Success Is On Purpose!

You are always living. This may seem obvious, but the truth is that many people seem to go through most of their life on autopilot. Sure they have hopes and dreams, they have ideas and plans, yet few actually achieve them because they fail to recognize that success is on purpose.

With every second that passes you lose valuable time given to you to accomplish and experience various things that have the ability to increase success, prosperity, and joy in life.

Think about this for a moment. There are many people the world over that can not afford to sit in front of a computer and read articles like this to compel them to live life on purpose. This is because they have only one clear purpose - and that is survival. They are not dreaming of success, riches or retirement. They are hoping to survive one more day.

This is not a guilt trip, but hard reality. You and I are extremely blessed to be living in North America or some other developed nation where opportunities to successfully create the life of your dreams abound. But to whom much is given, much is expected. It is therefore your duty to succeed despite the challenges you have faced. Challenges after all are just that, they are by no means an excuse.

My best friend's Grandfather grew up in a third world country, and she still has many relatives who would be thrilled to be offered the chance to live in North America. They do what they can to get by, feed their families, raise their kids not unlike us over here, but they have very little to aspire in the way of opportunity.

In North America, you can aspire to the heights of society, finance, status, fame, etc and with focused attention and action you can achieve it in your lifetime. There is nothing you cannot do when you combine focused attention, action, and clear resolve.

I feel a heartfelt responsibility to make the most of my life. What about you? What would a successful life look like to you? Try exploring your dreams beyond that of merely riches and fame.

John Maxwell says "Success is knowing your purpose, growing to reach your maximum potential and sowing seeds that benefit others."

My definition of success is to actively close the gap between who you are now and who Source purposed you to be. So the big question then is this - "What is your purpose?"

Here are four foundational principles on purpose that apply to any created or invented things or being for you to consider:

1. Everything is life has a purpose

2. Not every purpose is known

3. If you don’t know the purpose of a thing, you will abuse it. (E.g. a surgeon's scalpel can be used to save or take a life.)

4. If you want to know the purpose of a thing, never ask the things.

The purpose of a thing is only found in the mind of the maker of that thing.

Only the original manufacturer of a car can know the full purpose of the car and each of its components. Only they know the potential and can give correct directions of use. Everyone else is guessing. You won't find a Ford Manual in a Toyota Car, neither could you get one to fix the others product. (Without voiding the warranty and performance guarantee!)

So what am I trying to get at here?  Here is what I am trying to get across in a nutshell: the fact that you exist implies that there was a purpose behind your creation.

You are not an accident (no matter how you were conceived) and your success in life is determined, not by how much you make or spend, or what other people may tell you that success is supposed to be and look like. Your success in this life is determined by whether you have fulfilled your purpose, and every second that goes by ought to be spent in the pursuit of that purpose.

In fact succeeding is not so much about achieving, but enjoying the journey towards what we were born to do. Challenge yourself to live a life of purpose. Seek out that purpose. Only your Maker can reveal that. Don't let people put you in a box! Always live your life on purpose and you will find not only success, but discover a life that is joyful, prosperous, and overflowing with abundance.