Make your vocation your vacation

Knowing and understanding our purpose is like a road map for our lives.  It’s the blueprint for our life’s destiny – and each person’s purpose is as unique as his or her fingerprints.  I believe passion is the fuel that keeps us going on the road to our destiny.  It’s the desire that not only keeps us motivated, but focused on moving forward.

One without the other makes for a colorless, bland, often confusing existence.  They both work hand in hand and give us a reason for putting both feet on the floor every morning! As Mark Twain put it, “Make your vocation your vacation.  That is the secret to success.”
Purpose means, literally: “An end to be attained.  A subject under discussion or an action in course of execution.”

Purpose is specific, measurable, and action oriented.  There is a specific purpose for each one of us, our calling, if you will, and it is defined in large part by the unique gifts, talents, and abilities we have been given by our creator.  “Deliver what you were sent to deliver” is a phrase we should all be cognizant of.  Are you delivering what you were sent (uniquely) to deliver?

We have a great responsibility to “give ourselves to our gift” – and start focusing on doing what we’re good at and getting it to those who need it.  Somebody out there needs what you have.

Resist the temptation to compare yourself with anybody else or their goals.  It is the surest way to lose passion and joy for what you’re supposed to be doing.

C.S. Lewis said, “You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream.”  If you pursue the gift that is in you, you will never set goals for yourself that aren’t in harmony with that gift.   Once you’ve identified your purpose and you find passion in it, you’ll experience a whole different level of joy in everyday living.