What's Your "Purpose"?

Hi Friends!

I recently started coaching a mega-successful entrepreneur who by

any standards has made it big. As we have been getting deeper and

deeper into what life is really about, I asked him a question,

"'What's the purpose of your life?"

For over a minute he just stared at me and then asked, "What do

you mean?"

So I repeated the same question again, and added "What are you on

this earth and journey for?"

He sat there with a blank stare on his face and then started to

cry like a baby. He had never even thought about that question

once. He felt saddened that his life seemed to have little if any

meaning.

We quickly remedied that feeling by going over all the wonderful

things he had done. Then we really got into his true life's

purpose, and all I can tell you is that now he is so-o-o-o-o-o

jazzed!

As with almost every person I meet, they have not really asked

themselves that question, let alone have an answer for it.

Let me suggest that each one of us is here to do something

special. It is our job to discover what that something is and

fulfill it. For example, here is what I believe is my own

purpose:

The purpose of my life is to live, to love, to grow and to be

mega-happy. It is also to be a great father to Keenan and Noah

and to love, inspire and serve others.

It has taken me many years of questions, and many refinements to

get my own purpose so clear. The value for me is that once I am

clear about my life's purpose, I can be clear about what I do on

a daily basis. It allows me to feel good about my self and what I

will contribute to this planet before and after I die.

I heard a wonderful visual story a while ago that goes something

like this:

One day God was choosing only 1 person out of a possible 250

million to go to Earth and contribute something great while

there. He asked all of the applicants to write out why they

should be chosen and what they would do on earth if he chose

them.

He then made them promise that they would do everything they

could to fulfill their promises if chosen.

Now, I want you to imagine that God chose you.

Now, go and write out what you would have told Him because you

can still keep your promise.

Remember to laugh and be silly and to create a great life!

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