Thought Tweet #476 Some people somehow know the course of their lives at an early age and they live it. Most of us do not. 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

For many generations, self-help gurus have taught the importance of having a life purpose. Napoleon Hill called it definite chief aim. Orison Sweet Marden wrote, "Power is largely a question of strong, vigorous, perpetual thinking along the line of the ambition, parallel with the aim - the great life purpose." ['Pushing To The Front', (1911)]

I have written and talked about my heroes, as examples -  Napoleon, Gandhi, and Alexander the Great. These heroes did have life purposes, which they understood at a young age.

But, they are anomalies, not the norm.

From now on, when I write about my heroes I am going to make sure I give at least equal time to the vast majority of us who are accomplishing meaningful and important things at somewhat lower levels than the extreme standards set by our heroes.