The Enemy You MUST Kill

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If you must succeed in life, you must slay your purpose killers. Otherwise, they will destroy your ability to reach your desired goal in life.

My Number 1 Enemy of Purpose Pursuit

I hate average mindset. Average mindset is a purpose and passion killer.

Average is NOT a good place to be; it stifles your ability to dream big. And when purpose dies, what else does a man live for? Tweet

If you lead on purpose, you will realise that there’s often a subtle line between excellence and average. Don’t get me wrong; you can often tell obvious difference between the two. But sometimes it can be subtle. Hence, life becomes a continuous journey of improving, learning and evolving.

The Question You Must Ask Yourself

Ask yourself this moment:

“Am I being the best I can be right now?”

I urge you to dream no small dream for your life and get up in pursuit of it.

Do not limit yourself.

Hate the average mindset.

Put it to death in your life.

Slay it!

Free yourself!!

You have the capacity to achieve big in life. God desires and designed it so.

Go and be you.

What’s your number one enemy of purpose pursuit? Share in the comment box.

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Joseph Iregbu

I am passionate about three things: people, leading on purpose and helping others pursue the God-intended life. A writer, speaker, leadership coach and author of SELAH: A 90-Day Journey of Grace and Hope and Even in the Well. You can download my FREE eBook Lines of Impact . I live in Germany with my wife, Temi and our gorgeous Isabel Juda. Connect with me on Twitter and Facebook

  • Derek Olsen

    EPIC! I love it! I totally agree. My only addition is this: Fighting against the average mindset is a never-ending life-long battle. The average mindset has a power of its own and is always trying to creep back into your life. Fighting the average mindset is your duty, your entire life. This is not a discouragement. The ability to fight is a gift. Fight on my friends!! You are NOT alone!!

    • http://josephiregbu.com/ Joseph Iregbu

      Derek, great to see you here. You’re right about the battle for excellence. It’s lifelong. But like you said, we must keep fighting and pushing ourselves in the right direction. And with God helping us, we will win. Thanks for your awesomeness. How’s the book project coming along?

  • http://taunetnelel.blogspot.com/ JepB

    Average, mediocre, settling are enemies I fight against too. What is liberating is that they are all choices. I choice to not settle. To be more, do more and have more. Thanks for this provoking post, the image is really appropriate.

    • http://josephiregbu.com/ Joseph Iregbu

      Sometimes it’s a difficult choice to make, albeit a choice all the same. Some people think the average mentality chooses them but that’s wrong – you either choice it consciously or otherwise through your daily choices (if that makes sense) :-) Thanks for sharing, Jep!

      • http://taunetnelel.blogspot.com/ JepB

        It does totally make sense :) average mentality doesn’t choose us. If I understood your statement it means we either live an average life knowingly or our daily habits just show our average attitude. Let me echo your question, “Am I being the best I can be right
        now?”

        • http://josephiregbu.com/ Joseph Iregbu

          Good echo :-) I ask myself that question everyday.

  • http://JaredLatigo.com/ Jared Latigo

    Incredible thoughts here Joseph! I’m kinda lost for words. I have to say that I’ve been thinking about this but you nailed it. I guess my number 1 enemy is myself. I tend to forget that God should be who I’m working for and that means I’m working against the only thing that really works for me. Keeping myself in check is difficult to do. Thanks for the reminder!

    • http://josephiregbu.com/ Joseph Iregbu

      Thanks Jared :-)
      We are fighting the same battle. Life can be a tussle but we must remain on the path of this glorious pursuit: The God-intended Life.

  • davejarnold16@gmail.com

    Great post. I believe God wants us to give our best – to dream huge – and not settle. It’s so easy to settle though. Thanks for the reminder to be more and do more than average.

    • http://josephiregbu.com/ Joseph Iregbu

      Firstly, it’s a privilege to have you here Dave. We need a daily awakening to God’s relentless investments in our lives. We have no reason to limit ourselves. Thanks once again.

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