Towards the fulfillment of every purpose, potentials are given. However, potentials should not be confused to be the same as purpose. As purpose deals with the reason why something, say a product, is in existence, potentials are the means or inner empowerment/quality given for the fulfillment of that purpose.
Every manufacturer has a fundamental reason – purpose, for manufacturing a product. This, most times, is always in respect of meeting a target while he programs or builds in it the abilities – potentials, for achieving that target. This is to say that everything that has a purpose has a potential(s).
A product could function in many ways as far as the potentials in it can carry it, but the fact still remains that all those potentials are aimed at achieving a target- purpose. The same thing applies to every man. You are a product in the hands of your Manufacturer –God, manufactured at achieving a purpose with lots of potentials in you. That is why you can exhibit your gifts or talents in different ways.
It is one thing to discover the potentials a product carries and yet, another thing to understand the purpose for which the product was manufactured. So, a product will not maximize its potentials until its purpose is discovered and understood.
As said earlier, every potential a man carries is targeted towards the achievement of his purpose on earth and that is why, not until a purpose is discovered, potentials can and will never be maximally utilized. Purpose, therefore, is knowing that particular reason why God, your Manufacturer, created you and pursuing it with all diligence until it is fulfilled and potentials are the abilities, talents or gifts programmed into you, as a product, for the fulfillment of that purpose.
Moreover, you must understand that the fact that, that you have the potential for singing does not mean your purpose is to be a musician, nor that you can act means your purpose is to be an actor or actress. This means that your potentials can only give you a clue as to what your purpose is, but does not guarantee the discovery of your purpose.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
A man without a vision is like a traveler without a hope of destination. However, one thing is to have a vision and another is to achieve it. So, a vision is not yet considered a good one until it sees the light of fulfillment.
I have noticed that many people talk about everyone having a vision for life. Many books, seminars, articles and so on, have been written on this topic. Fine, it is good but the fact is every vision that will ever be achieved must be on the bedrock of a discovered purpose.
It is no gainsay that many keep setting goals but only few achieve theirs. The reason for those who do not achieve theirs is not because they lack the power to do so but because the vision did not spring out from the reason for which they were created. Therefore, purpose is the springboard for the fulfillment of vision.
No man will ever go far in life if he cannot honestly proffer an answer to the question, “Why am I here?”
God is a God of purpose. That is why everything existing in the world today is meant to achieve a purpose- even you, just as every product in the market is designed to achieve certain purposes. I believe that the greatest tragedy that can ever befall a man in life is not death, nor the loss of a loved one but failure to discover one’s purpose on earth and fulfill destiny.
The difference between celebrities and non-entities is self discovery. Understand the fact that no success can be achieved until there is a discovery of purpose. Your success is not a function of your education background but grossly dependent on the discovery of why you are created. How far you will go in life is proportional to how much of yourself you know. Moreover, a life that is not driven by purpose will end up in tragedy while a purpose-driven life will end up in dignity and become a celebrity.
So, if I may ask you again, why are you here? It is when you have discovered the answer to this question that you can now write your vision in relation to the answer you have, as this is the only key that I know can open the door to the fulfillment of your vision.
I have noticed that many people talk about everyone having a vision for life. Many books, seminars, articles and so on, have been written on this topic. Fine, it is good but the fact is every vision that will ever be achieved must be on the bedrock of a discovered purpose.
It is no gainsay that many keep setting goals but only few achieve theirs. The reason for those who do not achieve theirs is not because they lack the power to do so but because the vision did not spring out from the reason for which they were created. Therefore, purpose is the springboard for the fulfillment of vision.
No man will ever go far in life if he cannot honestly proffer an answer to the question, “Why am I here?”
God is a God of purpose. That is why everything existing in the world today is meant to achieve a purpose- even you, just as every product in the market is designed to achieve certain purposes. I believe that the greatest tragedy that can ever befall a man in life is not death, nor the loss of a loved one but failure to discover one’s purpose on earth and fulfill destiny.
The difference between celebrities and non-entities is self discovery. Understand the fact that no success can be achieved until there is a discovery of purpose. Your success is not a function of your education background but grossly dependent on the discovery of why you are created. How far you will go in life is proportional to how much of yourself you know. Moreover, a life that is not driven by purpose will end up in tragedy while a purpose-driven life will end up in dignity and become a celebrity.
So, if I may ask you again, why are you here? It is when you have discovered the answer to this question that you can now write your vision in relation to the answer you have, as this is the only key that I know can open the door to the fulfillment of your vision.
IDENTIFY YOUR SEED
True success is not about the accumulation of liabilities but the discovery and fulfillment of the reason for one’s existence. In fact, a man is not considered to have lived a fulfilled life, if after he had departed from this world, could not be remembered for his impact on his generation. However, life cannot be meaningful until there is a discovery of why you are here, because the discovery of your reason for existence – purpose, is the foundation of your success in life.
There are two sets of people, I believe – those who struggle to make headway in life and those who get things done easily. Now, the difference between the duo is not chance or luck but life based on purpose. Have you seen a man who lives his life based on a discovered purpose, things will work out for such easily than a man without the knowledge of his reason for existence. The only thing that can make life not to be a bed of roses is when you are yet to discover the ‘why’ you are.
Purpose is like a seed. A farmer cannot have a successful planting if he would not sit and first determine the kind of seed to plant. It is the identification of the seed he wants to plant, that will pave the way to other questions he must answer before he goes ahead to plant. Therefore, your seed is your purpose and until you discover your purpose, you cannot have a successful planting.
The number of things you have tried is not what makes you a legend but what you have done successfully. Great icons are not men that are known for many things but one thing they do excellently. You cannot be celebrated until you stick yourself to that one thing you have discovered about yourself. Remember that you can be talented in many ways, but the fact is all these are meant to contribute to the fulfillment of your purpose. Therefore, what is your seed?
There are two sets of people, I believe – those who struggle to make headway in life and those who get things done easily. Now, the difference between the duo is not chance or luck but life based on purpose. Have you seen a man who lives his life based on a discovered purpose, things will work out for such easily than a man without the knowledge of his reason for existence. The only thing that can make life not to be a bed of roses is when you are yet to discover the ‘why’ you are.
Purpose is like a seed. A farmer cannot have a successful planting if he would not sit and first determine the kind of seed to plant. It is the identification of the seed he wants to plant, that will pave the way to other questions he must answer before he goes ahead to plant. Therefore, your seed is your purpose and until you discover your purpose, you cannot have a successful planting.
The number of things you have tried is not what makes you a legend but what you have done successfully. Great icons are not men that are known for many things but one thing they do excellently. You cannot be celebrated until you stick yourself to that one thing you have discovered about yourself. Remember that you can be talented in many ways, but the fact is all these are meant to contribute to the fulfillment of your purpose. Therefore, what is your seed?
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