Really Living?

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We have ceded control of our daily lives.

Amid incessant distraction, our discipline in pursuing high ambitions has vanished.

The white space of a free day seems unfathomable because we have become hypnotized by a false but compelling need to respond to all the needs of others.

We are pulled at from every angle, torn from meaningful efforts by frivolous pursuits or false emergencies, and we are often unsure how to balance our lives with the needs of those we love.

We are too often detached from what is most worth fighting for; our busywork consumes our day but it is not our life’s work.

Most do not feel a stark, stirring life purpose—they don’t hunger for it in the morning or orient their day to its pursuit.

A life of greater joy, power, and satisfaction awaits those who consciously design their life.

For this, we now declare: We shall reclaim our agenda."  

                Brendon Burchard, The Motivation Manifesto

Indeed, it is a stark contrast from what I've seen is the human potential (that I have seen several people living) and the busywork of the lives of those who are driven by other's agendas, seeking to please and to comply and to conform - but not really living…