Profiles On Purpose: Service: Volume 1 - Tapa blanda

We are all traveling upon a purposeful path that never ends and that began before we arrived on planet earth. Even when we are not aware of why we have come into this life, we are propelled by a purpose, some force that moves us through the situations and experiences of our lives. Visionary Author, W. Bradford Swift created a pet writing project in 1994 in an effort to bring more purpose and meaning to his writing career. He named it Project Purpose: To write and publish stories and profiles about people and institutions whose lives and missions are dedicated to a bold and inspired purpose or vision. As Swift interviewed dozens of people for Project Purpose, he began to notice some common elements in their lives. One was that each of them expressed their own life purpose in service to others. In doing so, they tapped their own wellspring of passion while remaining playfully unattached to where their own purposeful path took them. As their work took them out into the world to help others, they cultivated their own brand of lightness. Despite the obstacles they encountered or the horrors of abuse they saw everyday, they didn’t take themselves too seriously. Swift began to recognize this as their unique ability to live purposeful, passionate and playful lives of service. Profiles On Purpose: Service is the first in a series of books sharing these extraordinary stories that inspired Swift to co-found with his wife, Ann, Life On Purpose Institute in 1996. Reading these profiles will inspire you to live a more purposeful and meaningful life as well.

For over two decades W. Bradford Swift has been conducting an experiment: “Is it possible to create a new context for life that is true to my deepest values, my sense of what’s possible, and true to my soul and spirit? If it is possible, what will be the results? Will it enhance my life? Will I experience a true sense of purpose and meaning? Will I know at the end of the experiment that my life has mattered?” Becoming a writer of visionary fiction and non-fiction has been an integral part of this experiment, as was co-founding Life On Purpose Institute with his wife in 1996, being a life coach to assist others to create their own life on purpose, and training other Life On Purpose Coaches. Since selling his veterinary practice in the late 80’s to pursue a career as a writer and life coach, Dr. Swift has published over 350 magazine articles in dozens of national publication. Many of these have been part of a pet writing project: Project Purpose: to write and publish articles about people whose lives are dedicated to a bold and inspiring purpose or vision. He is also the author of visionary nonfiction including: Life On Purpose: Six Passages to an Inspired Life, Spiral of Fulfillment: Living an Inspired Life of Service, Simplicity and Spiritual Serenity, and From Spark to Flame: Fanning Your Passion & Ideas into Money-making Magazine Articles that Make a Difference. Dr. Swift attended Clarion West in Seattle to further hone his skill and passion for writing fantasy and science fiction. These two genres are forms of visionary fiction – fiction that first and foremost entertains while also enlightening and encouraging the reader to embrace greater possibilities in their own lives. Giving back to future generations of young adults and adults through visionary fiction and non-fiction is an integral part Dr. Swift’s legacy of a life on purpose.