Are You Living the Life You were Meant to Live?
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Greetings….
As I am writing this, I am sitting in my comfy couch in my bedroom with one leg propped up on a table with a laptop in hand sipping my favorite beverage watching my favorite show, The Big Idea hosted by Donny Deutsch.
I am a big fan of this show. I love watching the entrepreneurs Johnny
brings on to discuss how they have taken an idea and made it into a
multi-million dollar business. There are tons of “golden nuggets” on this one show that makes it worth watching.
Just by watching the Big Idea, I have received confirmation of several key principles that I think are very common with successful business owners. One of them is passion. Over and over again, I have heard that the foundation of taking a business to the big time is based on “Doing what you love and love what you do.” In other words….find your passion then take action on it. That easy right?
I think it is deeper than that….
I am a big believer that our individual purpose is as unique are our fingerprints. In other words, I believe that every human being has a unique purpose…not everyone’s purpose is the same (of course…my opinion)….can you grasp that…even if you do not believe it? I also believe that our unique purpose is strongly aligned with our passion…if not one in the same. One more thing, I believe that working in one’s true purpose is what separates the 1% from the 99% of the population. The question you should be asking is “what 1% are you talking about, Rob?”
Well…glad you asked. There is a small percentage of the population that is going after a dream that is aligned with their purpose/passion. In other words, they have made a personal discovery that is almost rebellious….they have discovered that there is a life that is meant to be lived. They have discovered “real wealth.” “Real Wealth” has little to do with money and has everything to do with freedom….it is no coincidence that most entrepreneurs and those that are entrepreneurial at heart understand this.
On the other hand…there is the rest of the population (99%). Everyone else, me included at times, is doing what everyone else is doing (Lemmings). We are using most of the God-given time we have to work for money. We become lemmings and listen to what the world says to do….”work hard, save some money, retire with a nice pension, and live in entitlement.”…then, if you are lucky enough…you have a few years to travel and live a self absorbed life before your days become scheduled with doctor appointments…then you die.” No regrets there right?
The 1% live in freedom and never retire from their purpose. The 1% build wealth by pursing their passion. To the 1%, living in their purpose is as natural as breathing. The 1% wake up with gratitude in their heart for the opportunity to live a life meant to be lived. 1% are not waiting for retirement to live….they are living now.
A few questions to ponder:
Do you know what your passion is? Are you living with purpose? Are you the 99% or the 1%? Are you living now….or waiting to live (retirement)? Do you wake up in the morning grateful for the adventure awaiting you? Last one….are you living the life you were meant to live?
Until next time…..rob
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July 7th, 2008 at 8:53 am
It is interesting where life takes you. I started out in business and then felt a calling to teach and help kids. I still teach high school now but business is calling again. My thoughts are there has to be a bigger venue where I can help kids. So my passion is to teach and educate. This time instead of math we are going to do it about finances