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How To Accelerate Your Purpose

How To Accelerate Your Purpose

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Toya Gavin
Sep 10, 2020
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"Purpose crosses disciplines. Purpose is an essential element of you. It is the reason you are on the planet at this particular time in history. Your very existence is wrapped up in the things you are here to fulfill." - Chadwick Boseman

For the most part, 2020 has felt like I'm a boxer in a title fight getting knocked down every round. 

The death of Chadwick Boseman last week levied a particularly harsh blow. 

Boseman was such a talented actor. He played Jackie Robinson and Thurgood Marshall. He grooved and sang and gave us a gift in his portrayal of James Brown. Then, in 2018, he became Black Panther. 

Not only was Chadwick Boseman the first black superhero, but he was also a superhero in a really good movie. As someone who has watched almost all of the Avenger films, that wasn't a given. 

Hands down, Black Panther is one of the best Marvel films to date. So his loss still feels like one punch too many to me.

Adding to the upset of this loss, we learned that Boseman did some of his most n…

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