Core to our mission is helping our audience and community reach their full potential and the most important part of reaching your full potential is starting to find your purpose. Below, we’ve shared stories and insights from the community around how various folks found their purpose and we hope it helps you in your journey.
Kim Petitt
I was raised in a church-going family but did not know God personally. Being a Christian meant believing in God, attending church regularly, and doing your best. My family had a strong religious tradition, and going to church was not optional for me. I did not question or challenge this but did not experience the joy and peace of a real relationship with God. Read more>>
Katherine Murwin
My purpose found me, his name is Nicholas. 27 years ago my son was born and we eventually received an autism diagnosis. Life was not going to look anything like we had anticipated, and what families needed didn’t exist, so we decided to create it. Read more>>
Tyraa Caldwell
I started on a spiritual journey about 4 years ago and the purpose of it was to find my true self. Through this spiritual journey it has helped me to find my Purpose. Read more>>
Samantha Sloan
I have always been creative… so photography has come natural to me. I started off years ago photographing families, babies and maternity. As I honed in more on maternity and newborn photography, I found that my favorite part was connecting to the new moms. Sharing my own journey and hearing about theirs fed my soul. Read more>>
John Adelman
I follow a simple axiom: “Who I am is God’s gift to me; who I become is my gift to God.” With this in mind, throughout my journey as a visual artist, I have become aware that my work can profoundly affect viewers. For some artists who view my work, new visual and conceptual worlds are revealed. Read more>>
Chris Malacarne
I believe all experience is gained from knowledge. This has been a long debated philosophy among scholars for decades upon decades. Therefore after something is experienced it could be stated that it has been learned and converted to knowledge. Now, what does one do with the knowledge? Read more>>
Brianna Butov
I started ballroom dancing later in life as I was graduating from High School. As I started to do competitions my eyes opened to the beauty of DanceSport Costumes. Read more>>
Adele Verrengia
My purpose of connecting creators and innovators in Texas unfolded through introspection and experiences. Observing the untapped potential of collaboration, I questioned: How can I help creatives thrive collectively? This led me to bridge gaps between content creators, marketing enthusiasts, models, and entrepreneurs. Each connection sparked a new realization: uniting diverse minds fuels creativity. Read more>>
Temika Clay
I found my purpose by being a part of everything I could. I would have said different things when I was not old enough to make my own decisions. It was not by choice when I was young and, my grandmother who raised me, forced to participate in events. Read more>>
Megan Gill
I’ve always known I was going to be a performer. I grew up dancing, singing, and acting in theatre. I, then, went on to get my BFA in Musical Theatre from Wichita State University. I spent the years following graduation working professionally on stage and screen in both Chicago and LA. Once the pandemic hit, I sort of fell into my purpose as an artist. Read more>>
Shatiqua Jamerson
Finding your purpose can be a long journey. I have always gravitated towards the same things, but never realized how intertwined they were. As a child I wanted to become a Pediatrician. Read more>>
Sarah Smoak
Last summer I found myself suddenly unemployed after resigning from my flight attendant career after 8 years. It was a job I truly loved, but following many industry changes during Covid combined with a toxic company culture, I accepted that the job was no longer serving me and it was time to move on. The months that followed were spent agonizing over what to do next. Read more>>
Christi Bowling
I was an art studio major in undergrad and had high hopes of working in computer animation one day. After touring the school with the top program in the nation after I graduated, I felt my stomach drop and knew that career was not for me. These students had no other human interaction during class and spent almost the whole day in front of a computer. Read more>>
Neal Hamilton
I do believe with all my heart that purpose finds you! What I mean is that over the years Iv’e seen countless successful people just land in their purpose in the most unusual ways. Looking deeper in this earthly pattern Iv’e come to the conclusion that you we’re already slatted for your role here. Read more>>
Anna Piskoulian
What a loaded question! Short answer; I stumbled into it? When I graduated high school, I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life. All of my peers were going to college and seemingly knew so clearly what they wanted to do with their lives. Read more>>
Cindy Alter
My purpose found me. Music chose me at a very early age, and has always been the 1st in choice on my life’s journey. It has been a double-edged sword, the highs and lows of being successful in the music business and then being ‘just a working musician’ has tested my resilience and tenacity. Read more>>
Xander Wynn
I always find it funny when I tell this story because it was nothing but God, the way he aligned this all together. My purpose and passion for my business started the summer heading into my 7th-grade year. I attended this two-week film camp with my best friend at the time because he didn’t want to go without knowing anyone. Read more>>
Leslie Joy Ickowitz
I found my purpose by having an honest conversation with myself and realizing that I live to fall in love and to share it with others. And that it was worth working for. Read more>>
Malkia Fielder
I found my purpose in life through experiencing unfair treatment while trying to help and care for everyone around me. I found out that you can’t help everyone, everyone don’t want help and most of all I can’t save everybody. However, that did not take away the extreme desire to help as many people I could that I encountered daily. Read more>>
Emily Adolph
I found my purpose through the inner workings of myself. It took a bit of time, personal growth & development, healing, and inner wisdom to truly begin to realize what I’m meant for in this lifetime and align with my power and purpose. Read more>>
Chloe Maleski
My journey to finding my purpose has been a dynamic and evolving process. I’m a firm believer that our purpose is not a fixed destination, but a continuous journey of growth and self-discovery. Throughout this journey, one principle has remained constant for me: approaching every endeavor with love and compassion. Read more>>
Julian Oyanedel Santiesteban
Hard times create strong men and, in my case, going through an overwhelming situation helped me take a chance to live the life I wanted: I always dreamt of being an artist in any form; whether it was performing plays for guests, playing music with my friends, or filming everything that happened with my video camera, I just wanted to entertain myself and the people surrounding me. Read more>>
Ches Moreira
Discovering my purpose in photography has been a journey of self-discovery and artistic exploration. Initially drawn to the craft by the allure of capturing beautiful moments, I soon realized that photography is more than just freezing time; it’s a powerful medium for storytelling and self-expression. As I honed my skills and delved deeper into the art, I began to notice a recurring theme in my work – an unquenchable desire to convey emotion, evoke empathy, and shed light on the unseen narratives of the world. Read more>>
Stg Vito
I believe God put it in my heart. Growing up I always wanted to change the world I just didn’t how I could impact an entire planet of people. I always admired the youth because we know how it feels to be there age, but they don’t know how it feels to be our age. That’s why I got the distance for my younger guys (artists) Read more>>
LUCIA Murphy
Finding your purpose is a deeply personal and introspective journey. It involves understanding your values, interests, strengths, and the impact you want to have on the world. Here are some steps to help you discover your purpose: Read more>>
Kathleen Benyak
It took some time. When I was young, just out of school and focused on trying to land a job and pay my bills, I was mostly concerned about my own (and my spouse’s) needs. It was a self-centered bubble. That’s not to say that I didn’t care about or try to help others. I was very earnest to do my very best for my job. But volunteering and philanthropic work had a much lower priority than it does today. Read more>>
Breanna Berry
I have always done art my whole life. Kind of struggled to find a place as an artist. I knew I wanted to be big and known, I wanted to do art in my own style and wanted a lot of artistic freedom in whatever I did. Read more>>
Amy Roberts
How did I find my purpose, well I would say its been a journey getting here and I am still on it. For a big chunk of my life I really wandered that myself. I think in my early 20s- 40’s I was a mom trying to raise 3 children to be self sufficient, well rounded and just kind human beings. As a parent you continue to do this your whole life. I wanted them to think of others. Also, during this time I helped grow and be supportive of a family business. Read more>>
Chesma McCoy
I’m a church girl and I always wondered who did the pastors go to for counseling so I wanted to create a space or platform for them to come rest and restore. Read more>>
Grace`Brann Kaylee Fitzgerald
Should I revisit my answers to the other questions? If so, would you provide them for me? Or, re-open the link for me to resubmit? Read more>>
Steve Baughman
I’m Steven Baughman, and my journey to discovering my purpose as a music producer and mixing/mastering engineer has been quite a remarkable adventure. Being adopted into a family of music teachers in Sacramento, California, set the stage for my lifelong connection with music. My classical training laid the foundation for my deep understanding of musical intricacies. Read more>>
Tyler Jacobson
I feel like music chooses people & it found me at an early age while listening to my Grandfather play the steel guitar. I couldn’t get over how beautiful it sounded so i would go home and try to hum little parts he would play me. I was always a little afraid of singing in front of people when i was younger thought. Read more>>
Amanda Anschutz
Through a second chance at love. Sounds cheesy doesn’t it?! But honestly, I had no idea what was in store for us when we took a chance at love again. I met my husband almost 11 years ago. Read more>>
Mollie Daniela
Growing up as a first-generation plus-sized Latina, there were many instances when I wanted to see myself represented in the media but never got that magical moment. As a kid, My favorite actresses on Disney Channel looked nothing like me, the dolls I played with looked nothing like me. As I grew older, the social media stars that kept blowing up also looked nothing like me. Read more>>
Shelbi Drake
Through Pain brings you purpose. In 2019 I was working at an insurance company, a 9-5 gig and was in a non-healthy marriage. Shortly after beginning this career, we divorced in 2020 and I took control over my life, I knew I was made for more. Read more>>
Kyanna Alexandra
For the longest time, I never knew what I wanted to be or what I wanted to do growing up, even after graduating college with my degree in Journalism and taking on countless internships in my field. I was still uncertain about what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Read more>>
Susan Yeley
With three teenagers in my house, this question of finding one’s purpose really resonates with me these days. Mine was a laughably twisted path; I started undergraduate school in Theater at Indiana University, where I tried (and failed) at every aspect of theater save set design, which it never occurred to me to try. Read more>>
LaToya (CoachToya) McIntosh Oviawe
Finding my purpose wasn’t a walk in the park, who you are has a lot to do with how you position your life. I had to find my own identity, your identity is the most important thing you have. It dictates your actions, responses, thoughts, leadership abilities, and ultimately everything you are. Read more>>
Kamelah Muhammad
I found my purpose after losing two of my brothers to gun violence. Once never thinks about losing a sibling let alone multiple and you don’t really think about the memories you are making until something happens that makes you look at things hindsight. For me that’s exactly what happened. Read more>>
Mindy Honcoop
My purpose emerged from a blend of early challenges, a desire for personal growth, and a genuine determination to create a positive impact. This purpose, rooted in my unique experiences and nurtured by education, led me to a fulfilling career that fosters healthier workplaces and ultimately contributes to the betterment of communities. Read more>>
