Author Archives: davekeil2015

Lessons from a cultural movement that shaped music, art, and life My first exposure to Hip Hop came in the preppy Philadelphia Mainline suburbs in 1979, listening to Kurtis Blow’s “The Breaks”, on a bootleg cassette.  Hip Hop is more than just a musical genre; it’s a dynamic cultural movement that emerged in the 1970sContinue reading “Lessons of Hip Hop”

I recently met up with a good friend from more than 30 years ago. We were close back then, and he helped me through the toughest experience of my life – the death of our second child. He said he wanted to share a life lesson that had I shared with him, one that hadContinue reading “Lotion Your Knees”

We live in a world that tells us how to win. Get more. Climb higher. Protect what’s yours. The messages come fast and loud – from billboards and boardrooms to the White House – and they all say the same thing: success belongs to the strong. As a follower of Jesus, I love how HisContinue reading “The Inverted Kingdom”

How aerobic, anaerobic, and HIIT training mirror the way we should live Fitness is about more than health, sports and my body – it’s a teacher. As a boy in the 70’s the only exercise available was playing sports and running around the neighborhood.  Jogging was so new that people thought it might be ‘unhealthy’Continue reading “The Purpose of Fitness”

Like everyone who has lived for more than a few decades, I have faced tragedy and hardship in my life.  I have had a child die, an artery issue that put me in the hospital for 9 days, faced unemployment (https://www.lessonsonpurpose.com/2021/11/02/what-i-learned-being-fun-employed/), broken bones and other setbacks. That said, I face each day with thankfulness andContinue reading “Stoicism”

Most beginners grip the club like they could strangle it, swing hard and hope for the best.  The best golfers know that a loose grip, as light as you would hold a bird, is the secret to long, straight ball flight, and control. Loosening the grip is a great lesson for capturing joy and purposeContinue reading “Loosen the Grip”

Money has the potential to do great good and great harm in our lives.  With the right mindset and tools we can reduce the hold money has on so many of us. The struggle with money affects us all: 47% of the world’s population lives in poverty, defined as living on less than $6.85/day1 ,Continue reading “Money, Money, Money”

Happiness and joy are two different things.  Happiness depends on happenings, the events and circumstances in our lives, and is fleeting.  One thing we all learn is that no one can be truly happy all the time, as none of us are immune to bad or sad things in our lives.  What we can learnContinue reading “Joy vs Happiness”

It is easy to make things complicated and very hard to make things simple.   I have seen a direct correlation in my life between success and simplicity. The most successful businesses I have worked with know their purpose and simplify their offer and create clear messages to consumers, while many have failed trying toContinue reading “Simplify”

75% of Americans pray at least one per month, and I am one of the 55% of people in the US who pray every day1. One of my favorite things about my protestant Christian faith is that one of its founding tenants was the ability to pray directly to God, in my language of choice. Continue reading “How I Pray”