You Are Not Just Filler

As I look around at my neighbors, acquaintances, and the people who work for some of my clients, I see a lot of people living life as though they are just filler. Their whole existence seems to consist of getting up, going to work, doing enough to not get fired, going home, tending to a couple family things, going to sleep, and then repeating the whole thing the next day. When you ask them about their day or what's new, they reply - in a very monotone voice - "Fine." or "Not much."

When I see them, I sometimes feel like their physical movement is the only thing that proves they are alive. And maybe that's true, because their spirit certainly seems to have died.

Maybe you can relate to this. Most of us have been there at some point. Here's the good news, you were not made to just exist, you were made to thrive!

To quote motorcycle racer Bill McKenna "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to skid across the line broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, shouting 'Geronimo!'"

Too many of us are just wandering through life, trying to not scuff our shoes, step out of line, or draw attention to ourselves.

Wake Up! You are not just filler in this life. You were not made just to take up space and exist until you die.

You are uniquely made with gifts, talents, and strengths no one else has. The perspective you have that has been shaped by your life experiences is different from every other person on this planet.

So for you to go through life, not realizing and living in your unique giftings and talents, is to rob yourself and the world from your special abilities.

Most people want to know that their life has meaning. To leave a legacy, to leave something beyond themselves.

Get inspired, get excited! Take some time to understand yourself better. What fires you up? When do you lose all track of time?

When you look at your life as it exists today, ask yourself, "If I disappeared, would anybody notice or miss me?" If the answer to that is "no, not outside my family," you need to change something.

The world desperately needs what you have to offer, so start figuring out what that is.