Episode 269 Creating Impact Through Purpose with Peter Awad (Part 1)

John talks with Peter Awad — a 5-time business founder, co-founder of Mission Meats, founder of the Slow Hustle Podcast, leadership and executive coach, coach for Christian businessmen, and proud husband and dad. Peter talks about his transition from running multiple businesses to becoming a coach, his Legend Planner and how he uses it to stay aligned with his purpose, goals, and vision for life.

Listen to this episode to learn more:

[00:00] - Intro

[01:15] - Peter’s background

[02:12] - Early life and entrepreneurial journey

[04:10] - Discovering coaching as his true calling

[06:58] - The 3 Ps: Pain → Purpose → Platform

[09:13] - Separating identity from your career

[11:28] - The gap and the gain

[14:19] - Why men struggle to celebrate their wins

[16:31] - Peter’s Legend Planner and how it helps him stay aligned

[23:24] - The power of gratitude and perspective

[25:43] - How negative self-talk affects your brain

[28:53] - How Peter’s daughter recovered from a stroke

[31:26] - Peter’s podcast Slow Hustle

[35:10] - Entrepreneurship isn’t always as glamorous as it looks

[37:33] - Need for entrepreneurs to create white space

[40:31] - How fear impacts white space

[45:00] - Outro

NOTABLE QUOTES:

“What’s ordinary to you is magic to others.”

“Part of life, to me, is discovering why. Why am I here? Because I’m not here just to occupy space. I’m supposed to be doing something with this gift I’ve been given, called life. What do I do with it?”

“We entangle our identity and our occupation… that’s not you. You’ve got to untangle this stuff.”

“The cycle of life, you’re either growing or you’re dying. There is no in-between.”

“Those little baby steps along the way are a good thing. They don’t necessarily feel great in the moment. They feel okay. It’s just when we take the moment to stop, turn around, and look to see how far we’ve come, then we realize we have grown so much.”

“Your identity is worked out over time, in community.”

“Want what you already have.”

“Anytime you’re pointing at someone, remember — there’s a thumb headed up toward heaven, three other fingers pointing back at you. So whatever you say to somebody should apply to you at least three times as much.”

“Seeking certainty is a lack of faith. God is not a God of certainty. He’s a God of mystery. And when you can embrace the mystery, then you're like, ‘Oh, I don't need certainty. Wherever he wants me to go, I go.”

“False identity is that you’re a bad dad, you’re a bad husband, you’re a bad community leader... the true identity is what God tells you. It’s what He reveals to you.”

USEFUL RESOURCES:

https://whitestonecoach.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterjawad/

https://www.instagram.com/thepeterawad/

https://www.facebook.com/thepeterawad

https://x.com/peterawad

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EPISODE CREDITS

Intro and Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/