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If people ask me what success means, this is what I’d say. Success to me is having the freedom to live life in my own way. But I wouldn’t be able to achieve my definition of success without this one thing – purpose.

To me, purpose is knowing the meaning of your life, knowing your core values, knowing what makes your heart sing and live your life according to that every single day.

Four years ago, I founded a company of purpose. As it’s America’s Independence Day today, I’d like to ponder upon the word ‘freedom’. To me, the feeling of freedom is when you live life in flow. When there’s no resistance and no emotional blockages; when we’re occupied with things that make our heart sing because we’re in the flow state. But how can we create a feeling of flow when we have to live and have bills to pay? We do this by living a life of purpose. Because if we don’t know our purpose in life, a purpose will be given to you by others. You give up your freedom in exchange for purpose. Sure, you still maintain the illusion of freedom. You still make decisions on your day-to-day actions. But you’ve lost the greatest freedom – the ability to choose your own answer to the question, “What is the meaning of my life?”

When you know your purpose and live it consciously every day, you’re free. Even if you work for someone else, you are still a leader who leads your life in flow. When you know for sure the answer to the question, “What is the meaning of my life?”, you will be able to stay calm amidst the storm. You will be able to live on a deeper level where surface happenings can’t knock you around. Your purpose provides unshakable stability and security.