PURPOSESCAPING w/Amanda Miller Littlejohn | Personal Branding Self Actualization Through the Seasons

I recently had the incredible fortune to be interviewed by my dear friend James S. Walker on his podcast, One Quick Point. 

As this was my first interview about the PURPOSESCAPING idea, James was generous enough to allow me to cross-post it here and make it an official episode. I think you learn a lot about someone when you hear them interviewed, and since James is one of my oldest post-college friends, the discussion was one ...

To answer the call is to live beyond your means, and accept an invitation to go higher up in your own evolution. In Purposescaping, I teach a principle called “spiraling up” which means taking everything you’ve learned about yourself on one level and refining it so you have an even more narrow, more focused iteration of your calling on the next level. Imagine a pyramid that gets narrower and narrower as you approach the top. That’s...

It's okay to let go of a season, even if that season has served you. This is an episode about obedience.

Purposescaping is largely about learning how to read the signs and answer the call for your life. But what happens when you hear the call for something different but you ignore it because

• a.) you're comfortable where you are and don't want to be inconvenienced by the unknown. You don't want to be a beginner again.
• b.) you...

WINTER - the last season and final grandmother episode. I have really enjoyed basking in my grandmother's wisdom and letting her warm voice wash over me. I hope you've enjoyed listening to her, too.

Here are my key takeaways from the winter season:

1. Winter is about DECISIONS. Decisions are necessary if you want to move with purpose. You need a season of evaluation and assessment so you know whether your efforts are yielding fr...

Another grandmother episode! I just love hearing from her about her experiences on a farm and this metaphor we can use for our own purpose.

Here are my key takeaways from the fall harvest season:

1. Crop rotation is key. You can't plant the same thing over and over on the same plot of land. You can't do the same thing over and over as it pertains to your goals, dreams and purpose - you have to explore the different facets of you...

As my grandmother shared, summer is a season of rapid growth and maturation, but it's also a season of threats.

Whether you're navigating drought, insects, weeds, or other pests you can expect predators to come when you're growing something good. So instead of giving up when threats emerge, understand they'll be attracted to what you're growing and prepare yourself.

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For today’s episode, I want to do a more thorough breakdown of the seasons so you have an overview of the Purposescaping concept.

Purposescaping teaches self-actualization through the seasons. It's all about clearing a pathway to your purpose. That language is intentional - we're clearing a path to something that has been there all along. It may be overgrown, it may be hidden, but the path is there. The purpose is there. I believe ...

We all have a different recipe that allows us to grow and thrive. A part of Purposescaping - just like landscaping - is getting clear on what growing conditions YOU specifically need to be your best.

Just like plants come with care instructions - one may need full sunlight and regular water, while another requires moderate shade and for you to keep the soil dry - if you fail to follow the instructions you notice the plant starts to...

It took me a long time to learn that just as there are seasons in nature, there are seasons of purpose. 

If you think about winter, spring, summer, and fall - it's easy to see what's happening in nature during any given season. The ground rests in winter, blossoms to life during spring, matures during summer, and finally generates a harvest during the fall before fading away and settling in for another period of rest. 

Mo...

We need a new model for personal branding. 

I'm a personal branding coach and have been for the last decade. But at a certain point, I realized the work I do no longer fit under the header "personal branding". Ever ready to go deep, I needed to rebrand my process of helping people practice radical self-discovery, clear a path to their purpose, and go deep. 

Thus Purposescaping was born. 

Purposescaping is a process I...