Definiteness of Purpose: How Clarity and Burning Desire Drive Success

All right, guys, welcome back to The Daily Mastermind. I hope you're having an amazing morning. My name is George Wright III. I am your host, and I want to talk with you a little bit today about your definite purpose. Now, for those of you that have read books by Napoleon Hill, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. But regardless of whether you've read Napoleon Hill's books or whether you feel you have, a definite purpose put together, I want to share some thoughts with you today because I want you going into the week really driven by clarity and the vision of what you're trying to accomplish. So I want to do something first though. If you haven't already gotten a copy of the 12 Prosperity Pillars, remember this is something that I've put together over 25 years of working with some of the best thought leaders, experts, authors, success individuals that I know. And these 12 prosperity pillars are something I keep on my desk. I do that because there are 12 pillars that I can run my life, my week, my day-to-day, my business around. And they're a foundation that help to remind me what I'm doing on a day-to-day basis. And that's the goal here today. Monday, I want to remind you of what it is you want to focus on throughout the week. So I'm going to just run through the pillars with you real quick, just to get your mind in that mode. and I'm going to run through those with you and then we're going to talk a little bit about your definite purpose and some quality and clarity around that vision. So the first pillar is I create my life and then I'm just going to read these through for you. I create my life. I take personal responsibility. I act in spite of my mood. I surround myself with positive people. I focus on solutions. I create an attitude of abundance. I choose to be happy. I always think win-win. I am committed to lifelong learning. I create daily rituals. I attract success. And then the last one is I visualize and manifest my life. I really encourage you to look at those pillars. Those are not things that I made up. These are things that are successfully proven over time to really be the things that you need for a foundation to create your life. And it really leads us really well into this topic of a definiteness of purpose. And the reason I want to get you focused on this is obviously what you focus on grows. And as you go through the week, sometimes on Mondays, we get just completely bombarded by all the stuff going on. And I think it's important for me to remind you that you're trying to create your best life, that you're an individual that is growing and expanding and constantly outside your comfort zone. So you're dealing with uncertainty, you're dealing with things throughout your life, your business, your relationships your finances whatever it is But one of the key principle pillars that Napoleon Hill talked about is this idea of developing a definiteness of purpose And it something that kind of consistent through Think and Grow Rich and laws of success or even the 17 principles of personal achievement But I'm going to read a couple of things to you because I really think it's just amazing how Napoleon Hill put so concisely and so clearly some of the important principles that you need to have as you go throughout your week in life and you're creating your best life. So this, you know, developing a definiteness of purpose. You know, he says, your progress towards success begins with a fundamental question. Where are you going? The definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. and I'm just going to digress for a second and say, you know, you may be down the road and I know most of you are already executing on a plan and you're doing things, but one of the reasons I kind of back up a little every once in a while is to make sure that you're clear. Sometimes we go off in a, you know, a tangent on things that we're working on and we forget. We got to take a couple steps back, gain perspective, readjust our clarity and move forward. And that's why we're talking about this. So definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement, and its lack is the stumbling block for 98 out of every 100 people simply because they never define their goals and start towards them. Study every person in time, and he talks about how this is a common factor. Andrew Carnegie was a man who had led him to formulate the definite major purpose idea, and that's what really took shape to driving all of the content he put in Think and Grow Rich. and he says his definite major goal was more than a wish. It was a burning desire. Only by finding your own burning desire will you achieve success. The difference between a wish and a burning desire is crucial. Everyone wants the better things in life, money, fame, respect, but most people never go beyond just wishing for them. And if you know you want a certain thing from life, you've got to it to the point that it becomes an obsession. And you back that obsession with continuous effort and sound planning. Then you have awakened and developed a definiteness of purpose. That is a key point here. I want you to re-look at your definiteness of purpose and make sure that it's something that you have a burning desire for. Because the most important part of this book is not written on its pages. Napoleon Hill says it's already in your own mind. Once you learn how to harness the potential of your mind, then you can organize your knowledge. That's why I'm here to just plant the seeds for you and keep you focused because I believe you have that knowledge inside you, those ideas, those things that can create the vision of what you want to have in your life. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, one single idea may have greater weight than the labor of all the men, animals and engines for a century Put ideas and your definite purpose to work So why do I hammer on this definite purpose so much Well you know as Napoleon Hill talks about there a lot of advantages by gaining this vision and clarity, this definite purpose that you're going to be driving everything else around. You get the ability to specialize. You know, when you have your definite purpose, it encourages you to get tight and down niche into the specialization that you need in order to create that life or create that plan. It also helps you to budget your time and budget your money. I mean, think about that. All of your decisions can be made around this clarity of your definiteness of purpose. So it's important to reshift and relook at and clarify it ongoing. You know, definite purpose gives you alertness to opportunities. You know, it's like that reticular activating system we talk about in your brain that when you're focused on your purpose, this definite plan you want to do, you're going to be open to opportunities. You're going to see what's happening around you. And it's also going to help you make decisions. And so your decision-making capability is going to go up. Not only that, but it really leads you to faith. The greatest benefit of definiteness of purpose is that it opens your mind to the quality of faith. And as Napoleon Hill talks about it, it sort of helps your mind become more positive and it frees you up of any limiting doubt, discouragement, indecision, and procrastination. That faith, and it only comes from the clarity around your definiteness of purpose. And I know some of you are thinking, well, man, I may not know exactly what the clear thing is. Well, it's not about the path. It's about where you want to be. It's very important that you create a definite purpose around what you're trying to create, not how you're going to create it. And it puts you in this success conscious mind. And that's the key. The key is how to stay focused, right? And so I'm going to read you something else from, you know, the 17 principles of personal achievement on definiteness of purpose. And it's about putting it to work. You know, making your subconscious mind for, your subconscious mind work for you is only the first of many steps. You'll not succeed if you can't convince other people to cooperate with you. And if you don't live in accordance with strict standards. Back to this mental discipline and daily rituals. But let's assume you have developed the necessary definiteness of purpose. You're now likely to ask an obvious question, where do I get all the resources to implement my plan? Well, the first step from poverty to riches is the most difficult. He says the key is to realize that all the riches and all the material goods that you acquire through your own efforts begin with your clear, concise picture of what you seek. When your picture grows to an obsession with you, you will find that your every action leads you towards its acquisition of the resources he's talking about that you need. So great success is the result of one understanding and using a positive mental attitude And your mental attitude gives power to everything you do So that attitude is going to be so important to combine up with your definiteness of purpose An important variable in this process is just exactly what it is that you offer in exchange for whatever the resource is. So the last point I wanted to make here is that it's very important that you identify what it is you're going to sacrifice, whether it's time or money or resources, what are you going to sacrifice? And this is something you don't think about a lot. You might be thinking, I'm working a lot. I'm doing all these things. I'm not talking about the things you're doing. I'm talking about in advance, what is it? What is it that you want? What do you really want? Because as we grow in our business and our life, that can change. Be clear on what you want, your definiteness of purpose. Keep some strict discipline, a positive attitude, but you've got to identify what it is you're willing to sacrifice. It might be time, it might be money, it might be something you love doing, but no great success is going to come without that sacrifice. So these are principles I'm just kind of planting in the seed. I'm planting these seeds to grow throughout the week in your mind so that as you're going through the week and you're dealing with everything you're dealing with, the uncertainty, challenges, resources, you begin to identify what it is in your life that can help you to get closer to the vision of what you want to create. I really do believe Napoleon Hill's right. I think you have all the answers in you already, whether it's answers that you need to develop into through growth and your specialized knowledge, or whether it's answers that are going to come from your experience as you start to take action. But regardless of what it is, I want you to know that you have the ability to handle whatever it is you're working on. And the more and more that you become confident and increase your faith in what you're doing and increase the clarity in your definiteness of purpose, that faith will grow, you will find that you've got those answers. They're only going to come from you, but they're going to be inspired by and motivated by things that you surround yourself with. And that's why I appreciate you being here on the Mastermind today. and if you do me a favor, share this show. That's the thought I wanted to be able to share with you, but I would love for you to be able to push that out and let other people know about these topics that we're talking about. So that's our message for today. I hope you have an amazing day. Hit me up on The Daily Mastermind on Facebook or Instagram and I look forward to talking with you more tomorrow. We've got some great stuff lined up tomorrow. We've got a great interview with an amazing marketer. We've got some financial planning stuff on Thursday. We're gonna be talking about brain health on Wednesday. so don't miss any episodes and I look forward to hearing from you once again my name is George Wright III and this has been The Daily Masterwork