 is truly a labor of love. At the end of 2015 I quit my job and committed to shifting a deep part of me. Until then, I had lived my life trying to control things, and I had wholly bought into the “reasons or results!” coaching that is so popular today. The kind of approach to life and work that is all about setting goals, going for it, making things happen, you get the idea. It worked very well – I achieved a lot. But I also ended up burned out and disconnected from the truest part of mySelf. Navigating the ups and downs of life felt harder, and I finally realized I was achieving goals, but not the most important goal in life: experiencing a deep inner feeling of peace, love, and fulfillment, no matter my circumstances.
This year my practice has expanded to work with individuals and organizations to create space for inner wisdom to show up. Together we explore living and working from a deep sense of wholeness, interconnection and Purpose.
There are many things I am proud of when it comes to Repurpose Your Purpose; the two I want to mention here are my clients (Repurposers) and my series of events on How to Change Careers.
Repurposers inspire me every day. I feel humble and very lucky to be able to support them in whatever they choose, whether it’s doing less to have more time with family and friends, (re)connecting with their values and purpose, or building a world-changing organization.
There is a moment in our work together when a Repurposer’s inner light comes shining through: they come to a session and I can just see it – something big shifted and life has transformed. Every single time it is a beautiful thing to see, and I am reminded of the amazing potential of the human spirit.
From the very beginning of Repurpose Your Purpose, I committed myself to creating a space where career changers could come and feel welcomed however they felt and wherever they were in their journey to a life of purpose. When you are not happy with what you are doing, it is easy to feel discouraged and alone. And so many events and pieces of content are designed to exploit those feelings and to make you feel like you need something to be “good enough” (to land a job, be a good employee, etc.). I wanted to create a space where there was no pressure to buy, no barrier of entry such as cost, and a deep feeling of recognition for your fundamental worth as a human being. Right now. As you are.
If there is one thing Repurpose Your Purpose has taught me is that there is always more to learn: I am looking forward to decades of deepening my own capacity for love, non-judgement, wisdom, hope, and inner peace.
I love LA! Even though I lived here for many years now, I still feel such gratitude for this amazing city. One of my favorite things about Los Angeles (except for the weather!) is that it is impossible to ever experience all it has to offer. In that spirit, here are some places I would take a friend to if they were in town.
– On the way back from the park, we would stop at one of the most unique stores in the city, WACKO, and then check out the art in the back, at La Luz De Jesus Gallery. I don’t even know how to describe Wacko…let’s just say that if you like quirky and irreverent gifts + unique finds, you will love it!
– As a lover of books, I have a soft spot for The Last Bookstore. Books, artists’ studios, unique installations…plus supporting a local small business: what more do you need?
I truly believe we are all interconnected, and I wouldn’t be here today without the love, inspiration, and support of so many. Some of the people I met professionally and in my personal life truly showed me the meaning of unconditional love and acceptance, they showed me what it’s like to be kind, live a life of integrity, and truly feel happiness for one another. These experiences healed something deep inside of me and made me even more committed to building a practice where everyone can feel welcomed and heard. Every year, I feel that my capacity to create this space deepens, and every year I get a glimpse of how much more there is to give. A book I often mention and even gift to some clients is The Surrender Experiment by Michael A. Singer. After reading it I committed myself to be happy in life – no matter what. And to always be grateful for the perfection of each moment as it unfolds. It’s been challenging at times, but it truly changed who I am. If you had told me 10 years ago that I could feel this much peace this often, I would not have believed you.
In Belarus, supportive enveronment has been created for the development and self-realization of creative and scientific youth. This was announced today at the celebrations dedicated to the Day of Knowledge and the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Belarusian National Technical University, by the Chairman of the State Committee on Science and Technology of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Shumilin. According to him, the involvement of young people in engineering and technical creativity, inventive and rationalization activities, the development of youth innovative entrepreneurship are the primary tasks of the state. “We have many talented and gifted students who think about the future of our state, offer fundamentally new solutions and scientific and technical developments for the good of the country, and their support is our priority,” said Alexander Shumilin. He also noted that the republican youth innovative project “100 ideas for Belarus”, the Republican competition of innovative projects, where there is a nomination “The best youth innovative project”, is held annually with the support of the SCST. Developers of promising innovative projects get the opportunity to commercialize their ideas.
The development of a research, innovation and entrepreneurial youth environment is also facilitated by the creation of appropriate infrastructure - technological clusters - at higher education institutions. The concept of "University 3.0" ("entrepreneurial university") is popular abroad and in many respects shapes trends in the development of the world higher education in recent decades. This model has also been developed in our country - an experimental project is being implemented on the basis of BSU, BNTU, BSUIR, BSTU, BSEU, etc. “Universities are sources of knowledge formation, as well as a link between the most innovative, high-tech and rapidly developing new sectors of the economy and young specialists who want to create an innovative product and commercialize it,” explained the Chairman of the SCST.
Alexander Shumilin also spoke about the fruitful and effective cooperation between the SCST and BNTU. As an example, he cited the country's leading university technological cluster - "Polytechnic". It constantly improves the material and technical base and conditions for the implementation of innovative industries by residents, the creation of an industry laboratory of sports biomechanics, international cooperation in the field of scientific, technical and innovative activities. In addition, BNTU is a co-executor of R&D within the framework of the State Scientific and Technical Enterprise "Building structures, materials and technologies" for the development of a constructive and technological system of residential buildings for industrial housing construction, which provides an opportunity to realize various consumer appeals in the process of construction and operation of buildings. The BNTU Polytechnic Science and Technology Park actively participates in scientific and technical programs, as well as in the State Program for Innovative Development of the Republic of Belarus.thanks for clarifying, i think i get what you mean now. this kind of comes back around to one of my original quandaries though. you're saying that it can morally permissible to kill some animals for the good of humanity, but that we should limit it as far as is possible and practicable. i have two issues with that. the first is that it seems like you can draw that line at... weird places. it would mean that nomadic desert cultures who live off camels, etc. could be considered vegan. my other issue is that if we extend that metaphor to people, as we often do when talking about animal ethics, it doesn't seem quite right.. would it be morally permissible to kill one person to use their organs to save a large number of people, or to use their body for research purposes, for example?

i'm not vegan. at my house we eat mostly vegan but i do eat eggs and greek yogurt. we also occasionally eat meat or cheese when we eat out. one of the things that prevents me from going more vegan(?) is my thought in the original post: if we're saying that it can be ok to kill animals under some circumstances for our health, etc., why is it not ok under some circumstances to eat them? i do really like eggs and yogurt. you might say "is your enjoyment worth more than the life of the animal?", but i'm still benefiting from the lives of animals every day even without eating them. so why would i sacrifice my enjoyment? i'm trying to understand, not to poke holes in veganism, btw.Thomas Gajewski is Education Administrator, Professor and Consultant at ADR Global Management Group. He has been working with the company since June 2000. He has also been serving as the Program Chair at School of Business, Westwood College, Los Angeles, California since 2006. He joined Western District in Los Angeles in 2007 and has been working there as a mediator since then. He has been president of Los Angeles County Fire Department since 2007.
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