EYES ON THE PRIZE PRT.I
“The one who has a ‘why’ can endure any ‘how’”
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Y'all can you believe it… it has officially been a month since this blog has launched !! WOOT WOOT!!
Listen I gotta celebrate all the wins; big or small, because the planner in me always wants to plan for what's next, I literally have to train myself to live in the moment sometimes and embrace the present so these are one of those moments!!
:: cue " Juvenile's Back that Azz Up" and twerks::
Lol ok, now that I got that out my system lets get into the post shall we?
In my first post, I established that I will be filling a couple of roles: providing sophistisexy style and giving you prompts while cheerleading you to go forward and today is one of those posts.
I consider myself an ambassador of purpose, realigning how people live their lives by understanding what makes them tick. The journey to purpose however is no easy task, it takes a lot of INTENTIONALITY, first in your mind and now in your sight.
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I came about this quote that states ," what you are and what you become depends on how you use your time.” Time is an expensive currency. You cannot buy it nor trade it, quantify or keep it in stock. We must use it to get to where we want to go by being, you guessed it...INTENTIONAL.
The scary truth is purpose has a timeframe.
In the bible, in the book of Ecclesiastes 3:1 it clearly depicts there is a time or a season for everything. For example, there is a time you are a infant and in that time, you are meant to grow and adapt to your surroundings, eat specific foods to get the nutrients you need etc., in the same way there is timeframes set for us to accomplish what we are created and driven to do. Let me just add this quick reminder right here,
YOU WERE CREATED ON PURPOSE FOR PURPOSE. You did not just happen to show up, you are not a mistake, your life does have meaning and you do matter. If you ever doubt for a second, please know you were intentionally created and there are people out there who need exactly what you have to offer!
Our role is not to understand it all at once, but the strands of life guide us to fulfill each piece as it comes. It is up to us to steward the time God has given us so we can accomplish the purposes for which we were created.
That is where fixed focus, being authentic and understanding your why come into play and keep us aligned in our purpose. To understand what to focus on, we need to understand why we are focusing on it in the first place.
It is beyond alarming, the amount of people who are caught up in the matrix of life, doing things just because it is what is to be done, yet gaining no happiness, no joy, not even banking any cash because they are caught up in the system, surviving and not thriving.
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Now the argument can be made, " I do not have the luxury to just go and follow my dreams and live in bliss, I got real responsibilities." TRUE!
We must do what we got to do, but at some point, one must ask at what cost, can I forfeit my purpose?
Your sanity, your happiness, a bitter heart, feeling empty and frustrated everyday? Let's also take the time to clarify, purpose is not quantified by only attaining material things, running businesses, career success, it is the intentional alignment of YOUR PASSIONS, YOUR GIFTS AND YOUR SERVICE that blend together impacting how you do life and how you impact your sphere of influence or the world around you. Your purpose can literally be to put a smile on someone's face or running a fortune 500 company one is not greater than the other, it is about what fits you and what is authentic to your call.
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And maybe that is what is wrong with society, we tend to want to quantify and categorize what makes sense to us, from a perspective of what gains us the most money or popularity , grade things from best to worse and it has millions of people doubting what makes them, them, because it does not look a particular way. People embarking on journeys they were not called to in the first place because of what accolades they may receive but still feeling empty inside and still sucking at it. Like, instead of tasting your delicious cakes you out here launching a wig line???? Sweetie, your own hair doesn't look good, make it make sense lmaoooo ! Don’t do that! Find your own calling and take ownership of that.
My favourite guy Dr. Dharius Daniels states " People miss out on working in purpose not because they don't have vision but because they have lost their focus."
There is nothing more beautiful than a person who is aligned and understands their authentic flavour.
I really thought, when I looked at my notes, I would be able to sum up these thoughts in one post but as you can see in the header, there is a part two to this where we explore what blocks your focus and keeps you away from the prize. For now let's ponder on these questions until next time:
When is the last time you asked yourself the following:
Are you happy or filling fulfilled or maximizing your potential?- not by material things, or by another person but you just being you, all by yourself?
Do you feel trapped and why?
What are the motives behind WHY you do what you do?
If you do understand what you want to do in life, what is stopping you from truly living it out?
P.S If you haven't guessed it, the greatest prize in living in purpose is not the things you gain, it is the person you are becoming in the process.
XOXO
