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.
Tony Bennett
This is not an easy question to answer, but to sum it up, the purpose we search for somehow found us. The many friends, trips and influences over the years have pointed to one singular component, and that is that we have so much to offer one another in a world driven by passion and a love of something. In our case, that is food and beverage in the world of hospitality. Read more>>
Andres Luna
I would say that I found my purpose by taking time to myself and really trying to figure out what it is that I would like to do with making media, and trying to come up with ways that I can try to turn my passion into my career. I then took a hiatus from things that had distracted me in order to gain a refreshed view on creating visual art and focusing on what I would like to create and how I want to go about it. Read more>>
Shantta Stevens
I’m a believer that sometimes your purpose comes wrapped in thorns. This is true for me because I did not find my “why” until after my last suicide attempt. Afterwards, I awoke to a vision of a cemetery full of grave stones placed near mine. To my shock I knew the names on all of them! It was all of my loved ones and friends buried in the same cemetery as me! Read more>>
Mando Sallavanti III
Ever since I can remember, my dream was to play pro football. Read more>>
Katie Thompson
I’m Katie Thompson, and I am an audiobook narrator. I’ve had a lifelong love affair with literature and storytelling. From a young age, books became my sanctuary, allowing me to lose myself in the beauty of words and the emotions they evoke. After pursuing a degree in theater and a Master’s degree in journalism, starting and running my own business in 2018 and then having my daughter in 2021, I decided to pursue another passion. Read more>>
Victoria Joy Hutson
My purpose is informed by the community directly surrounding me. In a bustling urban environment like exi sts within Austin City Limits…connecting with nature has to be increasingly more intentional. Read more>>
Kioh Park
My journey towards finding my purpose has been deeply influenced by my multicultural upbringing. Having been born and raised in Korea, studying abroad in China, and immigrating to the United States less than five years ago, I’ve had the privilege of experiencing diverse cultures and perspectives. It was through these experiences that I gradually uncovered the elements of life that truly inspire and ground me. Read more>>
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Krystal Goodman
I have always loved helping people achieve their best self whether it be mentally or physically. I feel that by living each day in a pursuit to do just that makes my find my purpose in life which is helping others with nutrition and fitness to help them maintain the best life they can through health. Read more>>
Hyunjee Clara Ryu
Purpose in general is too grand of a word to describe a facet of my life, but I would describe my purpose to be authentic to my dreams and desires. I have always wanted to work in film, but before wanting to start out wanting to be a production designer or art director for the film industry, I actually wanted to be a screenwriter after watching <The Dark Knight> by Christopher Nolan. Read more>>
Evangelist TAMALA COLEMAN
Well, I must say it took me many years to know what my purpose would be. I had look first to my Lord my Savior whom all blessings flow. I had to recognize within myself that I was called on Purpose for a Purpose and With a Purpose. In 2003 I was in a place that took me a while to bounce back from. Read more>>
Heather Kinal
That’s a really big question! I found my purpose by doing things that bring me joy and inviting others along for the (sometimes literal) ride. I really enjoy sharing experiences with people and making connections. If life were a machine, I think my purpose would be a cog that creates movement and connects others to each other. Read more>>
Jon Stolzer
Weaving into my work, the intention of leaving the world better than I found it, has been front of mind for as long as I can remember. Knowing so much time would be invested in a chosen profession, I hoped to find purpose and a living within the same space. I segwayed into the healthcare space back in 2015, and that began a new chapter and a new purpose for me. Read more>>
Miguel Hernandez
During covid, I had to make a quick transition out of music , and into something that would allow me to pay my bills since clubs were shut down, and being in large crowds was frowned upon. This is how I ended up in the restaurant biz. No experience, zero knowledge of the hospitality industry , basically a clean slate. Started as a bartender, learned basic recipes, procedures, etc, and eventually moved up to front of house & migrated into back of house. Read more>>
Anastasia Wright
I don’t think purpose is found; it’s felt. The arts, events, creativity, and helping people have always been part of my life and made me feel alive and happy. Going into college, I sought careers maintaining that ‘feeling,’ and marketing checked all the boxes. Music chose me as my industry of choice once I interned for a street promotions company in my senior year of high school. I was on it once I saw it as a viable career path. Read more>>
Pamela Gurley
In many (if not all ways), my purpose (technically purposes) found me. I say “purposes” with an S because I believe purpose is evolutionary – though bound together in some way for your experiential growth. When I first went to college, I was a nursing student. When I decided to take a break, I joined the military and became an army medical specialist – I worked in a pediatric and well-baby clinic. Read more>>
Sherine Harivandi
I became a mother to a wonderful boy in 2014. My son helped me find my purpose! I want to be a great role model to my child by showing him how you can create the life you love by working hard and being kind to others. Read more>>
Graham Skinner
When I was a little kid, I was given a small point and shoot camera for my birthday. I began taking photos all around my house and, before I knew it, I was hooked. My passion for photography steadily grew until it transitioned into moving pictures with cinematography. After a long while of consideration, I packed up and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the film industry. While there have been many difficulties and trials, I can say without a doubt that telling stories through images is my passion and purpose. Read more>>
Desireé Hensley
I found my purpose through the pain I endured and lived through. I began sharing my story and talking to other women about my story and instantly began helping other women through their similar experiences. I then began putting it into my social media platforms and it has been a huge blessing. Read more>>
Jasna Boudard
I’ve been a photographer since my teenage years, and have worked in numerous fields including the fashion industry, travel documentary, and the commercial, editorial, and art worlds. It was hard to decide which one I liked best but more importantly, which one allowed me to serve a greater purpose. Read more>>
Kathryn Meinhardt
This dream actually began four years ago out of my need as a single parent to be able to have a place for my older children, who were young teens at the time, when they turn 18. I know that they weren’t going to be ready to live alone due to the brain injuries sustained prior to birth. I purchased a 9 acre property thinking that I might put up tiny houses for them to live in. Read more>>
Brittni Almes
By developing a creative passion throughout many years of being surrounded by incredibly strong women and creative women. Not just with nails or nails art or shape and style of nails, but with being surrounded by these women who were bold, brave, confident, successful and mostly kind. Not just the type of kindness from being in the beauty service industry,but kindness in general. Read more>>
Heather Frierson
Purpose is the topic I talk about most and find it’s one we all struggle with at different times throughout our lives. What I’ve seen from teaching women about purpose the past 13 years is that we actually have made purpose really complicated and mysterious. Read more>>
Shelley Brothers
When my son, Cooper was about four years old, I bought sidewalk chalk to spend time with him outdoors. Once upon a time I wanted to be a teacher, so I used this opportunity to draw the alphabet and numbers for him. After Cooper was tired of chalk school, he’d ask me to draw book characters and superheroes. Read more>>
Katie Dunlop
For most of my life I struggled with my weight. Dealing with the highs and lows of a hypothyroidism diagnosis and fluctuating weight really took a toll on my confidence and body. Read more>>
Sean Millione
Discovering my purpose wasn’t a mere quest; it was an impassioned revelation. It was as if the universe conspired, orchestrating my destiny. In the dance of life, the rhythm of my purpose found me, guided by my unwavering faith in a higher power and the vivid signs that seemed to illuminate my daily journey. Read more>>
Wetsphalie Charles
I have been running my own business for eight years, all while managing a remote team, and while travelling in differents locations over time like Mexico, Senegal, France, Italy or Portugal to tell only them. My desire to travel has been a dream of mine since my teenage years when I first took geography classes and discussed a globetrotter’s life with my teacher. Read more>>
Sonali Sethi
My name is Sonali Sethi. I am the owner and designer of perSONALIty Designs. Read more>>
Elena Nordé
Finding one’s purpose in life is a crucial and often daunting task. For me, the journey towards discovering my purpose followed a unique path that was rooted in my passions and interests. I have always been drawn towards music, creativity, and spreading happiness to others. These individual passions have played an essential role in giving me a sense of fulfillment and satisfaction in life. Read more>>
Cindy Cisneros
I have learned over the years that purposefulness is an integral part of my creative personality. As a Creative Person, I am seeking purposefulness constantly in everything that I do. For me, that means being deeply in touch with my authenticity. Read more>>
Amber Larkins
* Purpose is one of those things that I think takes much self discovery and intentionally walking through this journey called life in order to discover it. I think purpose is something that is given to us from birth, yet it takes a genuine seeking to find. In my case I always caught glimpses of my purpose during the most difficult times in my life. It always felt like when I was the most in tune to myself during the moments I had just walked through hell. Read more>>
Dawn Johnson
My purpose is legit in my name. My first name is Cassandra which means helper of man kind and my middle name is Dawn which means first sign of light. I know God made no mistakes when creating me and as I grew in him I realized my purpose was to use the gifts and talents he gave to me to help others and be the light. Although the journey to live this purpose driven life wasn’t easy it has been worth it. Lots of prayer, sacrifice, making mistakes, starting over and never giving up. Read more>>
Jon Fitzgerald
I learned fairly early in childhood that you should never give up, and persevere. I played competitive sports growing up and developed the will to win. The older I got, the more the competitive drive opened up to provide for others, and not just myself. Read more>>
Brandi Holder
My path to purpose has been an unexpected journey. Read more>>
Renee Paisley-Green
I found my purpose through prayer. It works! When I have been at my lowest, prayer has helped me gather my thoughts, mustered my strength, and helped me believe I’m capable of anything. Having faith has enabled me to believe in myself. Read more>>
Sylvia Raz
I started in fourth grade when a saw this girl drawing beautiful women and many kids around her snapping her drawings. I almost died of envy. I started drawing secretly and realized I have talent to make art. I took classes, and so much wanted to become an artist, but In my culture, that was impossible. I kept trying to make art, through a successful career in psychiatric nursing, getting married and having children. Read more>>
Kelsey Fugere
The word “purpose” has been an ever-evolving, ever-changing destiny for me. I used to think, “my purpose is to create images.” I suppose wisdom and experience have taught me that it’s a bit deeper than that. I’m a bit of a contemplative and I’ve had butt heads with my soul self on numerous occasions about what my “purpose” is. What I’ve come to find, is that purpose is a lifelong, evolving practice of constantly changing parts. Read more>>
Frank Krueger
Recently I have found that I can get caught up in worrying about results and comparing myself to others. As natural as this may be, I don’t find it very inspiring or useful. It can get overwhelming. However when I stop to ask myself: “Why am I doing what I’m doing?” “Why do I love the work?” “Why does it matter to me?” I find more inspiration. Read more>>
Bea Alvarez
I found my purpose in reconnecting with the land, getting my hands in the soil, growing food and shifting my lifestyle from being a web designer and programmer in LA to a farmer, and soil steward, living intentionally in community in north county San Diego. Read more>>
Luis R. Prieto Montoya
Finding my purpose has been a life long journey. I found myself across many challenges like most people, but I believe that some of those challenges have been very different from most people around me, since my life was split into two very different life styles in two different countries. I was born on Guadalajara, Jalisco, in Mexico, and I lived there until I was thirteen. Coming to the United States was a distortion of my reality creating new challenges. Read more>>
Denise Fleck
I was raised by a Great Dane (my parents were around too, of course), but this dog taught me early how kind, sensitive and protective our animal family members can be. At 180 lbs. and 36 inches tall at the shoulders, Uly towered over infant me, yet gingerly moved his large frame between visitors and my playpen creating a safety barrier. Although his size was intimidating, my dad often joked that friendly Uly would even show an intruder around with a flashlight clenched in his canine mouth. Read more>>
Jermaine West
I found my purpose when I created my first shirt. The response I received let me know I was on to something! I started wearing my brand, and made a name for myself, and the rest was history. Read more>>
Ann Fry
That’s a great question! I don’t believe in having a concrete purpose in life. Personally, I’ve found the future to never really be set in stone, and going with the current in life makes for a more active and engaged way to live. I’ve always found myself to be a curious person, so I suppose you could say that my purpose in life is to continue to be curious! How exciting! Read more>>
Andrea Rodriguez
Finding my purpose has been a journey that stretches across continents and challenges. Growing up in Colombia, I was immersed in a world teeming with vibrant flora and fauna, thanks to my family’s trips to our finca and my aunt and grandmother’s love for plants. Additionally, I’ve always been drawn to lettering—crafting ornate headlines in my notebooks as a young girl—but everything clicked when I painted my first mural in 2019, motivated by the burning of the Amazon rainforest. I felt a visceral connection with every brush stroke, as if channelling my soul onto the wall. Read more>>
Chris Anthony Hamilton
Way back in 2013 I had the incredible opportunity to work alongside one of my cinematic heroes; Spike Lee. He was directing an independent feature film called Da Sweet Blood of Jesus and I was the A camera 1st AC. My good friend and super talented cinematographer Daniel Patterson was gracious enough to bring me on board. Read more>>
Teea Goans
I’ve been singing and performing since I was child. I moved to Nashville after college and landed an independent record deal in 2010. I had tried songwriting when I first moved to Nashville, but it wasn’t something I felt confident with. I considered myself an “interpreter” of great music written by other great songwriters. Read more>>
Freangel Pacheco
This is a very interesting question. Ever since I was kid I wanted to be some sort of artist. I was fascinated by music. I think Michale Jackson was the first performer that fueled my curiosity towards being someone like him: a singer, a dancer, a producer, an actor, you name it. Over the years this purpose has evolved. In 2020 during the COVID lockdown while making my regular morning coffee this question popped up in my head: would you be satifisfied with the life you’re living if you were not able to come back tomorrow? Read more>>
Barney Jackson
There are times when you follow and support the vision of others but then there’s a moment when it’s time to follow your own dreams and desires. …with tears in my eyes, I recall the reasons I fight relentlessly for those battling cancers. Losing a parent, mentor, leader, and biggest supporter is not easy to overcome and it has taken time to create a new normal. Following my godfather’s (Pastor Eddie Thomas’) untimely death in 2011, I was compelled to not only continue the great work happening in our community, but also improve upon the existing program. Read more>>
Tiffany Megginson
My grandmother received her interior design license well before I was born. My mother took on he hobby of interior design more for her own space. I’ve always been in awe when my mother would redesign the house every single year. What amazed me the most is how she would lay her own floors, cut her own tile, remove and replace kitchen cabinets, paint, wall paper, etc. Read more>>
