It Takes Hard Work and Dedication

When you know the purpose for which you were born, it gives you a favorable disposition in life. Are you living your purpose, or a life of mediocrity? Your identity and purpose is your gift to the world. Our purpose is that deepest dimension within us that tells us who we are, where we came from, why we're here, and where we're going. Purpose fills us with passion, drive and direction. When all else seems unsettled, uncertain, or impermanent, purpose gives us the will not just to live, but to live long and well. It's not a grand concept reserved for a gifted few, but something each one of us possesses, needing only to be discovered. I want to challenge you to walk in the most powerful principle in life and that's your purpose!

Remember what purpose does for you... Purpose is the thing that inspires you to get up every morning. It keeps you focused on the end result and not the obstacles you face. It makes you do the necessary things to improve and grow as a person. It drives you daily to become more than just average. It motivates you to become extraordinary and effective in all your endeavors. Purpose is the driving force that makes all successful people reach their goals in life. Purpose means intentionally and by design. You can truly design the life that you want and make it happen with hard work and dedication. I am always looking for purposeful living lessons to share with my audiences. I received such a lesson from Floyd Money Mayweather, one of the hardest working and most dedicated boxers to ever grace the sport. After beating an undefeated fighter named Canelo, Floyd Mayweather drew the distinction at a post fight interview between being a talented fighter and being a gifted fighter. Floyd Money Mayweather is the World Champion, 45 have tried, and 45 have failed to beat him. Why? I believe that Floyd Money Mayweather discovered he had a gift to fight and because of it, he found his purpose in life.

But, as any great champion knows, it doesn't stop with just discovering your purpose in life. It will take Hard Work and Dedication to fulfill that purpose on a high level. It takes saying to yourself daily: For me to be successful on a high level it will take Hard work and Dedication, Hard Work and Dedication, Hard Work and Dedication. Make this a priority.

Then commit to putting in that Hard work and Dedication to becoming your best Self you can become. Living up to your full potential. There is nothing like discovering your purpose in life. Then impacting the lives of others with that purpose. Discovering your purpose is that thing that makes us feel like our life matters. Your purpose can add not only years to your life but life to your years.

Raymond Shinault is CEO and Founder of The Purpose Planner at Raymond Shinault Enterprises a premier leadership development and personal development organization. Went from a college dropout not once but twice to becoming a 20 plus year experienced professional truck driver to establish himself as an "Award Winning Speaker". He is the author of the book LIVING YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE and is regarded by many to be one of the most dynamic speakers that they have ever heard relating to leadership, personal and purposeful living development.