
The key ingredient is one that cannot be seen but powers every significant thing we do - whether that is a life-change, a career accomplishment, or personal growth. Without this key ingredient, it’s hard to sustain the momentum and perseverance needed to reach our goals.
What is this key ingredient?
It’s the reason why you’re doing what you’re doing and not something else.
The why shows up in two ways: what do I hope to gain from doing (or not doing) this? And, what will I lose if I do (or don’t do) this? In business terms, it’s a basic cost/benefit analysis.
If you cannot connect your purpose to a clear and compelling why, you will continue to drift. It’s that simple.
Perhaps the most important intersection in life is the one where your passions and abilities meet. Passion wanes in the absence of purpose.
Passions, while important, are not enough. When combined with abilities, gifts, or talents, life takes on a whole new dimension.
Once we identify our top passions we often discover that one or two of our abilities can be used to address those passions.
If you could do anything you wanted to, what would you do?
How do you want to be remembered?
Your character will determine many of life’s outcomes.
What self-limiting beliefs do I hold? Which of those are simply not true?
"The life you've been living IS NOT the life you will always have to live. I believe that's true because I've experienced it myself." - Ken Hensley
I have been in the people development business for nearly 30 years.
Over this time I have sat across from countless individuals and listened as they shared their longing to live for something more than what they were currently experiencing. The doldrums of life had sucked all the enthusiasm out of them. By coming to me, they were hoping I could wave a magic wand and suddenly fill them with inspiration and purpose.
Unfortunately, no such magic wand exists.
If I were to ask those individuals to sum up their current existence in one word, I imagine they might have said ...
Boring
Routine
Meaningless.
NO ONE SETS OUT IN LIFE TO BE MEDIOCRE
None of us ever had a morning where we woke up and our first thought was, "I hope today is a mediocre day."
Yet, somehow, somewhere, that is the direction our life swung in.
We often make the solution much more complex than it really is. In fact, what I've discovered is this: finding your purpose simply requires that you begin to act with purpose. That is the idea behind this simple guide to developing your life plan.
Each day throughout this plan you will receive a video teaching where I will explain the different ways we discover our true selves. I will be your personal coach, a daily cheerleader, and one of your biggest fans.
I know that when you gain clarity, you gain confidence and power. It is my hope that working through these exercises will bring the clarity you need to live a fulfilling life.
I've spent the last thirty years of my life in pursuit of a higher good. My background blends both technology and spiritual formation - a curious mix of Ancient Wisdom and Future Possibilities. I have served as a pastor for over thirty years and worked in the marketplace, too. In 1999, I co-founded an Internet company that helped non-profits raise money online. For fifteen years, I worked with technology leaders and idea generators from Silicon Valley to San Diego. Since 2009, I've been based in beautiful Denver, CO, where the sun smiles on the Rocky Mountains, rekindling hope in a better future.
Over the years I've worked with CEO's of publicly-traded companies, entrepreneurs, athletes, and school teachers. Whether it's a one-on-one coaching session or speaking to hundreds at a large conference, I find great satisfaction helping people reach their God-given potential.
Your friend and coach,
Ken Hensley
P.S. You don't have to feel stuck in your current situation or throttled by your current circumstances. Anxiety can turn to optimism. How do I know? I've seen it happen with thousands of people just like you.