00:00Hey there, I'm Patrice Washington, and I'm so excited to partner with Essence and Smart Water
00:09for the Live Well Challenge. Now, I'm your purpose coach, and let me tell you, you could not have
00:14gotten a better purpose coach, because even though I've been known as a personal finance expert
00:18for over a decade, what I truly believe is that when we are not clear about our purpose,
00:24it is impossible to set our priorities so that we can live well in every area of our lives.
00:30Now, my personal mantra and what I've taught people for years is that this journey is about
00:36chasing purpose, not money. Now, let me explain. Many of us have heard that we're supposed to
00:42follow our passion. You know what I'm saying. You've heard that, right? Follow your passion and
00:47the money will come. But what I have found in my work is that many of us are pursuing passions
00:52that we're not even proficient in. And if you're not proficient in the thing that you are pursuing,
00:57how will you ever be able to live well and sustain it? So, we need to get clear on the difference
01:03between passion and purpose. I'm all about being passionate, right? Passion is that thing that
01:08fuels you. It gets you excited. It energizes you. It's the thing that you can do all day and completely
01:15lose track of time. Now, that's great, but it's just about you. When we talk about purpose,
01:21purpose is that thing that we do that actually impacts others. That means it's going to leave
01:27you more fulfilled because you see that that natural gift that you have can actually be a
01:33blessing to others. But how do we figure out our purpose? Many people think that they need to go
01:38and find their purpose. But I'm here to tell you that this is not about finding your purpose. This is
01:44about you accepting your purpose. It's about you embracing the gifts that you really have already.
01:50And it's about being willing to activate it in the marketplace in a powerful way. The thing is,
01:55you need to be clear about what your gifts are. And many of us have gifts that have been right under
02:00our noses our entire lives. So, here's my charge to you. I want you to think about what is the thing
02:07that you have always done? It is the gift that you were given freely at birth. Because I believe that
02:12each of us was born with a gift, a talent, a skill that we are supposed to use to build wealth and do
02:19well in the marketplace. But because we're constantly looking to the left and right and
02:23comparing it with everyone else's, we keep diminishing it and dismissing it. And when you
02:28get clear on this purpose, it will allow you to set the priorities in your life so that you can live
02:34well, be well, do well, make smart choices in your life and have everything that you believe you
02:40deserve and desire. I guarantee that will put you on the path to purpose. That's it for now. I'm
02:47Patrice Washington, your purpose coach, and I'll see you next time.
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