Day 3: What Drives Your Life?


If knowing one's purpose is so important, how does one know that he or she has found his or her true purpose?  Doesn't that presume that one knows God or God's plan?

On to something that had me nodding my head:  "Never confuse activity with productivity."  I feel that at a very basic level this applies and manifests itself every day at work.  At work, I do a lot, but I often feel that I do not accomplish a lot.

Point to Ponder:  Living on purpose is the path to peace.


I can agree with this, which is exactly why I'm searching for my purpose.

Question to Consider:  What would my family and friends say is the driving force of my life?  What do I want it to be?


I don't think the people around me can say anything about the driving force of my life, because I neither know what it is nor talk to others about it.  As for what I want it to be... I don't have anything specific, but I do want it to be a passionate attempt to make Pareto improvements.

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