Passion, Purpose, Path

In the past 2 weeks, I went on a retreat and took time for myself
and my family. Normally, when I take time for myself and my family,
I spend it watching some of my favorite shows. There's this singer
in China that I follow, his name is Charlie Zhou, and I would like
to share his story with you today. Charlie is young, around 25
years old, and was born with a very high-pitched voice. When he was
growing up, people made fun of him and he got picked on for having
a female sounding voice. That had a huge impact on him, but he
loved to sing. PASSION He had this passion for singing, but because
he was picked on for his voice, he decided to dim his light and
study dentistry instead of pursuing his dream to become a singer
instead. When he was in school, he was suffering because he was not
passionate about it and it was in a different language, so it was
very challenging for him. After about 2 years in dental school, he
realized that he was suffering so much and that he wasn't seeing
the light in that career for him. He then decided to take a chance
and pursued his passion for singing, but he did not have the
confidence. He attended a show, similar to The Voice, and when he
started singing, all the judges were so fascinated. 3 out of 4
coaches turned for him and told him that his voice was the most
beautiful they've ever heard and it had an angelic quality. That's
where he started building his confidence in singing and now, he has
become a very famous singer in China. Have you ever thought about
what you're passionate about? What is something that is unique in
you that lights you up? What gives you juice in life? I want to
encourage you to not just listen to this, but to connect with
yourself and discover what fuels you and what gets you up everyday.
PURPOSE In the past 2 weeks, I did not do anything. I let loose, I
did not follow any routine, I watched 5 movies in one day, and then
I started to have this feeling creeping on me. All of a sudden, I
felt depressed and like I lost my direction and I lost hope. I
drifted away from my purpose, which is serving others and growing
every single day. After the holidays, I started to rebuild my
habits and routines. I started to get back on track and I
remembered my purpose. Just like Charlie, whenever he gets asked
about how much money he wants to make during interviews, he says
that he just wants to continue to have the opportunity to be on
stage and sing, for his voice to bring hope, light, and joy to
other people's lives. That resonated with me and made me ask myself
about my purpose, my passion, and what makes me excited about life
- which is continuing to grow, reach my highest human potential,
and to serve others. Over the holidays, my sister, my daughter, and
I did something fun and went around and gave back to our
neighborhood. We rode our bicycles and dropped off small gifts to
our neighbors and the feeling was so amazing. I encourage you to
discover what your purpose is. Without purpose, a clear direction,
a vision - we will perish. This is a journey of discovery. It will
take time for you to discover your purpose. PATH What is the
vehicle you are using to take your passion and purpose to help you
live it? Charlie's passion is singing, his purpose is to bring
love, joy, and happiness to his fans and the world, and the path he
chose is to become a singer. He never takes his stages for granted.
He treats every stage as precious opportunities to use his gift to
deliver his passion and purpose. The path that I have chosen is the
path to help people and empower people to take control of their
financial future, bring financial awareness to America, and to help
people become financially independent. This path that I chose
requires me to become bigger than myself. Doing these videos, the
podcast, I do not feel naturally comfortable in doing. First of
all, I feel that there is this language barrier which I continue to
improve - I often ...