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Thank you to my good friend and unknowing mentor, Lucy Carter, for the above quote. I am not sure you have an understanding of how much I value our friendship…
PURPOSE… what is purpose? The dictionary states PURPOSE as, "the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc." Now CONSIDER your work. What is your purpose? Do you work with a purpose or are you just here to make some money and hope you figure something out along the way? I love this quote, mostly because it came from a regular person - the spouse of a Nashville hospice patient. It makes you think about WHAT you are doing daily and WHY.
In the past weeks I have shared a similar DISCUSSION with multiple people. I did NOT prompt the discussion; they just arose from general chat. Each was about working with PURPOSE. What I have found is that many people have TORMENTED souls because they lack a true purpose, a reason for doing, a drive for accomplishment. They WORK their tails off all week long so they can go home on the weekend and "relax" with friends, booze and food. Not a bad life mind you, I have done it for a long time. However, WHAT is your reason for being? Do you BELIEVE that you are on this planet to make money, "have a good time" and laugh it up with friends? Is there something BIGGER you are supposed to be a part of?
Most of us do not, or will not, think about our end of days, yet, when your time is UP… what do you want to be REMEMBERED for? Wouldn't it be NICE to make a difference in a way that affects the world and its BETTERMENT? You may say, "I can't make that type of IMPACT." I tell you … you are WRONG! Consider this. What if Bill Gates parents had not supported his DREAMS of working in computers and rather FORCED him into law as they desired? What might have been IF Adolf Hitler would have had a better art teacher and became a painter, rather than a world leader? What if I had never met Justin Morrison and been SUPPORTED to start writing the Morning Motivator?
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
The PURPOSE of your life will likely not be in PLAIN SIGHT immediately. Many people drift, NEVER finding their purpose and rarely even looking for it. Very few will make the EFFORTS to seek their purpose. Even fewer will FIND it…
Be JOYFUL though. YOU have a chance to do it – starting today! Begin considering what your purpose is. Are you a mentor, a teacher, a leader, a manager? You don't have to change the WORLD in a dramatic fashion such as a President. You don't need to be famous like a movie star or athlete to make it happen. Find what you LOVE and fills your PASSION. Seek to SHARE that with others that have the ABILITY and DESIRE to make more from it… and watch the world change, just by your POSITIVE influence and DESIRE to make a difference.
Cheers,
Zach
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