Kevin W. McCarthy

Is your life a question mark, period, or exclamation point?

I love sharing the message of being on-purpose.   It was a joy for me to give back to the health coaches at Take Shape For Life who helped me lose so much of myself - 50 pounds worth last spring. I'm still at my goal weight.

I'll be speaking again at the TSFL Go Global event in Orlando, April 16 and 17.  It will be a joy to share the platform with Dr. Wayne Andersen and Dan Bell.   I have huge respect for what these men have birthed in partnership with Brad MacDonald of Medifast, Inc.  

At this event I will pick up on the theme I began at the National Convention of life as a question, period, or exclamation point.  To set up this video clip, I'm referring to the TSFL logo and referencing the "green dot" in the middle of graphic on the left.

Enjoy this ten minute excerpt.  I hope it catches the heartbeat of where you are in your life and inspires you to live boldly.

Be On-Purpose!

Kevin

I wanted to have a purpose.

I wanted to have a purpose.   This was the front page headline of the March 18, 2009 Orlando Sentinel.  The article by Kate Santich, a staff writer, portrays how people out of work are making the positive decision to volunteer more and are finding surprising rewards.

Dr. Ivan Misner, the founder of BNI (Business Network International) says, "Givers Gain."  Having invested a couple of hours with me on the telephone on two separate occasions, I can tell you this man lives his motto.

To the people featured in Ms. Santich's front page article - Larry Szrom, Janet Morris, Claudia Mayes, and Yesennia Cruz, I must give a tip of the hat for taking their job loss and turning it into someone else's gain.  Yes, givers gain.  What they are sowing is returning to them in fresh ways.

So thanks Kate Santich for some great reporting, sharing these personal stories, and seeing good in the midst of loss.  Thanks to those featured in the article for providing hope, inspiration, and direction for those frozen due to a job loss and financial stress.  Those featured express a virtue of being an on-purpose person - service.

Be On-Purpose!

Kevin

Three Generations of McCarthy Men: One Atlanta Braves Game

March 17, 2009 - Disney Wide World of Sports

I'm very fortunate to have my parents living nearby in Winter Park.  Most every day I stop by their house for a visit.   The same can't be said of my son Charles, who at 18 is away at school.  St. Patty's Day turned out to be a day for the luck of the Irish.

Spring break and spring training baseball and three generations of McCarthy Men made the trek to see the Braves and the NY Mets play at Disney.   The video is admittedly not the best, but the sentiment is priceless.   As you can imagine, my son was not happy with me pulling out my little FlipHD recorder and capturing the moment in the ninth inning with a 360 view.

It is fun to take an afternoon off of work and just be with family.   That's so on-purpose!

The On-Purpose Person: An Online Book Review

Tom Fillinger, the CEO of IgniteUS, Inc. shares his online book review of The On-Purpose Person. IgniteUS provides Pastors and local churches with the process and resources that God uses to produce transformation. This begins with the leaders, and is an inside out process.

March 3 - This date in history.

March 3, 1916

My mother-in-law was born in Augusta, GA.   Grannie is still living on the dairy family farm in North Augusta, SC.  She needs more help these days but her sense of humor remains.  

Grannie's mind has been slipping.   On a previous visit a couple of months ago, she informed Judith that she was going to be 106 on her next birthday.  Grannie remembered she was born in 1916.  Lovingly, Judith walked her though the proper calculation to get to 93.

Judith and I were visiting with Grannie a couple of weekends ago.  Testing Grannie's mental clarity, Judith asked her, "Mother, what birthday is coming up on March 3rd?"

Grannie smiled and said, "My last... at least that's the way everyone seems to be treating it, what with the party that is planned and all."  Her mind may be slipping but her humor isn't!

March 3, 1992
I signed the publishing contract for The On-Purpose Person with Navpress of Colorado Springs.  This was my first book contract.   The message has sold over 200,000 copies with domestic and foreign distribution.   Now there's an updated version.  Now more than ever this message is needed.   Please help us share it by passing along the free preview available at our web site.