I was 16 and was in the optometrist's office for the first time. I played baseball for most of my childhood and I was pretty good. I thought I had good eyesight because professionals baseball players have superior eye sight. So, when I say that I was surprised that not only did I not have superior vision, my vision was blurry and I had no idea.
I played the position of catcher and I had adapted to reading the ball without good eyes. I didn't know what I didn't know. So, when I say that I put my glasses on for the first time and was blown away. Perhaps, you can understand.
I turned around and looked out the window at the trees across the street. For the first time in my life, I saw the individual leaves swaying in the wind. I saw the texture of the bark. The hills, miles beyond the trees, had ridges.
I stared in disbelief. The details were so clear. Everything was so clear and crisp. Is this what the rest of the world sees every day? What have I been missing out on?
The world didn't change that day in the optometry office. The leaves have always been there to be appreciated, but I changed. I became more of myself and was able to appreciate life on a deeper level.
Finding your purpose is like slipping on prescription lenses for the first time. Everything becomes crisp and clear. The color of life becomes more vibrant.
Why am I here?
Entrepurpose is a book inspired by 13 intense years of struggle to find the answer to the question.
That journey took me through three depressions, alcoholism, and obesity as I tried to reconcile my life without purpose, without vision.
Now that I know my why, I have experienced an infusion of life and focus that I have never felt before.
This work has become my mission and I can enjoy it more fully each day. But, it came at a price. That price was 13 years.
My story is our gift to you.
Inside these pages are the tools and principles which led me to understand what I was born to do.
If you apply these principles to your life, you will begin to see that every experience no matter how painful is part of your strength. If you feel different from others, a misfit perhaps, this book will show you why different is better than better. Maybe, for the first time, you will begin to accept who you are.
Whatever the reason that brought you here, know that you are here for a reason. That reason can be understood and once you know it, you will have a responsibility to impact the world in the way only you can.
Welcome to your rebirth.