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I’ve been told repeatedly that I ask tough questions. I like hard. I don’t like easy. Easy is boring. Easy does not grow me. It makes me soft, lazy, and unready for the faithful challenges ahead. [...]

As this year comes close to an end, Jim Piper continues with an underlying theme of reflection.  It may sound cliché but remembering the events and the people in your past will help you [...]

The Power of Purpose To have a purpose is to have something to live for. When we lack a clear and consistent purpose, we are functionally and philosophically lost—our inner compass is broken. If [...]

Reflection can be a good thing and a hard thing if you are honest with yourself.  Today Jim shares some personal reflections in order to illustrate how to use this process to learn from [...]

The Purpose Driven Life is a book authored by Rick Warren. It has sold over 50 million copies and has been translated into 137 languages. The first four words in the book are: It’s not about you. [...]

Jim Piper uses the opening line of Rick Warren’s book, “The Purpose Driven Life“, to expand on the importance of learning and understanding your purpose.  Purpose creates energy [...]

The Athlete’s Mindset If you want to know how to lead like athletes, start by observing how professional athletes lead their lives. They approach everything with focus, discipline, and purpose. [...]

It’s not very often that we discourage people from listening to The Today Counts Show, but…  if you just show up at work to get a paycheck while you’re waiting to win the [...]