Life’s Purpose.
I believe that everyone has a purpose in this world and I’m one of the few who has been blessed with knowing what my purpose is. In my seminars I always tell my audience that there are only three things I love in this world. The first is my wife and the relationship I have with her, the second is making money, and the third is teaching people how to make money. The first 2 are my collective inspiration for doing what I do, the third is my purpose in life – to inspire, teach, and help those who really want to help themselves.
But knowing what your purpose is does not necessarily translate to achieving it and rarely does it provide you with money and victory at the beginning. This is because life will test your resolve. Life will throw you obstacles and problems that you never thought of. You will be discouraged by people that you love. You will feel frustrated and ignored by the people that you set out to help, you feel that life is hard and are inches away from giving in and giving up.
Don’t give in, don’t give up.
Because when life seems to want you to turn around, it is actually a signal for you to keep going. When things get tough, it is the most critical sign that you are doing exactly what you are supposed to be doing.
Life’s purpose is not to make you fail, life’s purpose is to make you succeed. (Even though it does not seem that way ). Life is a great teacher, the obstacles are how it teaches you to be better. In other words”The larger the obstacle you overcome, the larger the success you become”.
That is life’s purpose. So live your life and live it well.
To your success,
Mark So

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Praise for Mark and Jhoanna’s Articles
"Hi Mark,
Nice article. I like your concept. Making a business in a bite-size and more manegeable scale. How I wish I can arrange one day to go for your seminar. By the way I'm an OFW and currently working here in UAE. Being separated from my pecious family is quite an ordeal as I work here in abroad. I really need to do something to have a reasonable and concrete source of cashflow in the Philippines to end my abroad job.
As I started receiving email from your group, a spark of idea of doing a business in food catering or a small restaurant have been ringing in my mind since then. As I was saying, I'm thingking of ending my career as an OFW. I want do this food business and be with my family. As an OFW, my wife & I managed to save some significant amount of money and we're really want to do the venture the moment my contract here in UAE expires (that's almost 2 years from now).
I know that I need to invest first in acquiring relevant informations how to make this "small business" sustainable and make it progressive as the operations goes on. I do hope that your group can enlighten me further about this endeavor. I'll be having my next annual vacation soon. I really want to have a seat in your 7-Point Formula Course/Seminar."
-Roy Adrian Cornell
"Hi Mark! It's amazing how I chanced upon your blog. This is a gold mine of information! I'm fresh out of college and currently working but my real passion is business. But I really don't know how to go about building a business since I'm in the allied medical field. Thank you for your great articles. It feels like I have a mentor:)
It was also great meeting you in person last Money Summit and Wealth Expo. More power!"
-Ella Lao
"Reading what you have gone through reminded me of the struggle i had starting the business myself back in 1997. like what you said strong determination to succeed, managing the funds properply being involved in the business and be employee number 1 is some of the key requirements to make any business work.
We are already 13 years old and would say much better now but everyday is a challenge and a learning experience and i think that's what business more interesting and challenging.
Thanks for the very inspiring story which certaily be able to help me improve my way of handling other areas in managing the business. Wishing you more success and God bless."
-Geraldine
"Hi Mark!
Thanks for the wonderful article. I always read your articles but never have the time to comment. Keep it up! And hope to see you soon for a forex refresher. Miss your class! (and i've never said that of any course i took in college) hehe ;-)
All the best :-)"
-Allen San Luis
"Hi Mark - Nice article. Let's get this kind of wisdom an d information out to more people. Looking forward to working with you."
-Ardy Roberto
Salt and Light
"I would love to hear and receive more from you. because i know that i am earning more than anyboby that i know in my field, but all the earnings that i have, is sadly gone, i can relate to this article and willing to take the chance of how will money will run after me."
-Jonjon Pingol
Thanks for the share!
Nancy.R
Wow! Thank you! I constantly needed to write on my website something like that. Can I take a portion of your post to my blog?