You Were Born To Be Great. So WTF Are You Doing?
You know … you never really know when inspiration
is going to strike. It just struck me on the toilet at
Starbucks. No lie. As I was sitting there meditating
on life (which I pretty much do non-stop), I realized
something very important ….
You were born to be great.
Think about that for a second. Don’t just be like,
"duh." I’ll repeat it for you.
You were born to be great.
Everyone was. You were. I was. Your mom was.
Me and your mom were. Everyone.
The key to you being as great as the king of Saudi
Arabia is this …
Find out who you are.
"A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him
before great men.
- Proverbs 18:16
You were brought into this world with special inborn
gifts/talents that God would like for you to discover
and use.
And he would like for you to do this for several
reasons …
1. the world needs them
2. operating within your gifts will bring you joy
3. it will provide you the passion necessary to bring
you success and thereby provide for your family and
other people
4. so Lady Ga Ga will stop it
You were born to be great.
If everyone on earth would just do this one thing, we
would be like a bajillion steps closer to utopia if utopia
was even possible (which it’s not unfortunately).
You discover your gifts by proactively trying different
things and paying attention to the feedback that life
gives you.
When trying something new, pay attention to two
main things:
1. how it makes you feel
2. how it makes other people feel ( e.g. "puking in
their mouth" generally is never a good sign)
"He who heeds the rebukes of life will dwell among
the wise."
- Proverbs something-or-other
Once you find something that you are passionate
about, that you enjoy doing just for the sake of doing
it, you will have at that point arrived at the Gates of
Greatness. Welcome. It is pleasant here. For one
thing, it generally rains hundred dollar bills. You
don’t even need a wallet because whenever you have
to pay for something you just have to hold your hands
out and catch the cash.
One word of caution …
We’re talking Ultimate Destiny here. There is usually
a season where you will have to do something for
a period of time that does exercise your gifts, but you
would not necessarily do it unless you were getting paid
for it. This is merely the first step to greatness.
For example:
I like real estate. But I would not be involved in it
unless I was getting paid for it. But my involvement
in real estate did two things …
It exercised by gifts and prepared me for my next step
in life (helping you), and, most importantly, it funded
my dream.
I am currently recording an album which I fully plan
on seeing go triple platinum. I was just in Atlanta all
weekend long creating another song to add to what
we have already done.
I would do this for free even if I wasn’t getting paid
for it.
Actually, come to think of it, I am doing this for free
at this point. Even paying for it. Paying a LOT. But
I’ve never felt so much joy in my life. If I never made
a dime as a result it would have been worth every
penny and every minute of my time sacrificed.
Real estate made this possible for me. It’s very likely
that because God has brought you across my path, that
real estate will be the stepping stone to your greatness
as well. It’s the easiest and fasted way to get rich for
the average Joe.
So let me know how I can help you.
I think the class that we did last week could be one
key to the puzzle for you. It’s not for everyone. But
it could be for you, Preston.
Have a great week.
Pre$ton