What you need, Jon Richards says, is a PURPOSE.
From Noteworthyusa.com
Marshall Field, one of the richest men in Chicago, had been asked in a newspaper interview: “What did he hope to accomplish in life?” His reply: “One of the secrets of not having a nervous breakdown is not having goals. But I suppose I would like to leave both the company (Field Enterprises) and the city a little better for my having been here.”
He was clearly a smart man. I speak from experience. I used to have goals and it was not good for my mental stability. That was in my thirties; since then I have been pretty well goalless. I knew then that there were no great goals in my life.
As a result of having no goals, I like to think, my life has greatly improved in quality. Instead of noisily chasing things, things have quietly come to me.
A goal is where achievement is the reward, a purpose is where the journey is the reward.
A goal is future oriented, a purpose is now oriented.
A goal is unnatural, a purpose is second nature.
It is harder to find your purpose in life, but it is far more rewarding than pursuing a goal.
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