“Do not take your lessons and confuse them as your purpose.”

How do you find your purpose and how do you know whether what you're doing is actually what you're meant to do? In this episode of A Podcast by Joe Louis, the conversation explores finding your purpose, understanding your identity, redefining success, and recognizing that something you're good at isn't necessarily your calling.

From football to becoming a music producer and engineer, working in Atlanta, and eventually stepping forward as an artist, the journey raises a bigger question: what if some of the things you succeed at are actually lessons preparing you for something else? Professional opportunities, music industry experiences, relationships, and different stages of life can all teach you something without necessarily being the final destination. That distinction became especially important when success behind the scenes started competing with the feeling that being an artist was something that could no longer be ignored.

Faith and spirituality also play a major role in this perspective on purpose, identity, and success. What is the thing that has never left you? What would you continue doing without recognition, money, awards, or validation from other people? And what happens when success stops meaning “Did everybody else think I made it?” and starts meaning “Did I actually do what I believe I was here to do?”

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Key Discussion Points

(00:00) - Can Failure Still Count as Success?

(02:15) - Why Purpose and Success Aren't Always the Same Thing

(06:10) - Redefining Success Beyond Awards and Recognition

(08:20) - Why Identity Can Be More Important Than Purpose

(11:45) - Who Are You Beyond What You Do?

(14:15) - The Early Search for Purpose

(18:20) - Finding Purpose in Helping Other People Grow

(23:30) - Faith, Relationships and Recognizing a Deeper Purpose

(31:00) - Entering the Music Industry Without Losing Your Identity

(35:30) - When Professional Opportunities Make You Question Success

(39:15) - Faith and the Music Industry Journey

(44:04) - Don't Confuse Your Lessons With Your Purpose

(48:30) - When Being a Successful Producer Became the Wrong Goal

(52:20) - Why Becoming an Artist Could No Longer Be Ignored

(57:30) - What Happens When You Ignore Part of Your Purpose

(1:02:00) - Purpose, Faith and Spirituality

(1:08:30) - How Becoming an Artist Changed the Bigger Picture

(1:14:00) - Live Streaming, Music and Taking Small Steps Toward Purpose

(1:19:30) - How Different Parts of Your Purpose Can Work Together

(1:24:00) - The Question That Can Help You Find Your Purpose

(1:28:30) - What Would You Keep Doing Even If Nobody Paid You?

(1:32:00) - Purpose, Death and Knowing You Did Your Job

(1:35:00) - Why Finding Your Purpose Can Redefine Success

(1:38:00) - Stop Measuring Your Success Through Other People

(1:41:00) - What Would You Still Do When You're Exhausted?