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title: Darnyelle Jervey Harmon On Finding and Living Your Purpose
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Jan 29, 2019
# Darnyelle Jervey Harmon On Finding and Living Your Purpose
 [Wes Schaeffer](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/author/wes-schaeffer)
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## [Sales Tips](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/daily) you'll learn today on [The Sales Podcast](https://www.thesaleswhisperer.com/podcast)...
- Former VP of Business Development in Fortune 500
- Former Mary Kay—motivated her to seek a purpose-driven life
- Former Non-Profit
- Wasn't making a difference working for a credit card company in the Fortune 500 world
- Exposure creates expansion
- Dec 17th, 2004 she realized something wasn't right
- It'll never be the right time
- Jump and build your parachute on the way down
- She had to live the dream God put in her heart
- She started her own business and filed bankruptcy and had to go back to work
- Her pursuit of purpose kept her going
- She learned from her mistakes
- She lives lean and within her means
- She got clear about what was important
- We're chasing what others tell us we should
- Kid from the projects whose parents were both on crack at one point
- Even "successful" people lack confidence
- It's seldom a lack of strategy that holds people back
- She emphasizes God with a spiritual-based focus
- Name what you want
- Expose the gap for what it is
- If God was describing you to His friends He'd say great things about you. Learn to see yourself that way.
- No victims allowed in her program
- We beLIEve the lies
- We're born knowing nothing and we're little sponges
- We're formed and the roots are planted by the age of seven
- What keeps us from growth?
- We think it's better to appear one way than to be curious and let others know you don't know something.
- Set your pride aside to hit stride
- Deliver some tough love to interrupt their patterns
- Get to a quiet place and get clear on your vision for your business and your life
- Make sure you're not settling
- As soon as you start complaining you need to look deep and take action
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## Links Mentioned In [The Sales Podcast](https://www.thesaleswhisperer.com/podcast)
- Visit [Darnyelle Jervey Harmon's](https://www.incredibleoneenterprises.com) home on the web
- Watch Darnyelle Jervey Harmon's TedX Talk on [Burning The Box](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6TqiPB41u4)
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