Who Are You Today? is the book companion to BeginPurpose.com, a free personal-growth website and app designed to help readers put the ideas in this book into daily practice. While the book introduces the deeper concepts of identity, meaning, alignment, and purpose, Begin Purpose™ gives you a guided place to live those concepts through reflection tools, journals, pathway exercises, and daily prompts. Registration is free, and no credit card is needed.

Begin Purpose Podcast — Episode 0 "The Beggining" How Begin Purpose Started And How “Who Are You Today?” Became the Question That Changed Everything Welcome to the Begin Purpose Podcast. Before we move too far into the ideas, practices, and reflections that will shape this series, I wanted to begin with something more personal. I wanted to tell you where Begin Purpose came from, why it exists, and how one simple question—Who are you today?

Whether you found this because you are standing at the edge of a life transition, rebuilding after something difficult, questioning who you are becoming, or simply sensing that there has to be more to life than moving through the motions, this space was created for you. This podcast is an extension of Begin Purpose—a platform, a philosophy, and, more than anything, an invitation. An invitation to pause. To reflect. To begin again.

The Power of Choosing How You Show Up Welcome back to the Begin Purpose Podcast. In our first episode, we talked about the quiet power of starting over and why Begin Purpose exists in the first place. We explored the idea that a new beginning does not always arrive through a dramatic life event. Sometimes it begins through one honest realization, one small decision, or one private moment when a person quietly decides that the next chapter of life will not be written on autopilot.

The Stories We Carry How old scripts shape our choices — and how we begin rewriting them This episode would build beautifully from “Who Are You Today?” by exploring the internal narratives people repeat about themselves: “I’m not enough.” “I always mess things up.” “It’s too late for me.” “People like me don’t do things like that.” “This is just who I am.”

Today, I want to take the next step in that journey. Because once we begin asking, “Who am I today?” and once we begin recognizing the stories that have shaped us, another question naturally rises to the surface: What do I truly value?

Today, I want to continue that conversation by moving from values into choices, because values become most visible not in theory, but in decision-making. It is one thing to say that we value peace, courage, family, creativity, integrity, growth, or purpose. It is another thing entirely to let those values guide us when a real decision is in front of us and the easier option pulls in another direction.

Small Actions, Meaningful Momentum Why lasting change rarely begins with a dramatic leap Welcome back to the Begin Purpose Podcast. In our last episode, we explored the choices that shape us. We talked about how our lives are formed not only by the major turning points people remember, but also by the smaller decisions we make every day what we say yes to, what we postpone, what we protect, what we avoid, and what we choose when no one else is watching.

Today, I want to talk about what happens after the first steps have been taken, because this is where many people quietly struggle. Beginning can be exciting. A new goal can bring energy. A fresh idea can make us feel alive. A new season can awaken hope. We imagine the better version of life we are moving toward, and for a while, the vision itself gives us momentum. But eventually, almost always, the emotional high begins to fade.

Today, I want to continue that conversation by talking about something every person experiences, even if they do not always admit it. I want to talk about drift. Not failure. Not ruin. Not the end of the road. Drift. That slow, almost invisible movement away from the person we intended to be, the values we said mattered, the habits we were trying to build, and the purpose we were beginning to pursue.

Today, I want to continue that conversation by looking at something that quietly shapes every part of our lives: our environment. When people think about identity and purpose, they often focus only on internal motivation. They ask, “How do I become more disciplined?” “How do I stay focused?” “How do I stop drifting?”