Often, we go through life without realizing that we are coasting. All of the functions of life seem to be working, yet we are not really participating. In a sense, we become spectators in the game of life. There are those who live their entire life this way. What does…
Category: Purpose
The Importance of Self Expression
With all the killings of demonstrators from the Ukraine to Egypt to Syria recently my son asked me why people risk their lives to protest against a dictator at risk of their own lives. Is it anger? Resentment? Frustration? The answer is all of the above. However, underlying all the…
Presentations on Purposefulness and Purpose
Levi Brackman is available for presentations and lectures on the concept of purposefulness. As the Executive Director of Youth Directions and a PhD candidate in Education at the University of Western Sydney, Brackman is uniquely qualified to lecture on the topic of purpose and how it affects youth development and…
Autism and the Importance of Purpose
This month, April, has been Autism Awareness Month. The first time I encountered Autism was when I was about 18-years-old and I was visiting my brother in New York City. I saw a minivan pull up and drop off a child – the son of one of his neighbors. The…
Living a Fun, Purposeful Life
Within the next month my organization, Youth Directions, will be launching a new venture that we are calling the Youth Success Lab. The Youth Success Lab is a space young people come to to explore themselves and their purpose in life. For the last few years I have dedicated myself…