If You Don't Know.....
If you don’t know what you want out of life, how can you possibly get it?
Think about that for a moment.
If you don’t know what you want out of life, how can you possibly get it?
38 years ago I read a book called Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. At the ripe old age of 15, I stumbled across this book and it has been the single most important event in my life.
Because, the information Napoleon Hill provided in that book was so brilliant, so relevant, and so life changing, anyone who took these concepts to heart and actually applied them in their lives was destined to have success at the highest levels.
One of the first concepts in the book is something called “Definiteness of Purpose”.
It’s the number one, first, most important concept of them all.
What is Definiteness of Purpose?
Well, in simple terms, imagine that you are the captain of a ship. When you leave your port and head out to sea, you head for your destination right? But, what if you don’t have a destination?
What if you never decided where you wanted to sail to?
Where would you end up?
When you have a specific destination in mind, and you determine that you are going to get to it no matter what, you have Definiteness of Purpose.
Definiteness of Purpose is having clear and concise goals.
It’s knowing exactly what you want in your life.
It’s knowing exactly the type of person you want to grow into.
And Napoleon Hill goes on to say that until you know exactly what you want in your life, and until you know exactly the type of person you want to grow into, the best possible thing you can do for yourself is devote yourself exclusively to getting these ideas clear in your mind.
Once you have Definiteness of Purpose, you must create an incredible passion for accomplishing these things. You must develop a burning desire to make these events happen in your life.
If your Definiteness of Purpose isn’t exciting enough to get YOU excited, then it’s time to go back to the drawing board.
Here’s an idea I hope you will take action on.
For the next week, take just 10 minutes a day, and make a list of your Definiteness of Purpose.
What do you really want in your future? What kind of a person do you want to grow into?
Here are some of the areas to consider….
Financially….
Physical fitness….
General Health….
Career….
Relationships….
Spirituality….
And on….
I promise all of you who do actually take 10 minutes a day for a week and do this exercise, your life will never be the same again.
And perhaps for the first time in your adult life, you will have a clearer picture of what you want to do with the rest of your life!
Namaste.
Jeff
Think about that for a moment.
If you don’t know what you want out of life, how can you possibly get it?
38 years ago I read a book called Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. At the ripe old age of 15, I stumbled across this book and it has been the single most important event in my life.
Because, the information Napoleon Hill provided in that book was so brilliant, so relevant, and so life changing, anyone who took these concepts to heart and actually applied them in their lives was destined to have success at the highest levels.
One of the first concepts in the book is something called “Definiteness of Purpose”.
It’s the number one, first, most important concept of them all.
What is Definiteness of Purpose?
Well, in simple terms, imagine that you are the captain of a ship. When you leave your port and head out to sea, you head for your destination right? But, what if you don’t have a destination?
What if you never decided where you wanted to sail to?
Where would you end up?
When you have a specific destination in mind, and you determine that you are going to get to it no matter what, you have Definiteness of Purpose.
Definiteness of Purpose is having clear and concise goals.
It’s knowing exactly what you want in your life.
It’s knowing exactly the type of person you want to grow into.
And Napoleon Hill goes on to say that until you know exactly what you want in your life, and until you know exactly the type of person you want to grow into, the best possible thing you can do for yourself is devote yourself exclusively to getting these ideas clear in your mind.
Once you have Definiteness of Purpose, you must create an incredible passion for accomplishing these things. You must develop a burning desire to make these events happen in your life.
If your Definiteness of Purpose isn’t exciting enough to get YOU excited, then it’s time to go back to the drawing board.
Here’s an idea I hope you will take action on.
For the next week, take just 10 minutes a day, and make a list of your Definiteness of Purpose.
What do you really want in your future? What kind of a person do you want to grow into?
Here are some of the areas to consider….
Financially….
Physical fitness….
General Health….
Career….
Relationships….
Spirituality….
And on….
I promise all of you who do actually take 10 minutes a day for a week and do this exercise, your life will never be the same again.
And perhaps for the first time in your adult life, you will have a clearer picture of what you want to do with the rest of your life!
Namaste.
Jeff
Labels: Definiteness of Purpose, Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich
posted by Jeff Fagin at 7:32 AM
2 Comments:
Jeff,
I am still in the process of defining my definiteness of purpose. I already have some things down on paper, and have a lot more purposes to get on to paper.
Jeff
The person I want to grow into is definately getting clearer.
Larry E.
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