837. Yes, We Must Intentionally Seek Purpose. Here's Why

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Are the best things in life free? If I wanted to be successful at anything, must I have a part to play in the making the success a reality? If I wanted to know my purpose, should I seek for it or wait for it to come?

The answer is a Yes. There is no success worth it's salt that didn't have or require intentional seeking. There is no way you will discover your purpose if you are not a seeker. The good news is that once the search begins, the answer is on the way. Check this out.

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836. If God Is Sovereign, Why Do I Have to Have an Input in Life

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If God is all sovereign and he is the one who created us for good works and for purpose, should we be the ones to seek for purpose or should we wait for it to be revealed?

This is a valid question. If purpose really is important in life, how come many people are unaware of it? How come most people do not know their own purpose? Could it be that they waited in vain or searched in vain? Listen to this.

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835. Should I Seek My Purpose Or Just Wait For It To Be Revealed

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If God is all sovereign and he is the one who created us for good works and for purpose, should we be the ones to seek for purpose or should we wait for it to be revealed?

This is a valid question. If purpose really is important in life, how come many people are unaware of it? How come most people do not know their own purpose? Could it be that they waited in vain or searched in vain? Listen to this.

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834. This is Why I Think God Cannot Change Your Purpose

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In answering the question of whether God can change your purpose if you asked him to, there are perhaps some considerations that you need to make before coming to that conclusion.

The answer is no, at least from my reasoning and in this episode, I give the reasons why I think that is so. Listen to this.

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833. No. God Might Not Change Your Purpose. Here's Why

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In answering the question of whether God can change your purpose if you asked him to, there are perhaps some considerations that you need to make before coming to that conclusion.

The answer is no, at least from my reasoning and in this episode, I give the reasons why I think that is so. Listen to this.

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832. This is Why Purpose for Anything Living Or Non-Living is Not An Afterthought

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We are trying to figure out if God can change your purpose were you to approach him with that specific request. Perhaps several things will need to be in place.

So let us consider for a minute. If you have ever built something...was it out of fluke or out of design and intention? Was your original thought for building whatever you built intentional or reactional. Listen to this.

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831. Can God Change Your Purpose If You Asked Him To?

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This is a valid question. There are two sides of the divide. There is no middle ground. The answer is either a resounding Yes or its an emphatic No.

What's important is the reasons behind the yes or the no. That's what I attempt to discuss in this new series. The answer to me is obvious but it needs some reflection at first. Listen to this.

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830. Five Things To Do When You Do Not Have Purpose Discovered

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We have already learnt that purpose discovery is not an event. If it were, very many people would stop all that they are doing and go for a purpose unearthing event. Think about that.

However, it is a process not only to discover your purpose, but also to deploy it. That being said, here are some things that you can do when you realize that you need to discover your purpose. Listen to this.

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829. If You Didn't Know Your Purpose, Here is The Shortcut to It

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I have already advised you not to quit your job immediately you are aware that you are not living to fulfill your purpose. The nature of purpose discovery is a process. In fact, I have already said elsewhere that nothing you do outside of purpose is useless.

The best bet is to start where you are and see how you can navigate in life to get to where your purpose is. Your present level is an input to your next. But here is the 'shortcut' to your purpose discovery. Listen in.

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828. The Two Emotions You Can Use To Direct You When You Are Not In Your Purpose

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You realize that purpose is something not outside of you. It is always going to be linked with passion or your inner emotions. When all is said and done, you will not find people doing something that they are not passionate about but call it purpose.

That being said, when you discover that you are not living your purpose, the temptation would be to look outside of yourself to find it. Don't. Start within. Listen to this.

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827. If You Don't Know What Your Purpose Is, Do Either One of These Things With Your Job

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You have a vocation through which you are earning a living. Someone tells you or you come to the realization that you are not living to fulfill your purpose. In fact, you even feel like there is more to life than doing what you are doing. What do you do?

There are two major options that you can take. Put in mind the idea that purpose discovery and deployment do take a considerable amount of time, you will not discover your purpose and deploy it tomorrow. Listen to this.

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826. Before You Move On To Your Purpose, Do This

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Purpose discovery is a process, so is purpose deployment. When you realize that you are not living to fulfill your purpose, what do you do? What options do you have?

The issue is that you could think of dropping everything you are doing, quitting your job and all that stuff so you can go and find purpose. Well, before you can do all that, this is one piece of advise. Check this out.

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825. What Do You Do When You Know You Lack Purpose in Life

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At one point in your life or another, you will come to the realization, probably, that what you are doing or have been doing are not related to your purpose.

Either it may be through outside information coming into your life or just in internal disquiet. The question to answer is this: What do you do then? Do you stop living your life and go out there 'to find purpose?'

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824. This is One of The Greatest Balancing Acts We Need in Life

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Given that purpose is not revealed on the first day of birth for most people, it follows that at times we find ourselves outside of it even as we do life. There comes a point when we realize that we need the purpose.

What do we do? Do we stop living so that purpose can be revealed? There is a great balancing act that we have to perform in life as we pursue purpose. Listen to this.

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823. Do You Stop Living If Your Life is Not Purposeful?

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If you get seriously convicted that you are not living a life of purpose and you get some urgency to get on track, do you quit your present job/vocation? Do you stop all the traffic in your life and go away to 'look for purpose'?

In the new series, we talk about some of the steps you can take when you realize that your life is not on schedule as far as purpose is concerned. Listen to this.

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822. The 6 Common Downsides That Come With Purpose Pursuit. How To Deal With Them

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If you are looking for safety, comfort, coziness and ease in life from your purpose, you will be in for a rude shock sooner or later. The very virtue of your purpose pursuit kind of welcomes some downsides to it.

However, the advantages you do get from your purpose pursuit far outweigh the downsides. That's why people normally love to wear their war scars and display them. "It was worth it" they will tell you. Listen to this.

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821. Navigating the Long Tunnel of Purpose

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I will say it again: Purpose discovery is not an event. It is a process. In addition, purpose deployment is still not an event. It is a lifetime process. This presupposes that by the time you start 'earning' from your purpose, a lot of water has passed under the bridge.

There is the saying that 'there is light at the end of the tunnel'. Well, the tunnel of purpose is necessarily longer than other tunnels in life such as jobs...so prepare yourself accordingly. Listen to this.

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820. This is the Biggest Downside Of Your Purpose Deployment

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As already established, knowing your purpose is no guarantee that there will be no uncertainty, setbacks, failure and even disillusionment. As long as you are in the realm of time, you might be blindsided by things even if you are pursuing your purpose.

Therefore, prepare yourself. Be aware. Be in the know. In this episode, we look at perhaps one of the biggest downsides of purpose pursuit. Listen to this.

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819. Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Zuckerberg and Jesus Were Rejected. Here's What To Learn From Them

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If you looked at every human being who achieved greatness in their lives by pursuing purpose or what matters to them, you will easily see their scars. You will easily see that it was not easy, no smooth sailing.

Contrary to popular belief, purpose pursuit has its downsides. Here is now you can start dealing with the rejection that comes in your life because you decided to follow your passion.

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818. Why Those Who Misunderstand You Are Confirmation Of Your Purpose Pursuit

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When you are pursuing your purpose, obviously some relationships will be at stake. Not everyone will understand you or what you are doing. You will probably not have enough time to explain to everyone what you are doing and why you are doing it.

The downside of purpose pursuit will be that people close to you will not get you. How do you deal with that? Listen to this.

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817. The First Downside of Purpose Pursuit That We Must Overcome

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We are taught that life and nature abhor a straight line. In other words, if you are looking for smooth sailing with your purpose pursuit, you will be mistaken.

The very first obstacle that you must conquer over and over and over again is within you. It is one of the downsides of purpose pursuit. If you had no purpose, you will not need to bother with this one downside. Check it out.

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816. Embracing The Downsides and Heartache of Your Purpose Pursuit

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The biggest liar in the Christian circles is the one who tells you "Come to Jesus and all your problems will disappear". At the same time, the biggest lie a motivational speaker will tell you is, "Find your purpose, follow your heart and you will never work another day in your life".

We know that purpose and passion as well as vision attract some negatives in our lives. Here is how you can start using this revelation to your advantage.

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815. How To Handle An Assignment Outside of Your Purpose

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Invariably, you will find yourself at one point in your life or another engaged in an assignment or a job, a project or work that does not in any way remotely connected to your purpose.

Such assignments can be draining to the bone...but I can tell you emphatically that they are not in anyway useless. As such, it is important to find a way of handling them because probably, that's the only thing you have now. Point to note: It's not your destiny. Listen to this.

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814. Why We Should Pour Our Hearts In the Jobs That We Hate

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To be frank, the ideal seldom comes at the first ask at least for the majority of people across the globe. You want to be a CEO but the only position available at the moment is direct sales.

When you take that position as a Direct Sales rep, your attitude will be the most critical thing to you. I do believe that the best you could ever do is to do the most and expend the best of your God given ability in that assignment. It is your gateway to your purpose. Listen to this.

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813. This is Why We Must Stop Bashing People Asking for 'Any Job'

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Motivational speakers would invariably scoff at graduates who are desperate for any kind of job. We tell them that it's not their worth. In so doing, we are committing a treasonable offense, well, as far as purpose pursuit is concerned.

You see, no one starts smack in the middle of purpose. At times we start from so far away, doing things that are totally unrelated to our calling in life, like Paul the Apostle being a tent maker. Later on, a connection happens. Listen to this.

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812. Here is How Purpose Will Find You As You Do What's Not Connected To It

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Purpose discovery will always be a process. You can take that to the bank. So stop looking for events. Even if there was an event and you discovered your purpose through it, deploying it will require a process.

That's why it is important to keep doing what you are doing even though it is not connected to your purpose. Sooner of later, the connection is bound to happen. Here is how.

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811. Why Knowledge of Where You Are Going Is Better than The Vocation You Have Now

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There is a lie peddled out there that anything you do outside of your life purpose is useless. Nothing can be further from the truth. The world we lived in interconnects even the unimaginable to form purpose, but that's besides the point.

That being said, is much more powerful to know where you are going regardless of where you are and what you are doing at this moment in time. Listen to this.

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810. Believe Me, Nothing You Go Through Outside of Your Purpose is Useless. Ask Moses and Joseph

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Life and nature abhor a straight line. That's why you will seldom be born and from the first day of your life, you are living your purpose. At times, even when you know what your purpose is, life forces you to do things that are way outside of it.

Call it adversity or crisis, or just a balancing between purpose pursuit and eking out a living, this phenomenon happens to all of us. What we need to be aware of is that it is not useless. We started this series to discuss this fully.

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809. Why is it that only 10% Of People Work on What They Studied

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You have a degree in Food Science but you are a Systems Administrator in a telecom company. Was the degree in Food Science a Waste? The greatest balancing act in life is between eking out a living and pursuing your purpose.

Life is not a straight line and thus whatever we do outside of purpose is not necessarily useless. In this episode, we start going deeper in explaining how useful everything in life is. Listen to this.

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808. Why Nothing You Do Away From Your Purpose is Useless in the End

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As we already know, the greatest balance in life is that between purpose pursuit and paying bills. If you are not careful, you find yourself for the most part paying bills than pursuing purpose.

It is important to note that life outside purpose with all the things that you do outside of it are not useless, especially if you are on the journey of the purpose pursuit. This new series starts to explain.

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807. The 7 Steps in the Metamorphosis of Your Purpose From Inception To Fruition

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You don't just jump from birth to purpose. There is a process. As long as you are in the realm of time, there is such a thing as the Law of Process and well as the Law of Maturity.

A process gives you several stages before maturity just like there are trimesters in pregnancy. The issue is to know what phase you are at in your purpose pursuit. Listen to this to know where you have reached thus far.

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