A New Destiny Resource
by docjerry · Filed Under: Book Recommendations · Coaching · Miscellaneous Books
“Purpose is implanted in us as well as revealed to us — we were made for what God calls us to be.” Tony Stoltzfus
What greater good have you been called to serve with your life?
You will keep on guiding me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny. (Psa. 73:24; NLT)
As a life coach who has focused a good deal of my time by helping clients understand and determine their destiny, I’m always watching for new resources that would take my ability to help clients to a new level. I believe I have found one, and I’m very excited about it.
Tony Stoltzfus, the person who taught Sharon and me virtually everything we know about coaching, has just released a new book titled A Leader’s Life Purpose Handbook: Calling and Destiny Discovery Tools for Christian Life Coaching. My initial skimming of the book leaves me eager to dig deeper to explore some new (to me) thinking around destiny coaching. As Tony points out, life purpose or destiny coaching up to now has primarily focused on “helping people look inside, discover their design, passion and abilities, and then pursue them.” Some of his new thinking jumped off the page to me as I read his thesis that “calling” has been a vital, but missing, piece of one’s destiny discovery. Calling, in this case, can be defined as an external commission to serve a greater good.
Hmmmm…if he’s right, I’m guilty as charged. I was erroneously treating calling as a synonym for destiny or purpose. Tony is helping me to see that calling is discovered by looking outward rather than looking inward. Pretty obvious…now that it has been pointed out to me.
So Tony’s new book brings a more balanced approach to destiny discovery by looking in four directions:
–Outward at the external call
–Inward at what our design reveals within
–Backward at how our life experiences have prepared us
–Forward at dreams and passions pulling us toward our destiny
If you’re a coach, or even if you’re not, this book presents some very enlightening information that will take the whole pursuit of destiny discovery to a new level. Thank you, Tony, for another awesome contribution to coaching. I’m honored to be your student.
Prayer Power
Father, we thank You for new discovery tools and for anything that leads to a greater understanding of our destiny. Our greatest desire is to pursue that destiny and to finish well.
Link of the Day
Coach22 Bookstore (click Coach22 Exclusives on the left to find Tony’s new book on sale)
Blessings on you as you purpose to passionately pursue your destiny, i.e., your reason for being.










