If you could live your life over again, how would it be different? What would you change? What are your regrets? Well, we all have some things we would add to that. But one of my big passions in life is to help people not look back at their life at the end of their life and say, If only I could do it over again, I would. And I believe the way we get there is that we live intentionally and deliberately, with great focus around our purpose, our mission, our vision in life, that we get our head around that and that we we see life as a race to be run.

And we run that race in such a way that we might win and in this last session I want to help you think about that for a minute, I want to share with you four keys to running the race of life to win. And here's what they are. Number one is to see your purpose clearly have a sense of purpose about why you're here on this earth. Secondly, want that purpose desperately not just see it clearly, but want it in your mind, in your heart desperately. And then thirdly, accomplish it wholeheartedly do it with all your mind. And then fourthly, follow it faithfully, just don't quit.

Those are the four things. Let me give you some tips on how to do those number one, see your purpose. Clearly. One author is said if you have a big enough y for life, you can handle anyhow. In other words, if you have a compelling reason to be alive, if you have a mission in life, then you can handle any of the difficulties that come along on how to achieve that but you've got to have a compelling why and so many of us don't Some years ago, a friend of mine wrote a book called Purpose Driven Life. So name is Rick Warren became a massive bestseller.

And he talked about purpose. And his his opening comments in his book, which were so good is that purpose is not about you or about me, it's about others. So my purpose isn't just living for me, it's learning to live for others. And you need to find a purpose, a mission, a vision, and wrap your arms around it. My vision statement, for instance, is to glow in the dark. My passion in life is to try to be a bright light through my life in through my words, in dark and tough parts of the world and places where people have needs where people are hurting.

I want to provide light I want to give them direction on how to live and this course, is reflective of what I try to do day in and day out with people all around the world either live showing up to speak at large conventions or leadership events or doing online activities like this or through our social media, and other relationships that we have, but have a compelling way for life see your purpose clearly. There's a great proverb that says, without a vision, the people perish. And that's so true, isn't it? And I love the words, by the way of Mark Twain. He says, The two most important days in your life or when you were born, and then the day you discover why Isn't that the truth? Well, I want you to see your purpose, clearly grapple with that in the days to come, but get a sense of clarity about why you're here on this earth, and what you're meant to do that will be so fulfilling for you.

The second thing is to want your purpose desperately. You know, it's one thing to see it clearly. It's another thing don't want it desperately. You're calling the last session I talked about attaching pain and pleasure to your habits. Because of Unless we have a desperation of accomplishing something, in my experience, we don't change much. So even as you think about this whole process that could be true of you when it comes to how you deal with stress, to make the changes in your habits to respond to the six areas we've talked about in a use stressful versus a distressful way, means that you need to want those things desperately.

That means you attach pain to doing the right thing, or are paying to doing the against doing the wrong thing and pleasure, about doing the right thing. So why don't desperately I love the story of Socrates, he was walking by the sea shore one time, just ankle deep, and a young person came up to him and said, Socrates, Socrates may be your disciple. And Socrates didn't say anything. He started to walk in the water and the young man started to follow and he said against Socrates, Socrates, please let me be your disciple. And Socrates didn't say anything but he walked deeper. And the young man said again, Socrates, Socrates, please.

And at that point, Socrates turned around, grabbed the man by the top of the head, pushed him under the water and held him and held him and held him till he knew he could take no more and the man came up, gasping for air, and Socrates looked at him right in the eyes, and he said, Young man, when you desire truth, as much as you desire air, then you can be my disciple. Wow. You know, that's true of succeeding in life when we want it desperately. Like we want air. That's when we succeed. So we're not messing around with life.

We're seeing it as a race to be one. It's really a battle, to live a life of excellence, a little bit like that makes a difference. And that's what I want for you. So see your purpose clearly. Want it desperately. And then thirdly, follow.

Accomplish it wholeheartedly. accomplish your purpose with your whole heart. Whatever you find to do. Do it with all your mind. Whatever you sent you're supposed to do and you develop a deep feeling about jump into it. Give yourself to a be committed, move forward, make a difference with your life, but do it wholeheartedly be enthusiastic about it, feel the joy of doing it Look forward to it.

I think of a time near my home in Philadelphia. I believe I've alluded to this before, but when I was on my whenever I'd go to work, I would get on Route 30 which was a major thoroughfare and whenever I got on it, I because I like this so much. I had developed this habit of thinking about the cinnamon roll. That was at the special shop down the road, a few miles and so like Pavlov's dog, I would visualize the cinnamon roll. It was hot, warm, I could see it. I could I could even hear it.

Kind of bubbling up the the ice scene in the hot butter colliding, I could smell it, I could taste it, I would start to salivate like I'm doing right now, just thinking about that cinnamon roll. Also, I want you to live your life I want you to be, I want you to see it, I want you to smell it. I want you to feel that purpose. I want you to experience the joy of living the right way, particularly in a stressful way. And then finally, you need to follow your purpose faithfully. That means you just don't quit.

That means you persevere. You know, we live in a culture of instant gratification. We try things they don't like and we go to something else. We have so much technology we can always be involved in changing but there's just something to being faithful sticking with it. And that's what I want for you. The American management associations and research among leaders and multiple vertical markets, multiple spheres of influence to find the most Consistent qualities of leadership and they found the most consistent quality of leadership was perseverance, just not quitting.

So what does it take for you to quit? Now there's times to adjust and move different directions. But if you're going to succeed at life, if you're going to run the race to win, you need to follow it faithfully, you need to stick with it. Adjust when you need to, but don't just quit because it gets tough. So see your purpose, clearly want it desperately follow it, accomplish it wholeheartedly and follow it faithfully. If you can do those four things, you will run the race of life to win and that will give you the energy and the power and the joy and fulfillment of dealing with stress the right way.

Well, I hope you enjoyed the journey I have. I appreciate you and your engagement. As always, please take time to respond if you're in the Facebook group and interact and share your insights. If you've liked the course. Let us know if you see things we need to change. I hope you do.

Let us know that so we can make this better and better and help others in the days to come. Thanks again for the honor of having time together with you. I appreciate you. And I hope and pray that you live a rich, full dynamic life We look forward to you sharing with us and joining us in our various online social media also the days to come and perhaps we can be working together on other programs and products in the days going forward. Bless you