Tanya Dalton - On Purpose: The Busy Womans Guide to an Extraordinary Life of Meaning and Success

PRAISE FOR ON PURPOSE

My fully charged friend has written a must-read for anyone looking to find their true purpose, and who is eager to stop chasing busy so they can do what truly ignites them. Dont miss out on this book if you want to learn how to step into yourselfintentionally and purposefullyand find success on your own terms.

Meaghan B Murphy, author of Your Fully Charged Life and editor in chief of Womans Day Magazine

Protecting the asset (you) is your highest priority. You are the only asset through which to make any contribution to anyone else. This is beautifully illustrated in On Purpose by Tanya Dalton.

Greg McKeown, author of New York Times bestsellers Effortless and Essentialism and the host of the Whats Essential podcast

Purpose without a path to follow will leave any woman with punctured confidence and wounded courage. Tanya, who is a master at productivity, has applied her unique mind to the concept of purpose and helps women learn what owning their power and stepping into it really looks like.

Marshawn Evans Daniels, Godfidence coach, Reinvention Strategist for Women, and founder of SheProfits.com

Tanya Daltons On Purpose finally delivers what no other book has before: a guide not only for the woman who wants more, but wants to identify and live her greatest personal purpose in this lifetime.

Ali Brown, entrepreneur, mentor, and founder of The Trust

Every time I talk with Tanya, I take notes. Shes the kind of friend that makes you walk away from every conversation with new ideas about whats really possible in your life. Thats what is going to happen when you read this book. It reads like a wise, fun friend is guiding you through a topic youve always wondered about. The whole thing is fantastic, but even if she only sold the Alteration section as a book, Id pay full price. Its just that good.

Jon Acuff, New York Times bestselling author of Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking

Seeing a woman shine in the productivity niche is so refreshing! On Purpose is not about goal settingit is about discovering your passion and purpose so you can achieve the success and meaning you deserve. And through her vulnerability and transparency, Tanya draws you in and makes you feel like you can totally do it.

Allie Casazza, author of Declutter Like a Mother

This is unlike any other personal development or goal setting book out there. On Purpose will prove to you that goals are not the goal. Instead, Tanya leads the waywith her signature honesty and boldnesshelping you to live each day with intention and guiding you through the steps to a life that feels fulfilling to you. This is both the permission slip and the blueprint we all need to stop chasing perfection, discover our individual true purpose, and start living the life we were truly designed to liveone with both success and meaning. I will forever be thankful to Tanya for writing this book!

Mary Marantz, bestselling author of Dirt and host of The Mary Marantz Show

This book is the permission slip I didnt know I needed! On Purpose allows you to stop chasing perfection and start living the life you desire. Do yourself a favor and devour this book like I did!

Jess Ekstrom, author of Chasing the Bright Side

On Purpose is a must-read for anyone seeking to find success on their own terms. Tanya Dalton gives you the easy-to-follow actionable guide youve been searching for to take ownership of your life, make intentional choices, and fill your soul with what matters most to you.

Lisa Hufford, author of Work Your Way and CEO of Simplicity Consulting

On Purpose

2021 by Tanya Dalton

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Dalton, Tanya, 1974- author.

Title: On purpose : the busy womans guide to an extraordinary life of meaning and success / Tanya Dalton.

Description: Nashville, Tennessee : Nelson Books, [2021] | Includes bibliographical references. | Summary: "Nationally recognized productivity expert and bestselling author Tanya Dalton delivers a hard-hitting message that will motivate women to step into their purpose, invest in themselves, and boldly make their mark on the world"--Provided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021008588 (print) | LCCN 2021008589 (ebook) | ISBN 9781400214365 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781400214396 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: Success. | Self-realization in women.

Classification: LCC BF637.S8 D293 2021 (print) | LCC BF637.S8 (ebook) | DDC 158.1--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021008588

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021008589

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Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?

Mary Oliver

To Erika and Curt:

I am lucky to spend my one wild and precious
life with best friends like you.

Dear Reader,

Before we begin, I want you to understand that this book isnt written to help you fit in with the status quo. Its not designed to line up nice and neatly with how society already works. The shelves at your local bookstore are already buckling under the weight of all those other books that tell you what to think, how to behave, and give you rules for getting things done.

This book is none of that.

I want to challenge you to think for yourself. I dont want to tell you what to think; I want to empower you to choose how you want to think. I want to shake the foundations of how you view your world. Because it is your