35

It’s interesting that sometimes you think your purpose is one thing.  Other times, it’s something else.  A third time, it’s completely different from that, and to some people, they realize their purpose isn’t really their purpose at all.  It’s something their parents thought they should do, or something they thought they should do, but it doesn’t really align with who they are.

A long time ago I had a dream and a goal.  My simple dream and goal was to have a cottage, and to own a house like my parents.  I turned 35, and had both.

Then I was lost.

What kind of purpose was that? How could I have set my sights so low?

As crazy as it sounds, when I had everything I thought I wanted, I was rudderless.  I didn’t know what to do with myself.

That, in retrospect, was a gift of a lesson, because I then realized there was something more.

When you achieve what you want by the time you’re 35, the desire to do more gets taken from you.

Life has since presented me with challenges.  Challenges in business, challenges personally, injuries, and more.

The gift is now I’ve realized those challenges were there not because of something someone or something else did, but but because of choices I’ve made.

I have manifested exactly where I am today, and because of that, I only have myself to blame, or credit, and the universe to thank for my insights.

So when you set your goals, my suggestion is to reach a little farther.  Reach a little higher.  Take your dream and make is so large, so seemingly impossible to attain, that you almost think it is crazy.

Why do that?  Because your perspective today, where you stand, is very different from where you will be standing in a month, a year, or a decade.  What looked impossible before, might just be attainable then.

So dream big.