Purpose and a sense of destiny applies to your business decisions and everyday life.  By being aware of the effect of purpose on your personal motivation as well as on the behavior of others, you will be better able to live your Godly destiny.

There are three principles for engaging your destiny and the destiny of others.  They require understanding that:

Principle #1 - People will OFTEN, not always, do the right thing.
Principle #2 - It's important to remind people of their purpose.
Principle #3 - People at all levels of society respond to purpose.

Consider this, we overemphasize the "how" of doing things and we ignore the "why" of doing things.  By adjusting our conversations to include an element of why we do things, we enhance overall performance.

Finally, we need to understand the difference between the big "P" of PURPOSE and the little "p" of purpose.  The big "P" is the kind of purpose that makes a difference in the world and the little "p" is the kind makes a contribution to the people you work, live and play with.  People are wired to respond to both levels of purpose.

Would you agree that attaining a Godly destiny requires that you be actively engaged and motivated to discover, unlock and live that destiny? 

In this video, Daniel Pink boils down 50 years of research about how people are motivated in the workplace to accomplish tasks into a few words.

The concepts in this video apply directly to the workplace, but also can be applied to the process of staying motivated to walk out your destiny.

Daniel says that we need to update the way we motivate people. He suggests that for complex creative work, people must be beyond the worry about resources. He discusses how the traditional "if-then" motivators are great for simple and short term tasks, but not so great for complex and long term tasks.

So how do we stay motivated to walk out our destiny in Christ?

Daniel develops the concepts of autonomy, mastery and purpose.

Simply stated, autonomy is your dominion over your time, technique, team and task.  By combining high standards with autonomy (think of this as the freedom God gives us to be self-directed and independent, and not overly controlled by others), many have lived their God designed purpose. This happened because they were totally committed and engaged on the journey with Christ.

We pray that you would stay motivated, committed, and engaged on the journey with Christ. Be creative and have fun with the journey! :)

This TED talk offers leaders some perspective.  General McChrystal tells his story of leading a diverse force across great distance with ever changing, life threatening, challenges.  In it we see how he adapts to the situation.  It is his devotion to relationship, humility and leadership that ultimately creates the environment for learning, change and victory.

From TED's website, "Four-star general Stanley McChrystal shares what he learned about leadership over his decades in the military. How can you build a sense of shared purpose among people of many ages and skill sets?  By listening and learning — and addressing the possibility of failure.

With a remarkable record of achievement, General Stanley McChrystal has been praised for creating a revolution in warfare that fused intelligence and operations."

What can you do to better lead your family and organization toward its ultimate Godly  destiny?  What can you take from General McChrystal's talk to help you be a better leader?