Why life's greatest transitions often become identity crises. "I'm a soldier." "I'm an executive." "I'm a physician." "I'm a pastor." "I'm a mother." "I'm a husband." "I'm a business owner." For many people, these statements feel like answers to one of life's most important questions: "Who am I?" Yet notice something carefully. Each statement describes what a person does or the role they occupy. None fully answers who they are. That distinction may seem subtle, but it has pro

Purpose is not something you chase. It is something that flows from knowing who you are. "What is my purpose?" Few questions are asked more often or with greater urgency. People search for purpose through careers, promotions, relationships, achievements, education, ministry, financial success, social influence, and countless other pursuits. Entire industries have emerged promising to help people "find their purpose," often encouraging them to do more, accomplish more, become