Few days ago I was at Benfeco Plaza, Toll Gate,
Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria, while waiting on the commuter bus. I was checking
in on some latest developments, when I stumbled on: 'Entrepreneurship Requires Living With A Sense Of Urgency' - Steve
Eakin. - Steve Eakin is the Founder
of Startup Black Belt, an organization that uses real world experience
to guide startup founders in building reliable, scalable and valuable tech.
In the opening, he
started by asking "Why is it that nobody operates with a sense of urgency
anymore? Seriously. Why is this?" You're going to die. You, me, everyone
you know and everyone you'll ever know. Everyone. Maybe today, maybe tomorrow.
Maybe in 50 years. Maybe in 80. Unless you're on death row, nobody knows the
exact date and time, but that doesn't change the fact that you're going to die.
You're literally borrowing your life from the universe, and it will take it
back.
On that glorious day
in which you took your first breath, you took out your first loan. That breath
was, in fact, a loan. The Earth is down one breath in its ledger, and it will
settle its debt. One day, you're going to have to give it back. Certainly by
the time you hit puberty, you've realized this fact. (If not, give it a moment
to sink in...)
Truth and
consequences.
This is a profound
realization to have in this life, and yet some people are terrified by it,
which is a shame. The truth is this knowledge should be liberating! It gives
you a firm deadline for existence. Psalm
90:12 the Bible says …teach us to number our days that we may apply our heart
unto wisdom. That's a perfect, if unknowable, timeline by which to guide
your everyday actions towards achieving the only things that matter in life.
Everything you do should either:
1.) Make you happy
2.) Make someone you
love happy
3.) Make the world a
better place.
If it doesn't lead
to achieving one of those goals, you're probably wasting your limited time!
Deviations from this
path can be devastating. A failure to guide your actions to these three goals
is effectively punching your soul right in the face.
Money without
purpose is meaningless. Ambition without goals is meaningless. Goals that
deviate from the only three end results that matter are a waste of time. This
is why you see some celebrities and millionaires that are beyond miserable. You
can work towards a goal and realize it was the wrong one. This can
understandably leave one in a state of utter despair. I believe that on some
subconscious level, these "successful" people that are the envy of
many are terrified at the prospect of wasting so much time doing stuff they
never truly enjoyed to gain possessions that they never truly wanted.
There's still time
to pivot Sir!
The funny thing is,
until you're six feet under, you've still got a chance to change course. The
past is done and written, so there's no benefit to living in it. Even if you
wasted time, like we all have, you can still aim to fulfil your life goals. The
main cause for this time-wasting trap is when you focus on what you think you
should do, or what other people say you should do. Don't even worry about what other people think of your goals. If
they see them as shallow or ambitious or crazy, that's their problem, not
yours. If you want a billion-dollar yacht, or want to sit around watching TV
all day, that's on you. If you want to start a company that changes the world,
that's your call.
Listen up, not everyone will agree with your decisions, and you shouldn't let that
bother you. If it makes you happy, makes someone you love happy, or makes the
world a better place, you're doing great work. Don't ever wallow in pity over
lost time. Focus on the future where you can work to achieve your true life
goals every single day.
Think about it for a
moment. Deep down, what are your true life goals, what are the steps you need
to take to get there, and why aren't you taking steps for it right now? Why not ask that
girl (or guy) out? Why don't you take a month to travel around? Why wait to
start your own business? Why wait to build that app you've been dreaming about?
Why wait to quit that job you hate so much? What stop you from going all out
with that political career?
Its time to start
living with urgency, because your time is limited. Stop living like you're
never going to die, only to die anyway with so much left on your personal to-do
list. I challenge you to live, right now. It's not too late to leave your mark
on the world. It's never too early".
Till we come your
way again, Success Breath is bend on
helping you to achieve your personal and business goals.
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