L is for Learn: Why Purpose Isn’t About Titles, Degrees, or Resumes
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
🎙 THE ALIGN Reset Series:
L is for Learn: Why Purpose Isn’t About Titles, Degrees, or Resumes
🎧 Listen to this episode right here or on your favorite podcast platform:
Episode 8 – A Cup of Hope Podcast
💬 Have you ever thought your degree, your job title, or your success would finally make you feel confident?
You’ve achieved a lot. Or maybe, you lived your dream of being a stay at home mom—but something still feels off. Deep down, you wonder:
“Is this all there is?”
“What’s my purpose, really?”
“Why do I still feel behind?”
In this episode of A Cup of Hope, we explore what it really means to learn who you are—and how to live from your God-given identity instead of your résumé.
📖 Scripture of the Week
Psalm 139 says:
“You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb.
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.”
Your purpose doesn’t begin with your to-do list. It begins with the truth that God created you with intention, value, and love—before you did anything to earn it. Your identity is something you live from, not toward. And when you embrace who God says you are, your path becomes clearer.
Psalm 139:13-14 (NLT)
🧭 What We Talk About in This Episode
✅ You Are Not Your Résumé
✅ What Joseph’s Life Teaches Us About Purpose
✅ The Bowls Metaphor: A Visual for Living Aligned
📝 You Are Not Your Résumé
I share my own story of pursuing a Master’s degree hoping it would “fix” my insecurity—only to be passed over for an $11/hour job. I also talk about a young mom I recently met who felt disqualified because she didn’t have a degree. Different stories, same lie: “I’m not enough.”
🌱 What Joseph’s Life Teaches Us About Purpose
We reflect on Genesis and how Joseph’s identity didn’t change whether he was in the pit or the palace. I also share how a free Bible study from Thomas Road Baptist Church deepened my understanding of God’s love and faithfulness in the waiting.
🥣A Visual for Living Aligned
I introduce the Bowls Metaphor I use in coaching:
- Vision (legacy and who you’re becoming)
- Purpose (your why)
- Mission (how you live it out today)
- Goals (the specific steps you take)
When these bowls are nested in the right order, life feels aligned. When they’re flipped, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed.
✍️ This Week’s Coaching Challenge
📝What’s one small decision you can make this week that reflects the legacy you want to leave?
🥣Which of the bowls—Vision, Purpose, Mission, or Goals—is getting most of your attention?
😔Which one feels unclear or overlooked?
🤝 Join the Conversation
We’d love to hear what stood out to you. Join the A Cup of Hope Community on Facebook—a space for real talk, reflection, and encouragement.
💡 Ready to Reset Your Life?
If this episode stirred something in you, check out the ALIGN Reset Group—a 7-week coaching experience to help you slow down, get clear, and start living intentionally.
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🔗 Links & Resources:
Free Bible Study on Joseph
ALIGN Reset Journal
ALIGN Reset Group Waitlist
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💛 Remember: God can take the broken pieces of your story and create something more beautiful than you ever imagined. Until next time, I’m Sherry DuShaw, and this is A Cup of Hope.
Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Hi, I'm Sherry
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I’m a Life & Money Coach who helps women untangle the chaos of life and money and step into purpose with hope, confidence, and peace. These days, you’ll find me kayaking, being “Mimi,” tackling DIY projects I probably shouldn’t, and chasing big, brave goals (like training for a marathon in my 50s!).
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