Topic: Are you following your purpose or money? (Read 144 times)

Growing up if not well guided might be misleading especially when while growing up you just feel you can do a whole lot of things  and you believe in yourself and feel you can really do everything. If not properly guided you can end up not being particular or definite about what exactly your purpose is .
What am saying in essrnce is while growing up one should appreciate and embrace the imput of parents, teachers and guidance  in chosing ones purpose

OP really struck a nerve with this one myself I wanted to be a professional footballer but my father didn’t accept my training boots were seized so many times, I’d wash my jerseys and be looking for them after I was even flogged because of football cause I was chasing my purpose I finally gave up and turned my focus to education my father wanted me to be an engineer like himself at all cost but had a problem letting me school in Nigeria reason been oh he’ll get initiated into one of these cult groups in Nigeria University’s told me to hold on while he raises money for me to school in Ghana while I was waiting my mates were done with their first degrees and my father had gone bankrupt.
Life doesn’t give us what we want we have to go after life and grab whatever we need I figured I’d take the Bull by the horns and find my way to school myself I’m currently done with my National Diploma trying to raise funds for my Higher National Diploma God willing the future is still bright I still have my dream of being a footballer but right now I’d say it was only but a dream.

We all have our purpose in life, what motivates us to do what we do. Along the line we all face challenges that will make us change cause. As a kid growing up I have a dream of becoming a engineer reasons are I love creating, fixing and making new things and as a child then I work towards it but as you may have the society has another plan for me. I noticed I’m not where I dreamt of being so I had to change my cause.
Yes there is a purpose for everything, a purpose for making money, a purpose for you giving to school, a purpose for you studying very hard.
This purpose is what guide us to our destination, this is what allows us to go forwarder, this is what pushes us to our limits

Discovering who you are and working towards it are two different things. When you discover yourself and work towards it, then you are liable to fulfil your destiny. but when you know your porpos and procrastinate in working toward it, then your destiny is being delayed.

The reason behind unrealistic porpos is working towards a wrong direction. Some people are good in comedy but there destiny is music. And if you don't discover it elier you might waste a hell lot of time or years in a wrong direction thinking you are on the Wright track. You might only discover your talent when you find yourself in that field. How you discover your destiny is when you notice that there is a particular thing you do without stress and makes a lot of money. But when you are struggling to make money, that is a clear evidence that you are on the wrong track. What is not your destiny, no matter how you put your very best interest you will never succeed rather feeding from hand to mouth.

I had many porpos which were unrealistic. so I Don't really think any body knows his or her porpos in life only if you discover where you make more money, then you presume you have discovered your destiny. Because where you make more money today and think you have discovered your destiny could be the least place of making money in the nearest future

I think everybody is chaising after money because the money you are chasing is the reason behind discovering your destiny. Who is not ready to make money is no ready to discover his talent or destiny.

Omo if the purpose is not realistic, na to do U-turn oo dem no go tie you ontop unrealistic expectations like that. We all know how the economy take tie wrapper and that one don make many people become jack of all trade and master of all whether the all na true people no want know again but na to dey run everything join. 

If the purpose begin dey unrealistic, you fit leave am and focus for another thing for the mean time until something still set again. Like if you want enter tertiary institution and you no dey get admission, you fit begin learn hand work, hopefully you fit raise money still go school later because I don see people wey do adult schooling after dem don marry born pikin as their purpose still dey burn for their mind. But really the Nigerian situation and system don change so many things for people. Some people no dey get admission to study the course wey dem want because of the educational system and na dat one make people dey go private universities where dem go give you your purpose.

Purpose of life is not just about get a career that that can earn you a living but Purpose of life is to get the actual sense of why one is existing in life. I belive the reason why we are alive is for a purpose,  to make sure that complete every assignment.  Their are some people that have made this money but are st not doing well with the way they live their life, which is to say they are not living the main purpose of life. Everyone has purpose of why they are living .

Bro you too funny . But na the truth be that, person wey never chop nor dey think about purpose, the way things come hard for the country, some persons dey actually work very hard to meet up wattin them feel say naim be their purpose for this life, yet them nor dey fit reach there. And before you go know, dem don start to do another thing wey Dem been no get interest for initially and before you know, them don dey live the life wey them been dey dream of. The thing na be say, most times we sef nor know our main purpose until we jam some kind life experience mixed with small opportunity na for there we go come take know say we actually dey good at some kind things pass where our eye been dey look sef.

Actually, if you ask anyone in their earlier stages in life  people are going tell you what their dreams, ambition or purpose in life is. As kid growing up you hear kids say I want to be a Lawyer, doctor, Engineer, Teacher, pilot, Architect etc . But most times it doesn't turn out the way we want it. These changes may occur based on so many factors that can change ones purpose to look for other opportunities available for to them as long as they make money.

The Environment, society and country we live also matters. There are countries and societies that supports careers, skills, potentials and  talents in different fields  one can easily achieve their purpose, dream and ambition in life in such environments. While there are other countries and societies that it's difficult for one to fulfil their potential, skills and career, this might make one to find opportunities to earn money in whatever they can do.

Take Nigeria,  for example today there is no job opportunities in this country. You might spend your time and money going to school to fulfil your dreams but will come out with no opportunity for you to actualise your purpose, employment might come but different from your field of specialisation, but because you want to earn money you accept it.

Certain situations, might trigger changes in their intentions to chase after money. We are in a world that all is cared about is money. Whatever they do as long as money comes they don't care of potential or purpose. People are just looking for any opportunity in life they can get paid.

Background, can hinder the actualisation of one's purpose. If your parents, guidance or sponsor can't afford at intend to become this will result to changes in ones life. Parents might also decide what they want from children instead of allowing them chase their dreams and support Thier right intentions.

Right now understanding the environment you are matters, 
to acquire skills, careers and other areas of specialisation in other for purpose to be achieved so that one can balance both.

If person never chop for three days because money no dey, if you ask am wetin e wan for life, e fit just forget all hin big dreams and ask for food to save hin life. People get different aims for life. Some dey focus on their life purpose or passion, dem dey find joy and personal satisfaction. Others dey look for money goals, dem dey waka with the need for steady life, security, or to fit live a certain kind life. Many people dey find middle ground between chasing their passion and making sure say dem get money. E dey personal choice, and e dey follow values, priority, and the person individual situation.

This topic is quite a broad one, cause I believe from the start even when we were younger we never really understood what purpose meant, and the true meaning of this would be to ask yourself why was I created, which I basically don't know or was a fantasy for me when I was younger.

Now in reality, I've grown up, no ma to feed me and let me spend time playing or thinking about purpose, how do i survive?  I have to first solve my current problems before even thinking of purpose. And most likely I think the purpose your talking about is future reality, like a dream or something. Because I strongly believe that very few person originally viewed purpose as what was I created for rather i was viewed as what would I be. Only the creator can tell a purpose if the creation. If by purpose now your referring to dream or future reality I think many of I'm still on track with that.

I must say purpose is one thing that anyone should know before indulging himself on any other things or money.
But the world today chooses money because of our ways of living.
People no longer know the reasons or purpose for their existence, they no longer concentrate any more, both big,small,old and young no longer think of their selfs. What they are capable of making.
I know Money is good and wort dying for, but knowing your purpose on Earth will make one to live a long and suitable life.

It's obvious that everyone is chasing after money now because if you don't have money in this country you're just like a sheep without a shepherd so everyone is getting involved in things that's gonna earn them a living rather than pursuing ambitions that may not even be achieved if there's no money.

It's not as black and white as it looks because if you don't have money you cannot follow your purpose and forget about your purpose people won't even look at you or listen to you if you don't have money. I would say people should follow money and then chase the purpose because money is essential for your purpose. We cannot follow purpose when we don't have enough money to bring food to our plates. There are billions with the purpose but they have to go through the phase where money is require to fulfil or chase the purpose.

At some point in our lives, so many of us had ambitions and dreams of how we want our lives to be but due to the fact that there is no enabling environment to actualize our dreams and ambitions in other to come to reality, many people now are after chasing wealth and money as the world have been drawn to the narrative that without money, one may actually be walking like someone who doesn't have a direction. So for now many people ain't even interested in their ambitions anymore, almost every one is focused on wealth creation.

I can relate to this OP, when it comes to playing football during my days in secondary I was the best which I ended becoming the games prefect. One time I was little I told my parent about my dream of playing football and there that moment they killed everything with excuses if at all he had worked towards it by now I can be able to record progress, I only see this happening mainly in the whole of Africa, they kill talents and push education to us forgetting not everyone are effective in that aspect.

Right now, what am doing now might not be what I have in mind but life is very unpredictable, we meet new opportunities and happily grab them cause I believe no knowledge is a waste and we got to survive, anything that gives you income just do it with all happiness not all we ever prayed for gets accomplished, such is life.

One thing is certain, for you to achieve satisfaction in life, you must pursue that which delights your heart. Actually, some people are not earning from their desired hustle because of the way life turned out for them, but if they would be honest with themselves, they're not really satisfied in that career, they may be having their daily bread from it at the moment, but deep down they would've preferred a certain type of career over their present one.

One advice I have for them isn't to quite what feeds them and go for their heart desire totally, I recommend practicing their heart desire side by side with what brings food to the table and with time, they would've made a second career out of their heart desired career and only then can they abandon their first hustle and focus on the new one. Surely they would do well in it because that which you have passion for, you do it effortlessly.  Desire and passion brings good results and whatever career you've passion for, you ought not to let go of it until you're practicing it. Only then would you experience career satisfaction and true happiness while making a living.

On the part of parental influence, I strongly advice against parents enforcing careers on their children. Its a sort of bullying the child and should be heavily discouraged. I have made a thread  in that  regard earlier. The child if allowed to  follow his dreams will still be exceptional and make good fortune from that  career that suits his passion.

In the the society we find ourselves, following one's purpose differs, I said so because it all boils down to the background you were raised from, how financial stable they are.
See to tell you the truth, the street are not friendly, I know of a guy that is very good at football and we all thought that this guy is a star in the making, he makes football looks easy on the eye, but due to hardship and hunger, this guy gradually stops playing ball since he hads to go in search for his daily bread. The hunger he face most times after training compel him to go look for a job, which limited him and now look at him today, he don't even have time for himself talkless of having time for football.
What am trying to say is that situations and the country we find ourselves might make you to forget your purpose entirely and be chasing money and a better life.

Growing up,I heard a lot of messages and speeches about discovering our purpose in life and it appeared as though one can't become something in life without discovering the purpose of his existence.

Fast forward to the current reality now, no one is talking about purpose that much and it's now more of being good at different thing because we don't know from which skill our breakthrough will come from. I know that if you're inline with what works well for you it would be easier than working in a field that's not your interest but so many persons are doing pretty well for themselves in field they hard little knowledge about but that they just put in the effort to study and become better at it.

For an average Nigerian parents, you there not tell them you want to go into playing of football because you feel that it is your purpose in life, as long as they feel that you won't easily money out of it, they will never support you.

What do you think about following ones purpose even when it seems unrealistic?

What was your initial purpose or ambition in life?  Are you following it or you are just chasing after money?