Are you a product of purpose or a product of circumstance?

Are you a product of purpose or a product of circumstance?

This is a pretty powerful question if you really stop and think about it. The reaction I get from people when first posed with this question ranges from joy to anger. Some people cannot wait to tell me all about their purpose in life and the fact they are using their talents to fulfill their dreams. In other words, they are writing the life story they have always wanted. Others get completely silent and realize for the very first time that circumstances in their life have determined the roads they have traveled. Somewhere along their journey though life they lost sight of the dreams they once had for themselves and those around them. They traveled down a road that was already plowed versus creating their own path. I am by no means saying that those that are living lives of circumstance are doing anything wrong. I am simply trying to make people aware of the fact that each of us really is “The Author of Our Life!” There are no co-authors to our individual life stories. We are it!

Although I have many tools for helping others during their quest to find their purpose in life…their “IT”…there is one thing in particular I feel very strongly about. It is crucial to remember that discovering your purpose in life or searching for your “IT” has no actual point of arrival. “IT” is a way of life…a journey. Just when you think you have reached your full potential and have finally arrived your “IT” will change. You will expand your boundaries further than you ever thought possible. Possibly even fail from time to time. But guess what? This is o.k.! It means you are learning and learning is what keeps our minds healthy and keeps us feeling young.  Look at what some of our greatest world leaders have said about failure:

Napoleon Hill
Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.

Robert F. Kennedy – Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.

Sir Winston Churchill – Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.

Nelson Mandela – The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall.

As always…to those who have just begun the journey of finding their purpose in life, remember to remain patient.  You will find it!  For those who have already found it, remain faithful.  For the road of life ahead is sure to have unforeseen curves that will attempt to throw us all off course.

Please let me know if I can ever be of any help!

Keep the faith!