#SparkNotes: ✨Sparked✨ By Ideas Worth Sharing

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Hey Purpose Peeps!

Last week I attended a preview of the 2018 Ted Talks with some wonderful Purpose Peeps @TedxPeachtree.

Wouldn’t you know it… it happened again…

I got sparked at the intersection of artificial intelligence and purpose.

The first speaker was Purpose Peep, Dr. Kai-Fu Lee, investor and founder of Sinovation Ventures, which manages a $2.3B dual-currency investment fund.  He wove an impactful life lesson with his vast industry expertise and it was awe-inspiring.

First slide, we see his family as Dr. Lee tells the story of how his wife was in labor the same day he was pitching an artificial intelligence solution to Apple.  He joked about how his wife had a definitive time to deliver so he could meet his appointment with Apple.

Can you relate Purpose Peeps? As impact-driven Purpose Peeps, have you walked the line between important milestones in your life and landing important milestones for your business or organization?

As fate would have it, his wife delivered shortly and Dr. Lee was able to make his pitch meeting, which was successful and the rest is history.

Moving into Dr. Lee’s industry expertise.  After laying the foundation of the artificial intelligence partnership between the US who is the creative partner and China who is the execution partner, he spoke about the benefits of artificial intelligence in a way that really sparked me.

It’s one of those things where you can either perceive the glass as half empty or half full.

The trend is that industry job replacement will increase across industries over the next 15 years and the creative jobs will be protected because optimization, one of the core benefits of artificial intelligence, can not replace discovery and innovation, two benefits of our human nature.

✨BOOM✨

My purpose senses are tingling!

The routine jobs will decrease and move to artificial intelligence and there will be more availability for love, creativity and discovery, which artificial intelligence can not compensate.

According to Dr. Lee, the artificial intelligence tipping point is projected for 2045.

… And, the purpose economy tipping point is projected for 2030.

YOU ARE HERE 2018=====>Purpose Economy 2030=====>Artificial Intelligence 2045

This leaves two big questions for us Purpose Peeps:

1. What will we do with the time on our hands as the routine jobs decrease leaving more time for us to love, create and innovate?
2. How will we prepare over the next two decades, which will bring forth pivotal change in our workforce?

If you are unsure how your job or industry fares in these trends, take a look at this cool graphic Dr. Lee shared.  You can plot your job/industry in one of four quadrants made by two axis: horizontal (optimization ======>or creativity or strategy required) vertical (compassion needed======>compassion not needed).

Check out the pic from Dr. Lee’s talk and plot yourself and your industry on the grid.  When I saw this grid, I thought of my youngest daughter in college, my son who is completing his first year of high school, my multi-passionate adult daughter and my daughter who is diagnosed as Bipolar and works jobs that will continue on the path of optimization through artificial intelligence.  How will these trends impact their careers?  How can I support them in understanding how to leverage their value and meaning in the workforce during this time of  evolution?

Flash back to Dr. Lee’s personal story.  He was diagnosed with advanced stage cancer and it shifted his prioritization and provided insight into his life.

Purpose Peeps, how many of us have had life lend us a hand that allows us to reprioritize our lives and gain clarity? It may not feel that way when life happens.  I remember being Sparked by  Jill Bolte Taylor’s Ted Talk about her stroke of insight before I had a stroke experience.

Just as these unexpectant occurrences shifted Dr. Taylor’s, Dr. Lee’s, my and countless other Purpose Peeps’ lives and perspectives, what unexpectant occurances are shifting your life and perspective and enhancing what you bring to what you do?

Thank you Dr. Lee for this amazing talk.

As a Purpose Peep I am sparked because the trends for the emerging Purpose Economy are in alignment with the trends Dr. Lee described for the peak of artificial intelligence.  Globally, as we connect more and more with purpose and fulfillment in what we do, we can lean into the opportunity to outsource or liberate from routine jobs and tasks to have more freedom to pursue love and creativity in what we do.  This is the goal of fulfillment in what we do.

Check out Dr. Lee’s Ted Talk @kaifulee when it becomes available as well as your local Tedx events. Congrats to @tedxpeachtree for evolving to @tedxatlanta!

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XO,

Dena, Your Sister in Purpose & Resultant

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#SparkNotes: Plans Deferred But Not Forgotten

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Have you ever had a nudge to do something that did not seem to fit with your plans?

What about when this happens when you are at your busiest?

You too?

There was a groundbreaking ceremony for a new recreation facility in my county directly across the street from my community. On three occasions I got a nudge that prompted me saying you should go.

Immediately after the nudge, another voice said, “that’s nuts, you are so behind on your plans. You don’t have the time.”

Here’s a pattern I’ve unlocked in my life: Repeated nudges followed by strong opposition are uncommon gifts in the making!

I went!

It was a beautiful day and a great opportunity to connect with local Purpose Peeps!

Then the gift revealed itself!

My District Commissioner shared the plan and funding for this project was secured in 2007 and then the economy happened. The overhead for the facility is at minimum $1M per year so the plan was deferred.  Many were disappointed because the plan took years to gain funding.  The plan seemed to go away but really it was on hold until the intention of the plan could be fully realized.

Let that sink in…  11 years… what happens when your widely shared plans go dormant for 11 years? Can you imagine the questioning? Have you had some of that questioning in your life?

Next up was Alex. I did not understand what role he played, on the Board, builder, County Executive, but what I did understand was his passion! Alex casted his vision to bring the inside out in this project. This is important because there is a man made beach and a lot of green space surrounding the project. Alex was even changing the grading from being sound barriers to sound inviting, a great add for the revamped amphitheater. His passion was infectious! This go around, we got Alex with the plan.

Purpose Peeps, where there is Purposed Passion other Purpose Peeps follow.

Next up was Ed. Ed was responsible for the new walking trails that surround and go through the park. They were donated to the County by Ed’s non-profit because of the vision and intention to reestablish community in the County!

✨BOOM✨

Consider this:

• Your plans that you worked so hard and toiled for are not forgotten, just deferred.
• You have a vision but you will need other Purpose Peeps like Alex and Ed all of their resources to bring the vision to fruition and cast a wider net for others to catch on.
• What if the deferral of your plan is actually a period to align with a larger plan and what you thought was the entire enchilada was really a piece? Some were thinking park, momentum happened when the park became a community hub and driver for change.

The next time you get repeated nudges, even when you are insanely busy, I hope you take inspired action with your yes and receive your version of an uncommon gift!

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XO,

Dena, Your Sister in Purpose & Resultant

Dena Wiggins is a transformational author and consultant.  She takes an unwavering stand for your purpose. She supports individuals and systems of individuals in extracting insight, knowledge and purpose to leverage into Galvanized Results that spark, excite and move into action.  Stay connected, join the conversation, take inspired action.

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#SparkNotes: What are your leave behinds that let others know you were here?

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When my son was about four, he was a handful!  One day I noticed a trail of reddish little hand prints trailing a major wall in our home.  This wall gained the greatest amount of sunlight as it faced a huge window in the foyer.

When I asked my son in a shocked tone of questions, “what happened? Why did you do this? Are you ok? What is that?”

Without hesitation, my son replied, “oh, that’s my special stuff so everyone will know I was here.” This was followed by a big smile, huge dimples and a shrug as if he was saying doesn’t everyone leave a mark of their special stuff.

What is your “special stuff” that leaves your mark so everyone knows you are here?  Notice I did not say were here.

You don’t have to wait!  Like my son, you and I can start messy while figuring it out and we can leave our mark ALL along the way.  Our traces, our breadcrumbs, our hiccups are powerful leave behinds as a demonstration that you started, you tripped over yourself, kept going and figured it out.  Isn’t it cool to think that just starting is serving and helping others know they are not alone on the Path to Purpose?

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XO,

Dena, Your Sister in Purpose & Resultant

Dena Wiggins is a transformational author and consultant.  She takes an unwavering stand for your purpose. She supports individuals and systems of individuals in extracting insight, knowledge and purpose to leverage into Galvanized Results that spark, excite and move into action.  Stay connected, join the conversation, take inspired action.

Learn more about Unlocking The Keys To Your Success Personally and in Business. Shop A Life of Purpose® Products.