Ask yourself, “What’s my point?” In other words, what gives you ultimate meaning or purpose? If you can’t answer that question in 50 words or less, you’re probably living your life below its potential.

Dr. Richard (Rick) J. Goossen's new book, What's My Point: Solving My Life Points Puzzle, is set to be released in March 2025! This book provides a framework in which to ponder your own lived experience and how to make sense of it. It’s a tool to help you discover your meaning.

Do you think of your skills, gifts and experiences as disconnected, nothing more than a disjointed tangle of life-long happenstances? That’s not true. In fact, there’s a cord that runs through everything you’ve done and experienced, a continuity that’s shaped the unique purpose of your life. It’s something only you—and you alone—can pursue and achieve.

If you’re wrestling with the big questions, whatever your age or stage of life, this book will give you the means of getting answers through guided self-reflection. The "Life Points Puzzle" provides you with a clear approach that you can apply to your life, to help you realize true fulfillment and meaning.  

The purpose of this book, then, is to help you make sense of your life and work, and to discover how your life experiences contribute to your unique and special purpose. As such, it serves as a manual, a reference resource, for ongoing reflection as you follow your unique pathway.

 Is this book for you? Yes, it’s most definitely for you, if:

• You’re starting your post-secondary education or your career and wondering which direction to choose. (How do I know my passion? What am I good at?)

• You’re mid-career and find yourself wanting to rethink what you’re doing. (Is there something different for me? Something more?)

• You’ve been on a career path based on others’ expectations or monetary considerations, and now you want to break away. (Is this what I really want? Is money making me happy?)

• You’re thinking about your “next act” or retirement, whatever your age. Maybe you’ve built your nest egg but don’t feel quite ready to call it a day. (What do I want to do now? Is there anything else?)

What’s My Point? is written from a Christian worldview and explores a faith-based approach to finding meaning in life. Whether or not you share this perspective, you should realize that you have a divinely inspired, unique purpose to be fulfilled by you and you alone. The guided reflections will help you understand your life’s purpose through a recognition of how the points of your life are uniquely interwoven.

CLICK HERE to read Chapter 1 of What's My Point?*

*Please note the full edition of the book will be available on March 1st on Amazon.