Are You Here To Be A Successful Author? 139
What event or series of events led to your discovery?
I have been searching and seeking and am an ardent follower of personal
growth for thirty-five years now. So I’ve put in a lot of work on myself.
I have researched many different areas such as quantum physics, positive
thinking, mind power, religion, psychology, medicine - anything that has
something to do with the human mind. The mind is my specialty. I’ve
written the number one best-selling book, Mind Power Into The 21st
Century, which has sold over 2 million copies, so I’ve obviously hit a
real note with people out there. I just devoted myself to understanding
who I am and the nature of reality so I can effectively work with it.
If you could give advice to those who are still searching for their
life’s purpose, what would it be?
Follow your passion. That’s the single most important thing that I can
advise people to do, because following your passion is real and honest. I
made a discovery years ago when I was doing research on my book Money,
Success & You. What I discovered is that when someone’s sole objective
is just about making money, they almost always don’t. The reason for
that is because their whole aim is only money-oriented. Now there is
nothing wrong with making money, I mean I am very wealthy myself,
but to just go after the money without going after what you are most
passionate about can lead you astray.
My advice is do what turns you on, follow what makes you
passionate and what makes you excited. Do you wake up every day really
excited about what you’re doing? If you don’t, then you’re not passionate
about what you’re doing. Many people do make a living without being
passionate about what they do, but they will never be tremendously
successful. You must find something that you are passionate about.
The same is also true in your spiritual growth. It’s important to find
a system that awakens you, that feels right. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a
traditional religion or a very esoteric practice that nobody knows, just find
something that nurtures you deeply and follow it for as long as it nurtures
you deeply. When it no longer nurtures you move on to something else.
At different phases of our lives, different things are appropriate
to us. What was appropriate to us at twenty-five isn’t necessarily
appropriate to us at forty-five. Just follow your passion and follow what
makes you feel alive. The model that I live by is simple: be kind, be
aware, be positive, be joyful, do good work, and live life one day at a
time. Do this and you will have a very successful life.