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26: Propelling Positivity | Peggy Pepper

Christian Life Calling

Release Date: 12/21/2021

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How can positivity be useful in the pursuit of Life Calling? Positivity deals with the mindset used to approach a situation, which can help people to expand on life purpose. Everyone has a Life Calling, and deserves the glory of living out a Life Calling. A positive outlook can help you explore ways to flourish, and discover ways to help other people flourish. Today, we discuss the skill of propelling positivity.

Peggy Pepper, propels positivity into the world with the creation of her social media platform, Positive on Purpose. Her goal is to create a global community and conversation about creating positivity as more than a nice idea, but a belief system that can become a way of life. Peggy is also a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, an ordained Minister, an award-winning writer, a Global TED Circle Leader, and a Life Calling Institute advisor.

Peggy is no stranger to starting something new. After an award-winning career in advertising, Peggy became a serial entrepreneur with one of her ventures booking more than $1 billion dollars. Peggy also launched another company, similar to Shark Tank, to guide budding entrepreneurs into success with their own dreams. The program went so well that the White House enlisted her expertise to develop entrepreneurship programs for inner city women to be implemented nationally.

Listen as Peggy gives life lessons and suggestions based on her own growth of embracing a broader and deeper life over the years. Peggy talks about meshing and evolving with the world while giving herself grace. Her words encourage people to reflect on the wealth of wisdom they accumulate as they journey through life. In this conversation, learn about reframing negative situations, how to “right-size” your life, and three acts to start off your day positively. You’ll feel refreshed, renewed and inspired not only by what Peggy says, but by who Peggy is.

Time stamps:

  • [00:18] - Peggy Pepper is a serial entrepreneur who helps bring positivity and action to the world.
  • [02:46] - What effect does age have on the concept of calling?
  • [05:39] - Peggy describes how Calling can be described and felt through life.
  • [07:10] - This mindset drives Peggy to change the perspective on any trial that shows up in her life.
  • [10:04] - Peggy talks about meshing and evolving with the world while giving herself grace.
  • [12:47] - Peggy encourages people to reflect on the wealth of wisdom they accumulate as they journey through life.
  • [14:41] - What does it mean to “right-size” your life? Peggy describes the meaning of this phrase through the story of her encore marriage.
  • [17:21] - Peggy continues the story of her encore marriage. This exercise gave the marriage more clarity around purpose and helping others.
  • [20:18] - Peggy says she embraced a broader and deeper life after reevaluating her life. 
  • [21:40] - Why is Peggy on a mission to propel positivity? How does Peggy turn around negative situations?
  • [24:28] - Peggy gives a recent example of how she turned around a negative situation.
  • [26:08] - How can positivity be useful in the pursuit of Life Calling?
  • [28:21] - Find out how you’re individually wired to connect with your Life Calling.
  • [30:05] - Peggy touches on how the things that seem so simple, can be the things that are hardest to commit to.
  • [31:59] - Peggy shares the three things she does to start off her day. STEP 1: Before opening your eyes.
  • [33:42] - Peggy shares the three things she does to start off her day. STEP 2: Before going out the door.
  • [35:41] - Peggy shares the three things she does to start off her day. STEP 3: Once out in the world.
  • [38:27] - When has Peggy thought “I can keep doing this forever”?
  • [40:42] - Thank you for listening! Catch you next time!

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