A great purpose prepares you for eternity

We live here on earth only 70, 80, 90 or more years.
Sound like a long time? It’s just a short time.
It's our dress rehearsal for eternity.
Knowing that makes our hardships easier to bear.
Make the most of your life while you’re here.
God gives us great opportunities.
Most of us will have many years in this life.
We will have the rest of eternity after that.
We are here to prepare for eternal life.
God is watching what we do with the gifts we receive.
As a child, storytelling was one of my passions.
I did not know why. Now I know.
It is to write books to raise money for a great purpose.
To fight illiteracy and help learning disabilities research.
To make the power of the written work available to all.
That’s what God had in mind for me even as a child.
As an adult, writing and telling stories gives me energy.
It gives me direction and purpose to fulfill my mission.
When I write to you, my purpose fills me with energy.
I know exactly what I want to share with you.
He compelled me to write Your Life's Great Purpose.
God showed me what to write. He guided my fingers.
Can you feel Him guiding you, too?
Tomorrow we’ll take a break for some fun.
For more on finding your purpose, click here.

Your great purpose makes life easier

Trust me. A great purpose will simplify your life.
You will know when to say no. When to say yes.
You can’t do everything you want to do.
But you will find a way to do what you must do.
You will set priorities. You will make deadlines.
You can’t do everything others want you to do.
But you will do that which is most important.
Your great purpose defines all that for you.
My great purpose now is to combat illiteracy.
To make reading skills available to everyone.
Jimmy worked at our printing plant years ago.
One day we discovered Jimmy could not read.
He was printing newspapers he could not read.
That staggered me. It broke my heart.
Yet 42 million Americans cannot read.
Two million more join them each year.
It is a national catastrophe. It is a national shame.
I am going to raise $200 million to overcome this.
It will take 10 years but with help I will do it.
What is your great purpose? You have one.
You just have to identify it. It takes time.
Think about it. Talk about it. Pray about it.
You have to make choices — often tough choices.
Yet with a clear purpose, you will set priorities.
You will decide how to spend your time and energy.
Time and energy are gifts. Use them wisely.
Just ask, "Will this help me fulfill my great purpose?"
Next we’ll talk about your purpose and eternity.
For more on finding your great purpose, click here.

Success Secret: History's greatest motivator

Yesterday we talked about the greatest success secret.
Can you guess what's history's greatest motivator?
It’s living with a direction and a purpose.
I explain this in detail in "Your Life’s Great Purpose".
I’m concerned by what is happening to our young people.
The lure of drugs, gangs, sex and violence is powerful.
They think these four are cool.
I started writing about making hard choices.
I wanted all people to make smart choices.
I had made my own share of poor choices.
But I learned from them and become stronger.
My eLetter was about turning dreams into goals.
About planning your life in eight major areas.
Spiritual. Mental. Physical. Family.
Community. Financial. Career. Fun.
People began to tell others about the eLetters.
Our subscribers rose to 3,000 plus and growing.
We've turned the eLetters into a motivational book.
Ruth King has interviewed me about this book.
You can watch the interview on the Profitability Channel.
Just click here.
Tomorrow we’ll talk more about motivation. See you then.

Please help me achieve a BIG dream

Usually on Friday we share a favorite recipe.
Instead, I want to share something far bigger today:
A mission, a goal and a dream you can help with.
Some years ago our family operated a printing plant.
Our son David worked there with another young man.
"Dad," he told me one day, "Jimmy can’t read."
That shook me. In our country, someone can’t read?
David himself had problems in school.
He is super bright and super active.
School officials wanted to put him on Ridilan.
We fought them and won. But David had a problem.
He was dyslexic. He had problems reading.
So here’s the mission, the goal and the dream.
My mission is to eradicate illiteracy.
My dream is to help kids with learning disabilities.
My goal is to sell 20 million books.
That will generate $200 million.
We can help a lot of young people with $200 million.
My new book, "Your Life’s Great Purpose" is ready.
You can order a copy at http://www.jerrybellune.com/books.htm
I will personally autograph it for you.
Help put this book in the hands of 20 million people.
It can cut years off their journey to success.
Thanks for sharing a mission, a goal and a dream.
I hope you have a great weekend.
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