Living A Life Of Purpose

"The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going. "

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

"If you don't know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else."

~Lawrence J. Peter

"Sometimes the path you're on is not as important as the direction you're heading."

~Kevin Smith

"If you aim at nothing, you'll hit it every time."

~Zig Ziglar

The four quotes above have one thing in common – knowing where you are headed. You cannot know what direction you ought to go without knowing your purpose.  I also believe that you cannot know your purpose without knowing this Absolute -- the one immutable all-powerful God of the universe.

There is a difference between goals and purpose. Goals are simply milestones in the journey, but Purpose is the direction in which you must go. You can hit all the goals you set, but if they are not in the direction you ought to be going, well… it does not do anyone much good, does it?

I have known since I was little that I was meant to change the world and make it a better place. I was meant to help people and make their lives better. That is my purpose. I aim to add value to people. It has taken me almost two decades but I am finally in pursuit of my purpose in life.  I had previously set goals in all sorts of different directions, resulting in no real impact anywhere.  I am finally getting somewhere now.

There are some rules for goal-setting.  Whatever your goals are, they must be:

• written
• personal
• specific
• achievable
• measurable
• time-sensitive

Believe you me, if those six things are not done, no amount of goal-setting or goals will see any results. 

ps.  This post was originally written a week ago.  Just delayed in posting...