The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM)

Lack of Purpose
If you ask the average person what their life purpose is,
you will get a funny look or a response like “Gee, I dunno.”
What  if  I  asked  you?  What  would  you  say?  The  average
person  can’t  articulate  their  life  purpose—the  compelling
“why”  that  drives  them  to  wake  up  every  day  and  do
whatever it takes to fulfill their mission in life.
Rather, the average person takes life one day at a time,
and  has  no  higher  purpose  beyond  merely  surviving.  Most
people just focus on getting through the day, taking the path
of  least  resistance,  and  pursuing  short  term,  short-lived
pleasures  along  the  way,  while  avoiding  any  pain  or
discomfort that might cause them to grow.
During  the  course  of  my  seven-year  career  in  direct
sales,  despite  having  broken  numerous  company  sales
records, I spent the first six of those seven years fighting the
uphill battle of mediocrity, and losing more often than not.
My results were inconsistent, and I consistently accepted far
less  than  my  best,  until  I  finally  figured  out  the  secret  to
overcoming mediocrity: live a life of purpose.

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After being inducted into the company’s hall of fame,
it was time to move on and pursue my dreams of becoming
an  author,  speaker,  and  coach.  However,  I  had  never
achieved my full potential with the company. I was about to
leave the company with the mediocrity monkey on my back.
It  was  sure  to  follow  me  into  my  next  venture  unless  I  did
something about it.
Up  until  then,  I  didn’t  have  a  compelling  life  purpose
that  got  me  up  in  the  morning  even  when  I  didn’t feel  like
getting  up.  I  had  no  purpose  that  drove  me  to  get  on  the
phone  and  call  prospects,  even  when  I  didn’t need  more
money.  I  decided  in  that  moment  that  my  life  purpose  for
the next 12 months would be: to become the person I need
to be to create the success, freedom, and quality of life that
I  truly  want.  I  combined  this  with  my  other  life  purpose
(yes,  you  can  have  more  than  one),  which  was  to selflessly
add value to the lives of others by assembling a team of 16
other  sales  reps.  I  led  weekly  conference  coaching  calls  to
support them in reaching their goals, free of charge, for the
next 46 consecutive weeks.
Living  every  day  in  alignment  with  my  two  life
purposes—constantly,  consciously  aligning  my  thoughts,
words  and  actions  with  each  purpose—not  only  did  I  have
my  best  sales  year  ever  (a  94%  increase  over  my  previous
best),  but  I  also  led  more  reps  to  surpassing  the  highest
performance level than at any other time in the company’s
50-year history.
To  defeat  this  cause  of  mediocrity,  you  need  a  life
purpose,  which  can  be  any  purpose  you  want.  It  can  be

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anything  that  resonates  with  and  inspires  you  to  wake  up
every day and live in alignment with your purpose. Now, I
totally  understand  that  asking  you  to  come  up  with  your
life’s  purpose  right  now  may  sound  a  bit  overwhelming.
Just remember that you get to make it up, and this first one
can  be  something  simple,  even  small.  (e.g.  “I’m  going  to
smile more so that I can bring a little more happiness to my
life  and  to  those  around  me.”    Or,  “I’m  going  to  ask  every
person I meet what I can do to help them, so that I can add
value  to  more  people’s  lives.”)    It  will  be  your  first  step
towards a bigger life purpose.
Keep in mind that you can change your life purpose at
any  time.  As  you  grow  and  evolve,  so  will  your  purpose.
What’s  important  is  that  you  choose  a  purpose—any
purpose—and start living by it, now. You can even borrow
one  of  the  purposes  I  just  shared  with  you.  (Many  of  my
coaching clients have.)
Keep in mind that you’re not supposed to “figure out”
what your purpose is, you get to make it up, create it, decide
what you want it to be. In his bestselling book The  Rhythm
of  Life,  Matthew  Kelly  enlightens  us  to  a  universal  life
purpose that I believe we should all live by: to become the
best version of ourselves. In other words, focus on growing
and  being  the  best  you  can  be,  pursuing  your  dreams  and
inspiring others to do the same. That’s your purpose.
Schedule  some  time  this  week  to  think  about  and
articulate your life purpose. Write it down where you’ll see
it every day. In fact, you’ll have time to do this during your
Miracle Morning.

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Always  remember  that  when  you  are  committed  to  a
life  purpose  that  is  bigger  than  your  problems,  your
problems  become  relatively  insignificant  and  you  will
overcome them with ease.
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