Hi, my name is Lewis Howes and welcome to the Daily Motivation Show.

I think that people put too big of a notion on purpose in that they think that it has to look like a Nelson Mandela or a mother Teresa or Oprah or a you

or a I. And a lot of times what you're really good at is right in front of you. What you're really

great at is right in front of you and to recognize that your calling and your purpose can change.

You have a long lifetime. It's not going to be the same calling the whole time. And so allow yourself to

evolve, allow your purpose to evolve. What's that thing you do effortlessly that you give no credit

to? Because you're just looking past, oh, it can't be that because it's not hard. Well, how about

it doesn't have to be difficult? How about the fact that you're a great listener? How can you take that

and use that and expand that? And don't compare yourself to someone else. Comparison, I think Benjamin Franklin is a comparison is the thief of all joy. When you look left or right, you know, people are always comparing me to Oprah Winfrey or Yonla Vanzan or or Les Brown or Tony Robbins. I said, listen, I will, if you want me to give you Oprah or Yonla or Tony or Les,

I'm always going to 1,000% fail you. But if you're ever interested, I do a damn good Lisa Nichols.

I do it. I do a good Lisa Nichols. And so when you look at what are my gifts, what are my

unique gifts? I knew very early

on I was a gifted speaker. I wasn't certified as a gifted speaker. I haven't passed any courses

as a speaker. Matter of fact, the last time I took a speech class, I got a D-minus. And my speech

teacher told me, Ms. Nichols, I recommend you never speak in public that you get a desk job. That was in my

freshman year of college, the last speech class I took. So a lot of times your gift and your purpose,

you've discounted it, either because someone else discounted it or what's more common is you don't

know how to monetize it. Yes. And sometimes the greatest gift you have to give is not for fee.

It's for free.

Not every gift you're supposed to get paid for.

Nelson Mandela did not get paid for leading 27 years when he got out of prison.

He got paid after that.

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