read this if you’re struggling with motivation

From the desk of Nathshapes

Subject: To Regain Motivation, Develop Your Purpose

Everybody is quick to tell you to “Find Your Purpose”

Yet nobody really knows what that means.

It’s a quick and simple answer that people give you when they have no idea what to say.

What is a “Purpose” ?

The Japanese call is their ‘IKIGAI’

Or ‘Reason for being’

The book ‘IKIGAI’ really goes into depth about this.

I strongly recommend the read.

Basically, a purpose is a huge goal that give your life meaning.

It provides you with a destination,

Which then presents options for the route you take.

There are 2 types of purposes:

1: A lesser purpose

2: A greater purpose

Lesser purpose:

This allows you to fulfill your greater purpose to the best of your abilities and has 2 objectives.

In the case of this blog and my podcast, the lesser purpose is

Discipline, and unlocking freedom.

The more discipline you develop, the more hardship you welcome into your life the more prepared you are to face the obstacles that you’re about to experience in the pursuit of your greater purpose.

Freedom is crucial because it allows you to work on your greater purpose with no limits.

There are 3 freedoms you need to unlock for this:

Time freedom

Location Freedom

Financial freedom

(Another book that I strongly recommend to get you started on your path to time, location, and financial freedom, is 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris.)

That book has been the cornerstone to me building my business the way I have and has been paramount to creating my ideal life.

In summary, my lesser purpose relies on building discipline to become a better Man every day and create an income so I can focus all of my energy towards my greater purpose.

The greater purpose:

Is by far the most important.

This is your life mission.

For the example of our Barbershop, our mission is to create a working environment for people who want to pursue a career in Barbering.

But also to deliver a consistent high-end service to the people of our city.

We also believe there is a better way to learn how to Become a Barber than the traditional route of college, so that’s why we created the Barber Academy.

the mission of LIFE AND THAT is to guide Men on how to develop self-discipline so they can create a strong mind, strong body, and a strong bank account.

Finding out what your life’s mission is, is of supreme importance.

Once you figure out your life’s mission, motivation is no longer an issue because you know which direction you’re headed in.

Once you find your purpose,

your motivation presents itself.

Your man

Nathshapes