How I Discovered My True PURPOSE

I recently marked my 42nd birthday with a deep reflection on my life especially in the last 3 years that have been marked with drastic change.

My walk towards 40 was a huge struggle financially, socially, health, family. I was always in a dilemma questioning my true purpose in life. Painfully I decided to audit my principles (spiritually, mentally, emotionally and physically) because no else could do it for me.

Change was painfully grinding me and often contemplated on giving up because it looked easier than struggling to embrace change. Glad I never lost my mind.

The more my alternatives narrowed, the more I discovered myself.

In my pursuit of finding my true purpose, I came across this phenomenal story of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, nicknamed Lucky Lindy, The Lone Eagle, and Slim was an American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, explorer, and environmental activist. His story changed the way I absorbed this painful change.

Lindbergh was the first man to fly a plane across the Atlantic, from New York to Paris (nonstop) in 33 hours, 30 minutes, made a statement when asked by the press after the feat. He said "At a point I contemplated going back, but when I checked the fuel gauge, I realized the remaining fuel could only take me across, not back, so I continued." 

Key takeaways:

1. Nothing destroys focus like alternatives.
2. Nothing frustrates the success of plan A like the consciousness of plan B. 
3. If there is a begging alternative to your dream, then trust me, you will soon abandon the dream. 
4. Pursue the dream as if there were no alternatives. Narrow your focus; deal with distractions. 
5. Keep your eyes on the main thing. It may be hard, but it's achievable, if you don't abandon it for the alternatives.
6. Hardship is not a proof that God disapproves of the pursuit; even gold goes through fire first.

The bottomline:

When you don't have enough money, money tends to be your purpose. Sad, but it is what it is and, sure, that 'enough' varies massively from person to person. But only when you have that enough will your soul search for something else.

I was to able to discover much when my purpose shifted from money to sharing my natural gifts with others.

In the last 2 years I have helped over 100 individuals and a dozen struggling businesses to fix their problems and it has been rewarding to my life.