Many months before the start of 2023, I started experiencing what I will now refer to as "cognitive dissonance", a discord between who I was and who I knew I was meant to be.

 

This deeply affected everything about the way I approached life, my relationships and my work. 

 

My heart wrestled with me viciously about the place I had now built as comfort, the place where I had learnt to hide in plain sight.

 

I knew it was time to stop running, hiding and entertaining silly old 'fear'. So I embarked on a deep quest. This quest was to identify the significance of my calling, what my holdbacks were and why these hold backs had surfaced in the first place.

 

Over the years, I had adopted this mindset that if I could pursue other distractions, I could escape having to account for intentionally ignoring what many years of introspection had now exposed as my ultimate life purpose.  

 

So I took steps. It was not about me, it was more about the people I could serve with my gifts and purpose. 

 

Here's where I quickly realized that a lot of the things that one might consider "coincidence" were in fact divinely orchestrated by God to pull the comfort rug from under my feet, in order to get me off my butt and into the field of Purpose this year.

 

As an ardent "journaler", I had retrospectively documented so much of what God had confirmed to me through many seasons, regarding what my life was about. A huge part being to help people get reconciled back to their life's true purpose. 

 

The "how" was now the question. How could I serve this purpose in business and in my personal life? 

 

The pages of my journal held insights, yet the roadmap to manifest this purpose in practical terms felt like a riddle waiting to be deciphered. It was more than an aspiration; it was a quest to interweave this divine calling into the fabric of my existence.

 

Deliberation ensued, contemplating the fusion of purpose into business strategies, contemplating ways to infuse authenticity and guidance into each interaction. Simultaneously, in the realm of personal life, the challenge was to embody this purpose daily, to let it radiate through actions, conversations, and connections.

 

The "how" echoed through my contemplation, beckoning a harmonious merger of service, authenticity, and guidance, urging me to craft a life and a business where purpose pulses through every endeavor, resonating with sincerity and impact.

 

Personal, professional, business partnerships and alliances were built, many beyond my human comprehension. And all these became instrumental in my being able to serve others through consulting and now a second business venture which I would share more about later. 

 

2023 has been my most transformative year yet, allowing me the honor to serve different communities through mentorship, coaching and consulting, unveiling purpose in others' lives. 

 

I find immense humility in recognizing that venturing beyond my comfort has finally aligned me with the path of service I was always meant to tread, a path that feels unquestionably right.

 

What's the lesson in this piece you ask? 

 

Life's diverse spectrum of encounters, whether blissful or distressing, can impede your journey to embracing your purpose, your true calling. And perhaps, despite your attempts to breach these defenses this year, uncertainty still lingers, casting doubt on your next moves.

 

Here's the lesson: Breaking free might be daunting. But taking those initial steps, uncertain as they might be, will get you on a brave journey toward purpose in service.

 

May 2024 be the year you not only find purpose but live it boldly and unapologetically.

 

To stepping beyond comfort and embracing purpose.

 

Here's to a purpose-driven 2024!"