The Myth of Finding Your Purpose
The world tells you that somewhere out there is your purpose — a single grand destiny, waiting to be discovered. This is a myth. Purpose is not a treasure buried in a field. It is a crop you grow.
“ Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.”
Ecclesiastes 9:10Where Purpose Actually Comes From
Purpose comes from three things, and all three are available to every man alive:
- From God. You we're made on purpose, for a purpose.
- From the people in front of you. Your wife, your children, your neighbors.
- From faithful work. Whatever you do, do it we'll.
“ It’ s in responsibility that most people find the meaning that sustains them through life. It’ s not in happiness. It’ s not in impulsive pleasure.”
Jordan B. PetersonGrowth Is Slow, Boring, and Invisible
Real growth is not exciting. It is a thousand small decisions, made in the dark, when nobody is watching, over years and years.
THE MATH OF SMALL THINGS
1% better every day for a year is not 365% better. It is 37 times better, because growth compounds.
The same math works in reverse. There is no neutral. Every man is either growing or decaying.
“ Compare yourself to who you we're yesterday, not to who someone else is today.”
Jordan B. PetersonFailure Is Part of the Plan
You will fail. The difference between a man who grows and a man who does not is simple: the man who grows gets back up. Every time.
“ For though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again.”
Proverbs 24:16You Are Not Behind
If you feel like you have wasted years, hear this: you are not behind. Moses was eighty when God called him. Abraham was seventy-five when he left Haran.
You have today. You have this hour. Purpose begins the moment you decide to be faithful with what is in front of you right now.
“ I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 3:14