Rejoice

“When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a way that when you die the world cries and you rejoice”

-Native American Proverb

Any time somebody passes away it puts me in a very introspective state of mind. I take a look at the current trajectory of my life and do an evaluation. I wonder if the current path I am on is “good enough”. I don’t think that phrase really exists inside of me – in any regard. It’s my unique perspective on the world that has given me this gift. It is an insatiableness. It’s a boredom when I feel like something is too easy, or not challenging enough. It’s a desire to engage in unnecessary battles for battle’s sake. I’ve never been able to change it, so I’m not going to try. I can’t help but see opportunities for improvement everywhere I look. With my workout plans, my writing schedules, my diet, my sales techniques….literally everything. So what would make me rejoice? What is the end goal?

We all are born with one debt that we must repay. Death. We rent our body and our life for a fixed numbers of years. Those years are unknown. The only thing you can really do is live each day to the fullest. That sounds like the worst cliché in the world, and it is. But imagine someone had to give your eulogy today. What would you want them to say? Would you be proud of your life to this point?

Growth is my life. There is nothing else that matters to me. If I’m not growing, you might as well bury me today. I want to leave this world with a gift; a gift that keeps giving and giving. I want that gift to be inspiration and motivation for people to go do incredible things. My biggest inspiration is Muhammed Ali; I can’t help but dream of leaving a legacy as great as him. His legacy will live on for hundreds, maybe thousands of years. He will continue to inspire young men and women to believe in themselves. He will convince people that they too, are the greatest at whatever they want to be, if they believe it. He will continue doing this long after he leaves this world. Muhammed Ali was, and still is, a winner. He has battled Parkinson’s disease for over 30 years. He never plays the victim for his current situation. He has made the best of his situation and continues to inspire me and millions of others. A reporter asked him in a recent interview if Parkinson’s ever makes him feel “depressed?” In classic Ali fashion, he quickly responded with, “Depressed? Why would I be depressed? I am the 3-time heavyweight champion of the world.”

That is true legacy. That is true greatness. That is a man who made the best of an opportunity years ago and is continuing to do so. That is a hero. He is a token of exactly what he told the world he was at the age of 22 – The Greatest of All-time.

For me, rejoice would be the perpetuation of my ideas for thousands of years. To inspire people for thousands of years, long after I am gone, to continue fighting to get better each and every day. I want to be mentioned in the same breath as Aristotle, Muhammed Ali, and Ayn Rand. That is the kind of impact I intend to have. I want people to remember me as the guy who always made everyone feel incredible about themselves – whether in person or through my writing. I want to be the greatest ever at inspiring and motivating people to get better. I want to be second to no one when it comes to helping people move themselves past the immobilizing inertia that stops most people from being incredible. I want every person I meet to become a better person. I am going to continue fighting for the souls of brave men and women ready to make a change. People ready to place a bet on themselves and their own personal greatness. People who are ready to believe that they deserve greatness and all of the prosperity that this world has to offer.

Sometimes it takes a tough emotional experience to really awaken yourself. Every morning I say that I don’t end my day until I am exhausted, but is it really true? There are days where I don’t push myself like I need to. Where I don’t act like a bestselling author or a professional athlete. These are the days that are tough. The days that you have to look yourself in the mirror and make the necessary changes. The days you have to whoop your own ass into doing more. These are the days that it is necessary to set bigger weekly commitments. Or to put something on the line to ensure your progress and your further betterment. Accomplishment is the greatest joy we can experience in life. Accomplishment presumes the freedom to pursue your own convictions. We live in an incredible country. We should be thankful every day that we are free to pursue whatever we desire. Man is a hero. I am a hero. You are a hero. Everyone can be a hero. There are so many people that just need to meet the right person, or hear the right message at the right time. These are the people I am after. The people that are ready to make a little sacrifice to show the world how great they really are.