Years ago a 26-year old man called. "Being on-purpose has changed my thinking for the better, but I find myself reverting to old patterns of thought and behavior. Where can I meet other on-purpose persons so we can help and encourage one another like the Gathering described in the back of The On-Purpose Person?" His question is probably the most asked request we get at On-Purpose Partners. We've never really had a solid way for aspiring on-purpose persons to meet until now!

Enter The On-Purpose® Planet!
The On-Purpose Planet is a private and monitored network for on-purpose persons in creation to gather for learning, Q & A, fellowship, and a few laughs. Here we can connect, do life, do business, or just hang out.

Please make it what works for you. Let me know how On-Purpose Partners can support your intention to be on-purpose. I anticipate members starting Groups for their city so they can plan local gatherings. When I travel, I'll plan on connecting with members in those cities with the largest memberships.

On-Purpose Pals
Being On-Purpose® requires effort because it can run counter to our culture and, frankly, disrupts the normal pattern of relationships. Family and friends may not understand the choices you're making. Like crabs in a bucket, they'll attempt to suck you back into your old predictable bad habits. They don't necessarily mean you harm, but they just don't know differently. You've been transformed and it scares them.

Finally, thanks to this Web 2.0 world, you have the opportunity to connect with other On-Purpose Persons here at The On-Purpose® Planet... where every person is on-purpose! Gather and find on-purpose pals.

Conduct yourself as you would an adult guest in the home your parents' friends and you'll be just fine here.

Anyone is welcome to participate in The On-Purpose® Planet. My hope is that after planting a few seeds here relationships will form, activity will flourish, and the On-Purpose® Planet will finally become a reality.

Spammers and inappropriate language will be summarily banished into cyberspace. I have no bones about banning "members" whose conduct undermines the spirit and intent of being on-purpose. So do your part to report violators and we will do our part to make this a special place.

If you have any questions about membership or concerns regarding possible spam, please contact Julie Holzmann, the Communications Coordinator - jholzmann (at) on-purpose (dot) com.

Collectively and individually, this community is about the message of being on-purpose penetrating our lives, work, relationships, society, and culture. We call this The On-Purpose® Planet, where every person is on-purpose (and working in an on-purpose business or organization). As a Member here, your every action adds to the larger concept of each person and organization with an articulated purpose making decisions that are on-purpose rather than off-purpose. Together, we are building The On-Purpose® Planet.

For those of us who are tuned into being on-purpose, we need to be gathered, linked, inspired, and learning from one another. The On-Purpose® Approach provides the philosophical skeleton to the community. There are enormous opportunities to “fill out” the many ways and places for this message to be grown and applied.

For example, you can belong to the On-Purpose Business Group (see the Groups column to your left). Here you can discuss sales, marketing, PR, human resources, hiring, financial and business development just to name a few.

Perhaps you have an interest in other topics such as parenting, finances, health & wellness, career, spiritual, or other areas of interest - start a group or a discussion in a Forum. Have at it!

You may have your own materials or thoughts about what it means to be on-purpose. Or you may be coming to this body of work as an avid reader of my books. Either way, you are welcome in The On-Purpose® Planet community. The On-Purpose® Approach is complementary, informative, and supportive of many expressions. Your spirit, voice, and thoughts are needed. Bring your best to the On-Purpose® Planet, the community of people who are about being on-purpose!

The On-Purpose® Planet is also the title of a planned annual gathering of on-purpose persons and Associates. Here, you will mingle and greet other on-purpose persons from around the world. Look for this and other special events in the Events portion of this web site.

All in all... have a blast being on-purpose.

Be On-Purpose!

Kevin W. McCarthy