Can You Use This Simple Reminder? (Monday Moments ep. 273)
Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary
John O'Leary
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🗓️ 20 July 2020
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"It's not about you."
These are the first four words of one of the bestselling books of all time.
Through the principles put forward by Rick Warren in The Purpose Driven Life, we are reminded that to discover what most stirs our heart, ignites our passion and elevates our lives: We must begin with the surprising + unpopular truth that it’s not about us.
In other words, to obtain the best of our lives we must... stop believing that it’s all about our lives.
On Live Inspired Podcast ep. 58, Matt Emerzian shared how he went from a senior vice president at a major music marketing company working with Hollywood's elite to shifting into a life of purpose. Hear how he made this shift, the impact it’s had and what it means for you here.
Want to achieve greater success, impact more deeply and savor an even better life? Want more vibrancy and joy?
It turns out the greatest returns in life are rarely discovered in what we receive, but in what we give. Because, ultimately, we don’t long to be merely happy, busy or successful. We desire to be useful, honorable, and compassionate. We yearn to make a difference, to belong to a community and to share love with others.
In a world as divided and negative as ours, what better time to start than now.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to the Live Inspired podcast Monday morning moments with John O'Leary. |
| 0:14.0 | I record these to encourage you to begin your week on fire and in awe with a burst of inspiration. and who better to give us a burst of inspiration today |
| 0:24.0 | than our friend our dear brother Ralph Waldo Emerson listen to one of his most renowned quotes |
| 0:30.4 | it's worth remembering the purpose of life is not to be happy it's to be useful useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some |
| 0:41.8 | difference that you have lived and that you have lived well. It's a good reminder today and my friends |
| 0:48.1 | on this Monday morning that it is not about you. These are the first four words of one of the best-selling books of all time. |
| 0:55.8 | It's not about you. Through the principles put forward by Rick Warren in the purpose-driven |
| 1:00.2 | life, we are reminded that in order to discover what stirs most our heart, ignites our passion, |
| 1:07.3 | and elevates our lives, we must begin with the surprising and the unpopular truth |
| 1:12.9 | that it's not about you. It's not about you. In other words, to obtain the best of your life, |
| 1:19.7 | we must let go of the reins and stop believing that it's all about our lives. While visiting |
| 1:26.4 | with my friend Matt immersion recently, |
| 1:28.3 | he shared how embracing and living |
| 1:30.7 | this paradoxical truth has changed his life. |
| 1:33.8 | I wanna share with you today how it might change yours as well. |
| 1:37.0 | Upon graduating from UCLA with his MBA, |
| 1:39.5 | Matt got his dream job. |
| 1:41.1 | He was hired as a senior vice president |
| 1:43.5 | at a major music marketing company. |
| 1:46.3 | He worked directly with the biggest celebrities in the world. It's a dream job, baby. He made it. |
| 1:51.4 | Matt was extraordinarily well compensated. He spent his free time hanging with the biggest names and showbiz |
| 1:58.1 | at the most exclusive parties. He was on top of the world. And yet, |
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