What’s your driving force? When you are being the best version of yourself, what is it that gives you the energy, enthusiasm and vitality to go-forward, no matter what?

It is likely you may have more than one thing that drives you forward but it’s also likely there’s a prevalent theme, something that shows up more consistently, or something at least that does or has done, when you’ve been at your best.

Note: this isn’t a doing question, it’s a being question. 

Doing may be coaching, leading, managing, supporting, directing, contributing, for example. It may be singing, running, playing, training, cooking. Doing is an action you take and may represent a role you play when interacting with others. One or more of these roles or actions may be how you share your driving force with others.

Being is inside-out. The feeling you get inside when you unleash your driving force, the part of the thing you’re doing that brings out the best in you, the characteristics you exhibit in the best version of that role, that make you great at it.

Thinking about these perspectives will help you uncover what it is about doing something that drives you. Why you love to do it. What is means to you.

For me, my driving force is unlocking potential. Potential represents unrealized ability. So how can I inspire people to unlock their potential and go-forward as the ultimate version of themselves?

My new venture – PurposeFused is the vehicle I have co-founded with business partner Neil Turnham, to answer that question. 18 years ago, the vehicle was PlayRugbyUSA. Founding both entities, has enabled me to put my driving force into action and make a difference. One was grounded upon my passion for rugby, the other is built upon my passion for purpose. Both are unique and powerful vehicles applied towards impact. Both have enabled me to live my purpose and to inspire and empower others do the same.

Rugby was my passion and ended up guiding 65% of my career to date, but when I’ve been at my best, through rugby, it’s been when I’ve been able to inspire people to be better, when I’ve been able to live my purpose. Whether as captain, leading from the front in training, creating opportunities through programs, coaching kids, or speaking in front of stakeholders – if I could inspire people by doing the right thing, being my best self, and saying what I believed to be true, I could motivate many small actions in the moment, that aggregated to something bigger, and over time led towards meaningful impact.

What’s your vehicle? Are you driving it? Are you refueling it? Or are you just watching it drive by?

My next journey with PurposeFused has just begun. Rugby will remain a passion but becomes a hobby again – something I’m quite excited about. Purpose takes over as my professional vehicle to make a difference. The dream destination – a better world with purpose. We won’t park our vehicle there, rather, keep on driving and pick up as many people as we can along the way.

Care to join us?

Whether you want to jump in the car, drive alongside us, or just watch our journey, please stay connected by following PurposeFused here, and share it with anyone you think might be interested in learning more.

May the force be with you! Drive with purpose.

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