about but one hundred percent sure about moving toward. I was actually in the shower,…
Is Your Brand Talking the Walk?
Ok. This article is great BUT it does advocate looking “out there” more than “in here” for the answers that drive your verbal brand. At Tōdem, we believe EVERYTHING starts by looking to the inside first. Definitely worth reading as I’m in 100 percent agreement with the importance of harnessing the power of words to…
You’re Never Done Finding Your Purpose at Work
We can preach all day long about the importance of having a purpose driven brand but at the end of the day, there will always be companies out there that either do not see the value in, or care to figure out, what their purpose is. It’s up to you to define your own purpose…