Kevin Abdulrahman - Your purpose

1. IMPROVEMENT
What’s your
purpose?
By Kevin Abdulrahman
L
et me begin by asking you start to work on my dreams’, ‘someday I then why not pay the price to live your
a few questions. What’s will spend more time with my family’. dreams and live your purpose?
your purpose in life? What If you sit there waiting, I assure you There are two types of people in this
do you want to achieve? that you will be severely disappointed world.
How do you want to contribute to the waiting for one day and someday. These Those who have the potential to live
people you love and to your society? days will never come to your rescue. their dreams, yet never do. And those,
Many live their lives in constant Most people associate taking action who make a decision and take action
frustration. Even when life is OK they as being uncomfortable, one with a price to do whatever it takes to live their
are frustrated in their own hearts because to pay. By that I mean, they think of all dreams. Life doesn’t reward those with
they know that life has more to offer. They the sacrifice they have to make if they potential. It rewards those who have the
know that they have a lot of potential that were to, say, lose weight. Not eating junk guts to pursue their dreams and take
is not being utilised. They have become food, being disciplined with portions, action. Your life has a purpose. Find
good at postponing doing things in life. cardio exercises, going to the gym, etc what it is, then take action to get to it.
Which brings me to another question - are some of the actions that need to be The late king of pop said it best,
and I am not testing your intelligence taken. So many people already know “This is it”. He said is repeatedly.
here. I simply want you to get a full this but choose inaction, not realising This is it. This is it. This IS IT.
understanding of where I’m coming from. the price they pay is much higher. He was planning to do his last tour
How many days are there in a week? They pay the price by having low self- of the UK and, sadly, his time was up.
I will go over them so that confidence, being unhappy and miserable, Michael Jackson never got the chance to
we are absolutely certain. to say the least, on a day to day basis. do what would have been his last tour.
“Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Inaction has a price. And if you The life that you are living is your
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday”. are going to pay the price anyway, show. Every day is your last show.
Would you agree that there R.I.P to the legend that was
are only seven days in any Michael Jackson, but I hope that he
given week? Even when some serves as an example for you to ask,
weeks seem longer than others, ‘Am I living my purpose? Am I truly
there are only seven full days. I performing my masterpiece? Or am I
want you to therefore think waiting for someday and one day?’
about why many (some of Because you will never know on which
whom you might know very day of the week, the light will go out.
well) use terms such as ‘one
day’ and ‘someday’ when Kevin Abdulrahman, www.KevInspire.
they know such days don’t com , is the international author of
exist? I am sure you know of a series of books, an inspirational
people who tend to say, ‘one keynote speaker and a mind nutrition
day I will develop my mind’, expert. He helps winning organisations,
‘someday I will get up and go universities, sports teams and individuals
to the gym’, ‘one day I will create breakthrough results.
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