
AARP Purpose Award recipient provides help to poor neighborhood
“We address the needs of an entire family, because we want to create space for them to move to a place of physical, emotional and financial prosperity.,” Jamesetta explained.

“We address the needs of an entire family, because we want to create space for them to move to a place of physical, emotional and financial prosperity.,” Jamesetta explained.

The problem is that we all have these nasty bad habits that can interfere with our desire to be better people passionately pursing things that really matter to us.

Erikson noted the older people get, their concerns move beyond their own family to that of future generations, society and the world in general as they strive to make it a better place to live.

A study of nearly 14,000 people over the age of 50 found those with the highest satisfaction with aging had a 43% lower risk of dying from any cause during four years of follow-up compared to those with the lowest satisfaction.

If you can’t identify a higher purpose for the work you provide for a company, then it’s time to leave and start over somewhere else. Perhaps that’s in a business of your own where you can get crystal-clear about your purpose — and work to deliver upon that.

Mr. Grimm clearly demonstrates that time equals love in the eyes of the youngsters he’s serving. I suspect they love hearing his stories as much as he loves hearing theirs.

Technology exists today to enable people to very easily capture thoughts and ideas so they can be permanently stored and shared with others.

“Alas, improving the American diet is all but absent from the national public policy agenda,” Matthew wrote. “Until dietary patterns change, American waistlines will continue expanding and American life expectancy will continue declining.”

Do we want our purpose to lead us to something great where we achieve fame, fortune and a large following of faithful fans? Or do we want to make a quiet difference in the lives of others by working behind-the-scenes to help when and where we can?