Kind Words
REAL PEOPLE
Real Stories: Inspiration for the 2021 Edition
They say, there will never be a testament without the test. This is true. From the first edition of Success On Purpose (referenced below) to its natural progression into the book you hold in your hands today, we have strived to help Christians meet the test of both purpose and faith.
God’s Promise ... Your Plan is a combination of two programs we rolled into one: The Believer’s Guide + Success On Purpose. This book is effectively “Success On Purpose for Christians” as it embodies the all the principles of our original book, but viewed from a spiritual perspective. We included the timeless reviews below to add additional insight into our conclusion: God has made us a promise and wants you embrace it—to act on it—to become all you were created to be.
From Reverend Tim McFadden...
Here is my blurb: "This book was a vehicle of revelation for me."
That is so true. But there is much more...
I consider myself just an average guy, but if you put a blurb like that and say “Tim McFadden, Attorney and Doctoral Candidate in Theology, Oxford”, it might carry more weight—I mean if you want to add mine to whatever else you've got, which I won't presume is worth it. But I do want to help!
I see you guys working in a sort of Proverbs of Solomon space, yes? It's good practical wisdom about how things actually do work, regardless of how much noise one is making about "religion."
There was that ancient Solomonic sense of Wisdom being the warp and woof of reality; and now we have the Logos of John 1 as the full revelation of this reality.
So I think it glorifies God (who meets us everywhere certainly in daily life: it says he cares about how the stones in the trader's bags are weighted) as you just keep diligently, prayerfully pumping out true stuff about how life actually works.
It really has been part of an improvement in my life (though I backslide from time-to-time!) just by the presence of reality in your work, which seems to me grace from God — who, Incarnate, spent more years nailing, cutting and sanding than he did preaching.
And thanks,
— Tim
From Reverend Charles M. Taylor...
"You have ONE life to live. What would you do if you could live a life of significance and importance—starting right now? What if you could really achieve all that you desire... all that you were meant to do... all that you were destined to accomplish in THIS lifetime? Well, you can. Success on Purpose offers a step-by-step, systematic approach to living the life of your dreams. There's nothing magical about it; it's practicality will help you overcome all your resistance points you may have about success. E.R. and Kent have taken the principles of success—and the enrichment of our soul's purpose—and organized them very clearly so that anyone who uses this system cannot help but attain a life of fulfillment. You WILL, as they say, become a Success On Purpose!"
— Charles
From Pastor Paul Early...
"When I finished reading Success On Purpose for the first time, I was astonished at how well (and how simply) you nailed the notion of Natural Mission and Authentic Direction!
We are all on a Mission as Rick Warren says. No question, we all have a Divine Purpose guiding our lives and the multiple Missions we take on in this one life we have to live."
"I was a little taken back when I came across St. Teresa of Avila's quote. It seemed out of place in a "success book" but it isn't..."
"Christ has no body on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours. Yours are the eyes through which Christ's compassion for the world is to look out; yours are the feet with which He is to go about doing good; and yours are the hands with which He is to bless us now." —St. Teresa of Avila
"I have seen this quote a hundred times before. It's the inspiration behind Habitat for Humanity... "No Hands But Yours."
But somehow, when I came across it as you were discussing how your Natural Mission forms when you "triangulate" your Visions, Values and Roles, it jumped out at me as if Christ was saying to me, "Pay attention Paul... I can't change the world without YOU. I have given you a Purpose -- would you PLEASE get on it!"
"If I am to do Christ's WORK... to live my Mission in Him... I have no option but to, as you say "Perform On Purpose!"
"May God Bless You and Keep You in His Service."
"Many thanks for a wonderful system."
— Paul Early
From Dr. John Shelby, M.D...
"I have read virtually every book on passion, purpose and mission ever written. Success On Purpose is by far the best written, most practical and empowering book on BOTH success AND purpose I have ever read. It is the LAST book on the subject I will ever read. Thank you so much for creating it."
— Dr. John
From Gabriele L. Grach, Executive Coach, EAPC...
"Through the creation of Success On Purpose, you have not only given us a CLEAR understanding of how to create lasting hope by reconnecting us to our hearts, but also an effective and efficient systematic, sequential process for turning our dreams into a reality called LIFE—aka—'heaven on earth.' You have produced a methodology for continuous creation, evaluation and expansion via the highest level of contribution possible, given our unique talents, skills, values, visions, empowering roles, and worthy missions."
"The continued use, practice and exercise of the valuable principles and brilliant framework found in the metaphor of the Time Prism performance spectrum, enables us to tangibly choose and practice intentional excellence over intentional mediocrity, by identifying, choosing, developing, evaluating and applying the best behaviors, best patterns and best practices available to mankind. Thus High Expectations and Brilliant Execution results in seemingly no time at all. This is what doing, being and contributing our best at any given time and in the least amount of time necessary, is all about. Congratulations to you and the TQ TEAM."
— GG
From Tom Dodd, RFC Partners...
"Success On Purpose is among the top five things I wish I had when I was 21. Recently I found myself gravely injured, empty handed, almost literally with nothing but the clothes on my back, my dreams, and my values. Turning as soon as I was able to Success on Purpose, I find myself just six months later with a reinvented life. Each day is filled with hard work and commitment, but is exciting, guided by principles and values, some of which I discredited much of my life."
"If TQ and Success on Purpose were a boat leaving a desert island, every other self-help book I've ever read might be usefully bound up for use only as ballast."
"Success on Purpose is a masterpiece of living, working, growing and flourishing—with, through, and among people. Use this book; consume it as though your life depended upon it—because it does. It's not about you; it's about everyone you will ever meet or love. Then go stomp the terra!"
— Tom
From Mike Bailey, Life Coach...
"In the field of personal development so many things can seem theoretical and abstract. It's called "all that touchy-feely stuff"—or worse."
"This is not the case with Success on Purpose."
"If you are looking for an immediate and practical means to make changes in your life, in a relationship, in an organization or business, using the principles and exercises explained in Success on Purpose, you will not go wrong."
"In fact, it will bring you a beacon light flooding the path before you enlightening you and whoever else is involved in your creation of change and achievement like nothing else.
You will know what you stand for, where you are going, who you must become to get there and what it will take each day and week to get yourself there."
"This is pure creation for true achievement."
"Thank you from the bottom of my heart."
— Mike Bailey
From Lee Wise, Director Of Internships...
"Shortly before I received my copy of Success On Purpose from E.R., I was reflecting on my greatest enemies in terms of...