Hero

 

What do you think of when I say, "hero's journey"? Who comes to mind? What attributes does your hero have? In a video I watched this week, "A Hero's Journey", the speaker states that "the hero's journey is all about you, but it's not about you at all." What does this mean? He goes on to explain this throughout his talk. He asks, "what does it mean to choose a hero's journey? It means to live every moment of your life like it matters because it does". Every. Single. Moment! Each of us has been told that we were born on this Earth for a reason. We have an important mission. So, we do need to live each moment we are given like it matters, because it really does. We will have setbacks and disappointments, but the fact will remain the same, we are sons and daughters of a loving Heavenly Father, and we were born for great things. We may not be famous, but we still need to live a life of meaning. 

The speaker brings this idea into the world of Entrepreneurship. He explains that we can do those things we are passionate about. We can find something that can bring joy and satisfaction into our life. All the while sticking to our values, living a life of integrity, and being someone, who others can look up to. As I thought about this video, eternal perspective kept coming to mind. While it is important to be successful in your career it is more successful to be the type of person that people can look up to. It is in the being there for your family and friends. It is in taking the time to let them know you care. Money and success are not the most important things in this life and the quicker you can learn that the quicker you make it onto the “hero’s journey”.

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