DON'T EXCHANGE IT
October 6, 2021
My wife met an old friend not long ago.
She's changed careers from what she's originally passionate about to something entirely different, absolutely not in line.
My wife asked why, and she said "this is what puts food on the table"
Why am I sharing this with you?
Have you exchanged your purpose in life for what "puts food on the table"?
Have you exchanged the work you were born to do for the work you're paid to do?
If you have done this, you may feel the early excitement that comes with earning big but such a feeling does not last.
Please, no matter what you do in life, do not exchange your life's purpose for survival. It's a great mistake.
What brings you fulfillment in life may not earn you much now but as you continue to grow and refine it, it'd eventually go up in value.
Nothing great starts great! Everything great starts small. Be comfortable doing things every day that brings you fulfillment and meaning.
Don't abandon the life of fulfillment, significance, and impact because it does not yet put food on the table.
Always remember, they can sack you from that job but no one can sack you from your purpose in life.
No one can take your purpose away from you.
I believe in you.
- Dr Samuel Ekundayo | The Purpose Preacher
You Need Clarity of Purpose
In 2017, I applied to speak at TEDx. Rejected. In 2018, I applied again. Rejected. In 2019, I applied twice—both times, again, rejected. But I didn’t stop. Why? Because I was stubborn about my purpose. Like the widow in Luke 18 who kept returning to the judge, pleading for justice, I kept showing up. I kept believing that one day, the door would open. Eventually, it did. That TEDx stage didn’t come because I was the most eloquent or the most visible—it came because I refused to give up. I’ve learnt that any success you desire in life will demand persistence. Not talent, not applause, not connections—persistence. When all else fails, try persistence. When clarity is blurry, try persistence. When the applause is absent and the doors are locked—try persistence. Seest thou a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings (Proverbs 22:29). If I could share one counsel with every dreamer, it would be this: Be stubborn about your purpose. Be relentless in your pursuit. For in due season, you will reap—if you faint not. I believe in you. Dr Samuel Ekundayo | The Purpose Preacher