Two
of life’s greatest tragedies are: Never to have had a great mission in
life and to have fully reached it so there is no challenge remaining.
Are
you going where you want to go, doing what you want to do, and
becoming who you want to become? These are the questions we must ask
ourselves. Set some quiet time aside after you have finished this
program and see the two you’s in the mirror of your mind:
1. There is the reflection of the person you are today.
2. There is the image of who you will be in the future.
Looking at my own life, I am incredibly different in many respects from the person I was 10 years ago.
As
you reflect on your past and anticipate the future, understand that
virtually nothing you have experienced has been wasted. It all blends
together into wisdom and knowledge, and creates your own unique brand of
cultural diversity.
Action Idea:
In your professional life, what is most important for you to achieve
in the remainder of your career? In your personal life, what is most
important for you to achieve in the remainder of your life? Find a
close friend or associate you trust and network with often, and
challenge each other to continuously strive to reach these objectives.
Passion
in your purpose will help you take control of your life, and also give
you one other advantage that is not widely recognized: About 10 more
years of life, on average. Pursuit of a goal wears out very few people.
But they rust out by the hundreds of thousands when their pursuit of
happiness turns into a geriatric park. A job is something you do for
money. A career is something you do because you have an inner calling
to do it. You want to do it. You love doing it. You’re excited when you
do it. And you’d do it even if you were paid nothing beyond food and
the basics. You’d do it because it’s your life.
Be
inspired to learn as much as you can, gain skills as much as you can,
to find a cause that benefits humankind and you’ll be sought after for
your quality of service and dedication to excellence. My nephew and
niece, David and Heidi, at the ages of 30, had three little girls, ages
7, 5 and 2. On an anniversary some years ago, they went out dancing
and the margarita she had
must have been one powerful fertility drug. She became pregnant that
night, and with no incidence of multiple births in our family, eight
months later, she delivered quadruplet girls, prematurely. I hurried
down to the Children’s Hospital in San Diego to get a photo opportunity
and possible media coverage as “Uncle Denis of the Waitley Quads.”
They told me to stand in the corner, saying I hadn’t contributed
anything. The TV anchorwoman asked my niece Heidi how she felt. She
said,
“I feel a little tired. We’re going to need a new car.” They turned to
my nephew David, whose eyes looked like burnt corks. “David, as the
father, how does it feel to have seven little girls under the age of 7?”
David replied, “We’re not going to need a new car, we’re never going
anywhere again.” But that’s not the point of the story. In addition to
seeing them as wonderful parents devoted to their seven little girls,
my attention was focused
on the neo-natal nurses caring for the newborn quadruplets, weighing
between a pound and a half to two and a half pounds. Caring
passionately for them like little birds in nests. Oblivious of quitting
time. Not hearing the lunch bell at noon. Doing what they loved.
Involved in helping improve the quality of life. We all can’t be Barbra
Streisand or Jonas Salk. But we can chase our passion, not our
pension. You’ll always do well, what you love most.
Action Idea:
If you had the time and circumstances allowed, what is one of your
most passionate desires in life you would like to pursue? It could be a
new business idea, music, action, sports, or community service.
Starting tomorrow, chase that passion a little bit at a time
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