Purpose Day with LaBrandon
by LaBrandon
The Purpose Day Podcast is a soulful exploration of what it means to live with intention. Curated by LaBrandon Dates, each episode is inspired by themes from his book Purpose Day — blending reflection, storytelling, and conversations with people navigating their own purpose journeys. Some episodes unpack ideas from the book, while others spotlight the stories, voices, and moments that move LaBrandon most. Together, they create a mosaic of meaning — an ongoing conversation about clarity, calling, and the courage to live your why.
Episodes
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How I Reset My Mind When Life Feels Hard
Life can be good and still feel hard. On this episode of the Purpose Day Podcast, I’m sharing how I’m resetting my mindset during a season of resistance across work, relationships, and building my personal brand. From renewing my mind through faith and being intentional about what I consume to...
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Mama Dates: A Life of Care, Purpose, and Perseverance
LaBrandon sits down with his mother, Shirley “Mama Dates” Dates, to trace her journey from a childhood in Gadsden, Alabama to a long medical career and a recent cancer fight she is overcoming. This intimate conversation explores Shirley’s lifelong calling to help others—her EMT training, work as…
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The Purpose of Slowness
Speed is not the same as purpose. LaBrandon opens Season 2 of the Purpose Day Podcast with a personal reflection on why slowing down might be one of the most powerful things you can do for your creativity, faith, and sense of direction. Inspired by a Solange interview, a sermon from Dr. Anita...
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Season 2: A New Pace
Last season, we explored what purpose is. This season, we're exploring the pace of purpose and what it feels like to live it. Through personal conversations with inspiring guests, LaBrandon examines creativity, career pivots, faith, identity, and the everyday moments that shape a meaningful life....
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Offline to Inspired: Notes from Grace Coddington
In this episode of the Purpose Day Podcast, LaBrandon takes the mic and reflects on how stepping offline and revisiting the life and work of legendary Vogue Creative Director Grace Coddington helped him rediscover joy in creating. Grace Coddington spent nearly 30 years shaping the visual...
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André Leon Talley: A Cape and a Calling
In this episode of the Purpose Day Podcast, Maya reflects on the extraordinary life and legacy of André Leon Talley — fashion icon, cultural custodian, and trailblazer. Born in 1948 in Durham, North Carolina during Jim Crow segregation, André Leon Talley rose from a childhood shaped by Southern...
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You’re Not Behind. You’re Evolving.
Purpose doesn’t always arrive as a clear answer — sometimes it unfolds through growth, curiosity, and becoming. In this episode of the Purpose Day Podcast, Maya explores purpose through growth and self-discovery. This conversation is for anyone in transition — those who’ve evolved, pivoted,...
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Whispers of Calling: Finding Spiritual Purpose
On this episode of the Purpose Day Podcast, Maya explores what it means to discover purpose through spirituality. Drawing from Chapter Four of Purpose Day, she reflects on faith, intuition, divine alignment, and the quiet ways purpose often reveals itself—through prayer, obedience, community, and...
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Purpose Through Contribution: Small Acts, Big Impact
In this episode Maya explores the chapter "Purpose Through Contribution to Society," reframing purpose as a relational gift you offer to your community rather than a solo achievement. The conversation highlights indigenous and communal traditions, practical examples of simple acts of service, and…
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Why Fulfillment Matters More Than Metrics
On this episode of the Purpose Day Podcast, Maya explores why purpose should mean personal fulfillment rather than public validation. She examines how artists are redefining success in the streaming era — navigating stan culture, algorithms, and shifting metrics — and highlights creators like…
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Purpose Day: The Moment That Changes Everything
Welcome to the Purpose Day podcast curated by LaBrandon Dates. Host Maya talks to LaBrandon about how a series of clarity moments — inspired by Oprah and an energy healer in Chicago — led LaBrandon to write Purpose Day and help others discover theirs. The trailer outlines the book’s four lenses…
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About this show
The Purpose Day Podcast is a soulful exploration of what it means to live with intention.
Curated by LaBrandon Dates, each episode is inspired by themes from his book Purpose Day — blending reflection, storytelling, and conversations with people navigating their own purpose journeys.
Some episodes unpack ideas from the book, while others spotlight the stories, voices, and moments that move LaBrandon most. Together, they create a mosaic of meaning — an ongoing conversation about clarity, calling, and the courage to live your why.
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