The Purpose of Life (Your Life)
Achieve Your Goals with Hal Elrod
Hal Elrod
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🗓️ 20 July 2016
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
How about a little quiz? Don't worry, it's only one question—Do you control your ego, or does your ego control you?
Many of us have been taught to regard the idea of ego with suspicion and judgment. We hear that ego is synonymous with selfishness and try to do whatever we can to get away from it. The truth is, the ego is an integral part of your being, and an important ingredient to designing a healthy, balanced life. The trick is just to be in control of it, rather than letting it guide your life.
If at the core of your actions is a desire to help others and add value to their lives regardless of your own benefit, but you understand the need to also make a living, you probably have a pretty healthy ego. On the other hand, if at the core of your actions is a desire to get noticed, to receive accolades, and to be remembered, then your ego is probably getting a little ahead of you. No need to worry, though – there is hope for us all!
In this episode, you will…
- Learn how to transform purpose into profit
- Understand how to go from ego-driven to purpose-driven for a happier, more successful life!
- Discover the distinction between mission and purpose and why you need them both
- Determine whether or not your mission and purpose are aligned for success
- Hear how to re-engineer your ego to have a more meaningful life
I had to go on an ego-balancing journey myself, and I'm here to tell you that after reducing ego, I began to experience more happiness, fulfillment, and success than ever before, because my goals were more than just "me"-centered pursuits. If I can make the change, so can you!
Tune in!
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Achieve Your Goals Podcast with Hell Elrod. I'm your host Nick Paul Kuski and you're listening to the show that is guaranteed to help you take your life to the next level faster than you ever thought possible. |
| 0:18.0 | In each episode you will learn from someone who has achieved extraordinary goals that most have it. |
| 0:23.7 | He is the author of the number one best-selling book The Miracle Morning, a Hall of Fame |
| 0:29.2 | Business Achiever, an international keynote speaker, |
| 0:33.0 | ultra marathon runner, and the founder of the IP success coaching.com, |
| 0:39.0 | Mr. Hal O'Rah. |
| 0:40.9 | Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the Achiev Your Goals Podcast. |
| 0:44.7 | This is your host, Hal-L-Rod, and I'm on the road right now in between a camping trip and a |
| 0:50.2 | wedding, and hopefully, hopefully the recording comes out okay because I am not in my usual setting but |
| 0:56.4 | nonetheless I wanted to make sure you got an episode this week and today's episodes |
| 1:00.1 | it's kind of a big topic, right? |
| 1:03.2 | We're gonna talk about the purpose of life today, |
| 1:06.3 | the purpose of life, and specifically, |
| 1:08.4 | I'm talking about the purpose of your life |
| 1:10.8 | or what is called often your life's purpose, right? |
| 1:15.0 | So the topic today, again, it's a big one, |
| 1:18.8 | what is my purpose in life? |
| 1:20.1 | What, and I'm not here by the way to say |
| 1:21.7 | that I've got it all figured out I have all the answers |
| 1:23.7 | but I just want to share what you know kind of what some of the distinctions that I've made around |
| 1:28.2 | purpose and how I apply it to my daily life and hopefully in a way that really helps you to either discover your purpose or |
| 1:35.2 | re-engage with your purpose or amplify your purpose or figure out what in the heck of purpose is, right? |
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