Monthly Archives: October 2019

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Is YOUR “Why” serving a purpose?

It is often said that if you lose your “why” in life, you will lose your “way” in life! We live in a country where sometimes we believe our “why” is to have more stuff. Or to have a bigger house or drive a better car! But only to find that the bigger house, the better car or the fancy vacation is only short lived. The bigger question is to ask:” Why am I here?” Am I fulfilling my calling in life? What are my gifts and talents and am I using them to fulfill my purpose in life? Here are a few questions to help you understand your “why”:

  1. Are you working each day to increase your awareness of yourself? Are you teachable, humble, open, listening, prayerful?
  2. Think about times in your past when you were fully engaged in living your dream, in flow, energetic and positive. How and who did this impact? Was it Glorifying God? Were you helping others? If it glorifies God, you are probably in your “why”.
  3. Make a list of your gifts and talents and then find a few people who know you and ask them what they think are your gifts and talents. It is important to not to feel criticized, but make a point for open discussions. Take this feedback seriously to see if there is a gap between what others think and what you think your gifts and talents are.
  4. Make a list of what you think your “why” values are. From this list, it will help you define your “why” clearly. After you write it out on paper, ask yourself:”Is this correct? Is this why I get up every morning?”
  5. Keep working on trying to define your “why” and before you know it, your “way” will become clearer. Use your “why” to build your platform, launch a new career, or take steps in a new direction. Remember, people will be attracted to your “why” if it glorifies God.
  6. Your “why” is full of energy, passion and power and you will know when you are in harmony with your “why”
  7. NEVER EVER OUTSOURCE YOUR WHY! NEVER OUTSOURCE THE CREATION OF YOUR PURPOSE!

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How to Live the Abundant Life

I often think about the words of Henry David Thoreau: “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation”. When I was younger, I thought about those words and couldn’t understand them at all. It just made sense to me that the reason men live in quiet desperation was caused by their own actions. So if you don’t want to live this way, you must change it. And for the most part, that is correct. And now at 60, I am truly interested in the abundant life and how to achieve it. Let me give you a few ideas on how to achieve it.

  1. Do an inventory of your gifts and talents. Make sure that you have a clear understanding of the gifts and talents you have been given.
  2. Apply those gifts and talents to your work. Ask yourself if your “why” is being fulfilled? When you understand your “why”, you will find a clear “way”.
  3. Most of what we fought for growing up, may not necessarily make you happy and fulfilled today.
  4. Perhaps its time for some changes in your habits, thoughts, and relationships.
  5. Start to think about life from a eternal perspective. Make sure you are storing up treasures that will benefit you in your next life.
  6. Remember, that when you die, you can take nothing with you. So, are you living a life that helps others? Are you helping to make others happy? Are you giving from a warm hand instead of a cold hand?
  7. Love more, give more and forgive more. Remember that is truly all that you can give.
  8. Find a group that builds your spiritual muscle. Its impossible to live the abundant life if you are not feeding your soul.