I ask this question since if you don’t know what your life’s purpose is then i think you’re going to struggle to have a successful business. It is worth spending some time thinking about this. here are a few suggestions to help you finding your life’s purpose:
1.Put aside making money: I think you need to know what deep down excites you, makes you want to get up in the morning rather than thinking just about  making money. Not everybody is going to be a millionaire. I don’t think Mother Teresa set out to make a million!

2.Help Others: First and foremost your aim in life should be to help others. If you help others, others will help you. Things will flow to you so you will always have a roof over your head and food in your stomach if you help others.

3.Don’t Quit: I’ll say that again, never quit. Don’t just accept that this is your lot. You can change but you have to keep doing things. And that doesn’t mean sitting in front of the tv or drinking beer or over eating. It means getting off your arse and trying. Trying at anything. it doesn’t matter. mow the lawn, clean your windows. walk down your street and mow your old neighbours lawn. Do something and do it now. read a book. better yourself in some way, any way. You will NEVER make it sitting on your butt dreaming. Nobody is going to come in and give it to you on a plate. You have to go and find the plate and put your own food on it.

4.Write down everything that motivates you – it could be watching football, playing golf, talking to people, making people laugh, writing stories, organizing your family, friends. Reading to people, speaking, politics. Just sit down and write down what you like doing, then pick your top 3.

5.Write down what you believe in: being honest, being reliable, helping others, helping myself, law and order, making a difference. again write down as many as you can then pick your top 3.

6.What are your goals. What would you like to achieve? More money, a better life for your kids,wife, family, making a million dollars next year, helping old people, helping peope who don’t have long to live. Again write as many as you can then pick your top 3. The three that if nothing else mattered those 3 things matter.

From all your lists try to then take away two of them and leave your top 1 thing that you believe in, your number 1 goal and the number 1 thing that motivates you – that makes you want to get up in the morning.

When you’ve done the above you should have a better idea of where you are heading. And remember that can change. this is a journey. you’re just putting the car into gear and starting to drive but you can turn right or left, change direction as things happen but its important to get going on the journey. It’s also important to forget about money. Do what you love and the money will follow.

Hope this helps

Tim

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