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The Work On Purpose Podcast
by Kara-Sue Sweeney
If life hasn't been all it was meant to be, if you feel like there should be something more, if you want to make an impact, do something meaningful, but you just can't seem to figure out how or what, then you've come to the right place! The Work On Purpose Podcast is all about finding and pursuing your life's mission. It's about making a difference, not just in your own life, but in the lives of others as well. We have each been created on purpose for a purpose and it's high time we get to work doing it. Life is way too short to only live for the weekends! I want you to live each day fully and completely, to the max! Let's die empty.
Episodes
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My De-churchified Journey
Until the podcast is ready to resume, I wanted to share a Facebook Live that I did on Nov 8. In it I discuss some things that I've never shared publicly, so I wanted to ensure that you, my loyal listeners, hear what I have to say. Also, when you're finished listenin, if want to learn more about...
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If You Can See It, You Will Have It!
What if you could design your life EXACTLY how you would want it to be? What would you need to do to be able to do that? I think the first step is spending time in that future, the future you desire. And the best way I know to do that is through the power of visualization. In this episode we...
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3 Steps To Manifesting Your Heart's Desires
We have so much power and the great tragedy is that we don't know just how powerful we are. We are created in the image and likeness of God and yet it seems as if we're the only ones in all Creation, that fail to reach our truest potential. In this episode I want to speak to those of you who know...
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Adulting Is Hard, They Say...
Adulting is hard. This is a phrase I keep hearing from young adults. I actually don't think it's that adulting is hard. I think it's more likely that us parents have been making life so easy and comfortable for our kids, whether by providing all the conveniences that we can afford OR even by our...
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Need A Job? Wanna Get Promoted? Become a Founding Member!
You may or may not know my story, in particular, the part about my having had over 30+ jobs in my career. But during the course of my multi-faceted career, I've also sat on the opposite side of many young candidates looking for work. And as a hiring manager, I sadly found that there's so much…
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When Things Aren't Great At Work
What should you do if you're in a bad situation at work? Sometimes when we can feel trapped, worried or anxious, heck it can even evolve into outright panic. If you're caught in a bit of frustration, mild job dissatisfaction or interoffice conflict, might I suggest you don't throw in the towel…
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Leaders Are Readers
Are you an avid reader? Maybe an occasional reader? Or are you like I used to be where someone couldn't pay me enough to sit down and read a book cover to cover? Allow me to make my case for why you should become a reader. Reading has so radically changed my life and by extension, my decisions…
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Ask Questions...Lots and Lots of Questions
How often do you ask questions? We should always be in a perpetual state of curiosity. If we were to adopt a childlike approach and continue to ask questions all the time, we'd be amazed with what we learn, how much we grow and the things we're able to achieve. In this episode we discuss three...
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Welcome 2025!
Do you set typically set resolutions or goals at the beginning of a new year? Many people do. But the sad truth is that most people don't make it out of January still in pursuit of those goals. What if this year you found a way to actually achieve the goals you set on January 1. What if this year...
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Bridge The Gap
As we close out 2024 and get ready for 2025, I'm opening up a few spots on my calendar for new coaching clients. If you know that you're ready to finally live the life you were born for, ready to break through the limiting beliefs that have been holding you back, ready to be who God is calling…
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Journey & Momentum
Life is about the journey…not the destination. In fact, you could say that any worthwhile endeavor is more about the journey than the realization of the goal. Once you start on your journey, the biggest threat to your staying in motion is EXCUSES. They are your biggest enemy and unless you have a...
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Consistency
Have you started giving any thought to the changes you want to see in your life in 2025? If not, I encourage you to start thinking about it now and not wait till the new year. And when you do, consistency will be your BFF in your quest to effect said change. Yes, small consistent action over an...
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It's Gift-Giving Season
It's December and that means it's gift-giving season! But in this episode, I'm talking about a different kind of gift. The gifts given to us by our Creator! Our society has conditioned us to believe that giftedness and talent can only reside in athletic or artistic expression. It's why we pay our...
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Grow To Go
Do you want to know the secret of advancing on the job? It's your own personal growth. If there's anything you want to change or improve in your world, it starts first, by growing yourself. In this episode, we discuss the GROWTH framework, that if you will implement it, you will see success in...
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The Future You
Have you ever had trouble making good decisions or taking the right actions? What if I told you there's someone who could help you to always make the best decisions or right actions? That someone is you. Well, it's the future you! As you listen to today's episode, allow yourself to be a little...
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Season 2
Hi There! I'm back with Season 2 of the Work On Purpose Podcast! It's also the 1st anniversary of this podcast and I'm so proud of myself and so full of gratitude for you my dear listener. My little hiatus was a bit longer than I anticipated, but I needed it. And as you can imagine, I've been…
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End of Season One
So, I've decided to take a step back and take off the month of August to rest, rejuvenate and also to do a little planning and visioning for the future of this podcast, my business and my life. I hope you've enjoyed listening to this podcast of mine and I also hope that you take some time this...
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How Are You Achieving Your Goals?
Do you have a current practice in your life for the thing or things you are hoping to improve? If there's a skill you would like to develop, do you have an allotment of your day, week and month where you know that time is dedicated to the practice of this skill? Many people have things in their...
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Your Legacy
Do you ever think about your legacy? If you're younger than about 40 or 50, I'd venture to say that you probably haven't. I have to admit, I frequently think about the kind of legacy I'll leave to my family and community. In this podcast episode, we discuss the issue of leaving a legacy and ways...
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No Regrets!
We don't know the number of our days. Each day we wake up, is a gift. At the end of my life, which I hope is decades away, my hope is that I will die empty. I want to know that I left no stone unturn. No words unspoken. No dream unfulfilled. And what about you, my friend? Are you living your life...
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Rejection
According to researchers and psychologists, belonging or relatedness or connectedness is considered a human need for effective functioning. Yet, even with all this love and connection with our family and friends, because the human need for belonging is so strong, the moment we experience any form...
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Good Is The Enemy of Great!
In this podcast episode, we discuss this notion that "good enough" is the enemy of great. After listening, feel free to send me a note letting me know what you learned and how you will implement this concept in your life to stretch you to newer and higher levels towards your own greatness. And…
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Build A Barrier
Have you ever gotten into a discussion with someone, only to have it escalate into something you weren't expecting? Someone may be upset and yell at you for something that wasn't warranted. Or worse, they could be completely irrational taking their frustrations out on you when you did nothing...
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Taking Initiative
Taking the initiative. Have you heard this phrase before? It's high on the list of desirables for any hiring manager. When a new employee starts on the job, the manager wants to know and see that they're ready, willing and able to take the initiative. But what does it really mean, to take the...
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Pursuing Happiness
We seem to have a preoccupation with happiness in our culture. We seek it, wish for it, want it for our children above all else and yet it's one of the most seemingly elusive things in this life. But perhaps we have the wrong approach. What if happiness was not something to be pursued at all?…
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Stay Open
It's the first day of the second half of the year. We're at the halfway mark for 2024. Where would you say you are with the goals or resolutions you made on January 1? I think that all depends on what goal setting and attainment strategy you implemented when the year started. In this podcast...
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SMART Goals - It's Not What You Think!
We've all heard about SMART goals. It's the way most people have been taught to set and achieve their goals. This is the traditional approach for goal setting, but for me, it omits the reckless abandon of limitless goals. It doesn't leave room for your BHAG – your Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals. I'm...
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Learn From History
There's an old quote that goes soemthinglike this, "Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it." We all experience various events in life. We make choices that lead to consequences or outcomes that we may or may not like. Think about your life. Think about decisions you've made…
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Good Decisions
Our lives are a result of the choices that we make. Every decision has an outcome, a consequence. Some are more impactful than others, but we all have to live with them in the end. So, what is the process of making good decisions? How can one learn how to make good decisions? In this podcast...
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This Too Shall Pass!
Our lives are filled with joys, heartaches, fulfillment and sadness. We struggle at times and have moments of ease in other times. The problem is, when we get bogged down with a challenge or difficulty, when we're in the thick of the hard times, it can feel as though it will always be this way.…
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Name Dropping
Have you ever heard the phrase, "It's not who you know, it's who knows you"? It is more significant than you know. When we're young, we think that it's impressive to name-drop and let others know who we know as a measure of our significance. What we don't realize when we're younger, is that it...
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Sowing and Reaping
Sowing and reaping is a universal principle that exists in our world. Most people will not dispute that. When you sow a seed, it will grow into a plant or tree, which will have some kind of fruit on it that can be reaped and sowed again. And so, the process repeats itself. In this podcast…
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Your Call
In life you will encounter many obstacles, bumpy or winding roads, dull boring paths and a host of other experiences that will cause you everything from confusion, pain and sorrow to excitement, joy and fulfillment. For those of us that are wanting to do God's will, seeking to find and pursue the...
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Too Big!
At some point in our lives, possibly even multiple times, we may encounter some opportunity, some challenge or some fork in the road that presents us with something that's too big for us. We may feel uncomfortable, out of place, self-conscious and quite likely a fair amount of fear. I'd like to...
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Is There Something More?
Are you searching, seeking for something more? Are you wondering why the life your living isn't the life you thought you would have? Are you asking yourself, "What's wrong with this picture?" The missing piece my friend, is PURPOSE. In this podcast episode, we discuss PURPOSE! What to do when you...
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The Magic Of Kaizen!
When we look at successful people, whether they be world leaders, pioneers, athletes, artists or even leaders in our field to whom we look up, we think that they've done such great things and we want to be just like them. We want to have careers and legacies like theirs but because we weren't…
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The Waiting Game
There's a little-known virtue that many of us wished others had, not acknowledging that we could use a little bit of it ourselves. That virtue is patience. It seems that with the all the advances in technology in our world today, we have less and less tolerance to wait on just about anything. We...
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The Grey Puzzle Piece
Have you ever gone through a period in your life where you can't quite figure out what is going on? It's as if the things that are happening to and around you don't even make sense. You can't understand their purpose in your life journey. You may be struggling with a certain issue. Or perhaps...
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Happy Mother's Day!
Today is Mother's Day and I thought I'd dedicate this post to three amazing women in my life. These women have shaped me, molded me and influenced me in ways that have literally changed the trajectory of my life. I wouldn't be the woman and mother I am today without the impact each has had in my...
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What's Your X-Factor?
What is your X-factor? You know that thing about you that makes you special, different, unique. The thing about you that's not like anyone else on planet earth. It's interesting, we spend so much time comparing ourselves to others, mimicking those we admire or even envy a tiny bit, not realizing...
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Someone Is Always Watching!
This "job" of being a role model is not one to be taken lightly. The power that comes with the ability to influence the thoughts, words and actions of another human being is monumental. Like the saying goes, "with great power comes great responsibility." We cannot assume that because we didn't…
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Pass The TEST!
Are you in a seasoning of testing right now? Most people don't like tests. If you think back to your school days, there was nothing worse than hearing that there was going to be a test in the next class. The tests we experience in life are no different from the ones in school, as far as it…
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Bringing Back The FUN!
Is your life in a rut? Do you feel like every day is just like the day before it? Have you ever gotten to the end of the week and wondered to yourself, "where did the week go?" Or even fail to recall what happened that week? If you answered yes to any of these questions, I'm sad to say, you may…
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Are You Listening?
How would you rate your listening skills? Do you listen well? Would you consider yourself to be a good listener? What would make one person a better listener than someone else? In this podcast episode, we discuss five ways you can improve your listening skills and up your game in being a good...
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FEAR
I read somewhere that we're only born with the fear of two things, loud noises and falling. All the other fears we experience in life are psychological, meaning they're imagined fears. Many people think the opposite of fear is faith. It is not. In fact, fear and faith are both simply your belief...
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Knowledge Is NOT Power!
I'm a strong supporter of lifelong learning, growth and development. I believe the more you know, the more you realize how much you don't know. It's interesting, many people think knowledge is power. But that is incorrect. It's the application of knowledge that gives you power. In this podcast...
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That's Not Fair!
We learn from a very early age to expect that life is supposed to be fair. But life is anything but fair. So, how do we deal with things when we're on the short end of the stick? When we feel as though we've been mistreated, misjudged or things didn't go the way we believe they should have? In…
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Desire
What do you want in life or from life? Do you know? It's ok if you don't right now, because it is a journey to finding out and you may still be on that part of your journey. Once you identify your thing, your dream, then you have something that your desire can hold onto. In this podcast episode…
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Comparison: The Thief of All Joy
I've heard it said that comparison is the thief of joy. And I believe it. I think if you can truly understand this, it'll change your outlook on life from this point forward. I'm not sure what it is in the human psyche that makes us feel the need to constantly compare ourselves to others, but…
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Who Are You Becoming?
When we start out in life, or when we're starting over, we have a vague idea of what we want to accomplish. We might be unhappy with where we are or even with who we've become and we realize that this is not the life we want for ourselves and so, we set out to change it. The challenge, whether...
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If life hasn't been all it was meant to be, if you feel like there should be something more, if you want to make an impact, do something meaningful, but you just can't seem to figure out how or what, then you've come to the right place! The Work On Purpose Podcast is all about finding and pursuing your life's mission. It's about making a difference, not just in your own life, but in the lives of others as well. We have each been created on purpose for a purpose and it's high time we get to work doing it. Life is way too short to only live for the weekends! I want you to live each day fully and completely, to the max! Let's die empty.
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Kara-Sue Sweeney
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