I find it interesting that although most of us have given some thought to the question of what our real purpose in life is, we spend little time doing anything to fulfill that purpose. Let’s be honest, myself included, how many times have we uttered the phase “someday I will …?”
OK – enough of this nonsense, what if someday were today? What if you stopped thinking about what you would like to do tomorrow and start doing it. I hear the push back already – “I don’t have the money” or “I don’t have the time” to do what I want to do someday. I understand that, but what are you doing today to get the resources that you need to make someday more of a reality?
This is where I believe so many of us get stuck. Someday seems so far away that it is easier to just stay in today and not confuse the issue by thinking about how to get “somewhen” else. The problem is that someday is real and your purpose may just be part of it. So how do we make someday and fulfilling our purpose reality?
1. UNDERSTAND that someday is real and that the only thing keeping you from arriving at the destination is the limiting belief that you can’t. Do you really think you would be blessed with a purpose in life and not have the opportunity to achieve it. I think not! Remember the movie … “seeing is believing and believing is seeing.” Start believing in yourself, take control of your life and make someday more of a reality than a dream.
2. REFLECT on yesterday because if today and tomorrow look like yesterday – News Flash! – you are nothing more than stuck in now. Yesterday holds many valuable lessons. What you did right, what you did wrong but more importantly what you did at all. Our story starts at the beginning and ends at the end. Don’t get stuck in chapter 5 for the rest of your life.
3. IDENTIFY what someday and your purpose are. Without knowing the destination, it is difficult to know which fork in the road to take along the way. You know what you are passionate about. You know what you would be doing if there were no limitations holding you back. Your Purpose will follow your Passion and now all you need is a Plan.
4. APPLY what you know to be true and what you believe in your heart into what you do moving forward. We can “someday I’m gonna …” for the rest of our lives and the truth of the matter is that most people won’t even notice because they have made the same travel plans and are simply staying at another location. The DOING is the hard part. Don’t be overwhelmed by the fact that it might take a little effort to make someday today. Apply yourself and watch how much faster someday WILL become reality.
For me, I am still working towards someday but this I know … My someday is much closer to today that it was yesterday and it will be even closer tomorrow. I am far enough along the journey that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
The question now becomes, how many others will I help find their someday on my way to finding mine? Make a choice today to make your “someday” more of a reality and less than just a dot on the map.
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Barry Smith www.buildingwhatmatters.com 9/3/12 image by author
