013 The Holy Grail

Here it is, Victor.

The Holy Grail of your life. Your prison break won't ever work without it.

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TRANSCRIPT

He who has a why to live for,
can bear almost any how.

- Friedrich Nietzsche

The Holy Grail

Alright, Victor!

You've set another important framework.

Somewhere between your wishlist and your Fck You List, there lies your life's sweet spot.

In addition, you have already phrased the first version of your answer to the BIGGEST question in a previous unit.

WHY AM I?

Today, let's nail it.

So that you can determine it as clearly as possible - The Holy Grail of YOUR life.

Your life's purpose.

Your life's purpose is the ONE BIG THING in your life.

While you can certainly have many projects, there should be only ONE purpose behind all of them.

Your purpose serves as your guiding star or compass, so having more than ONE purpose in life makes absolutely no sense.

Your ONE and ONLY purpose will lead you to

choose the right projects,

set the proper priority,

boost your productivity,

control your progress,

and determine your profit.

Your purpose is the foundation of everything you want to achieve in life.

Just research the most successful people in any given field, and you will always find that they have a clear purpose.

Purpose is THE ONE THING that keeps you on track so that you won't need much discipline, willpower, or any other mystical ingredient.

When building and working with a team (which we will be discussing soon), you want to look for people with a high and clear purpose.

Only THEY will ensure that your team works productively and progresses constantly.

Purpose makes things easy.

Purpose is about where you are going, while priority is what is important to get there.

Productivity, on the other hand, is actually doing the right things to follow your purpose.

Think of a holiday trip to the mountains.

Your desire to get there represents your purpose.

You will identify one prioritized step after the other, like booking the hotel, buying equipment, checking the car, et cetera.

Eventually, you will get productive by executing everything in the right order.

Until you finally reach your destination, hence enjoying the profit of your practice.

Take the purpose (the desire to be on vacation in the mountains) out of the equation.

You will instantly find that the pursued result is nearly impossible.

No priority, progression, or profit without purpose.

Successful holiday mission completion is easy.

Well, so is basically every other mission completion, as long as it is purpose-driven.

It goes even deeper.

Who we are (remember, the story that we tell about ourselves.)

And where we want to go (aka our purpose.) 

Determine what we do (or don't do.) 

And therefore, where we will end up in life.

A life lived on a deliberate, self-chosen purpose is the most powerful life of all.

And presumably, it's the only one worth living.

Purpose is power.

Always knowing what matters to you both gives and saves you power.

While focusing on the actions aligned with your purpose, you can quickly go all in and avoid all the other bullshit.

A defined life's purpose will speed up things because you will make faster decisions.

That means you will frequently be the first decision-maker, granting you the best options.

Even when things get tough, purpose is your life-saver.

It will instantly guide you to rethink, react, and redirect.

So that you can easily take a new path that leads you again toward - well, your purpose.

So, no chance to argue, right?

Before you start any mission, have a clear purpose.

And since your life itself should be your most important mission far and wide, be sure to have a hell of a life purpose.

Checkpoints

Start leading your life on purpose, Victor.

Think about the concept presented while looking back at all the code lines you have written until here.

Do you agree that your life is worthy enough to be led with a clear purpose? 

If the answer is 'Yes,' today's code lines may be the most important ones in your entire codebook.

It's your Holy Grail, Victor.

Code Line Suggestion

I choose to lead my life with a clear purpose.

Over to you, Victor.

Before you head over to the next episode, make sure to have about 30 minutes spare in a quiet environment with no disturbance.

Meet you there.

Remember, you are THE ONE.