Finding the Reason and Purpose of Life for the First Time​

I became an entrepreneur because I thought I would gain the acceptance of my graduate school classmates through wealth. I went to church so I could gain the acceptance of my community and neighborhood through faith. I thought that if I could tiptoe through life as I had tiptoed through my childhood, that I could eventually feel fulfillment, because I would gain the acceptance that I had lacked in my youth.

Of course, as one can deduce, this was not a realistic or healthy way to live any sort of life. I was fed up with the person that I had become. That is when I started meditating.

Now in my 50’s, I’ve never been in such a healthy relationship with myself. Until this meditation, I did not know the driving force behind my behaviors, but as you have just read, I am able to explain the “story of me” in a very thoughtful and logical way, without embarrassment or shame. I can admit now that I wanted to be a business owner for all the wrong reasons. I only cared about recognition and quick success, not achieving the goal to help my customers. That is why I failed so many startup companies.