Guest blog from Luke Havard
How’s life? For many men, the token reply might be: “I can’t complain”, “Alright”, “OK” or “Not bad”. But how often are these standard answers simply an empty response designed to save from us from acknowledging and sharing the truth?
I don’t know about your experience, but I speak to a lot
of different people from all walks of life and there’s a common theme I find
with almost everyone when they’re being dangerously honest: life regularly
feels like an uphill struggle.
But what if, in the midst of our darkest hour, we could
reinterpret our biggest challenges and most painful struggles and use them as
the catalyst for our greatest breakthroughs?
Eight years ago I hit rock bottom. In truth, I’d been
struggling for years, but this was my lowest ebb. I was unemployed and addicted
to drugs and alcohol, going from one relationship to the next and my life was a
complete mess. After wasting years of my life in and out of trouble, I had
exhausted all my options and I was fed up.
One day I decided I’d had enough. I felt powerless to
control my life and was fed up of waiting for someone to rescue me. I stood on
the edge of pavement feeling empty and heartbroken, riddled with anger and
self-loathing. I decided my life was no longer worth living.
In that moment I decided to jump in front of one of the
big tour buses that toured the red light district where I lived. But just as I
had decided that I was ready to go through with it, something happened.
Now I don’t know what you believe, but in that moment I
had an undeniable encounter with God. From one moment to the next, I felt such
a deep need to live; as though a voice inside me was telling me to reconsider.
The only way I can describe it is that there was a fight going on for my life;
like I was being pulled from one side to another, from death to life.
I’m happy to say that the pull to live was so intense that
I immediately stepped away from the curb through shock. An overwhelming sense
of hope flooded my body and I knew without fully understanding how that there
was more for me. That day I gave my life to Christ and was instantly
free from my addictions.
Now, I’m a completely different person. I know that I am
100% forgiven of the mistakes that I made in the past. However, forgiveness was
only the beginning of my journey. Over the last eight years I have dedicated my
life to studying human psychology and to helping others make the changes that
we as individuals have to make for ourselves.
I’ve realised that most people aren’t living the lives they’re
designed to live. Regardless of their faith, the majority of people believe they
have very little control over their destiny. Most have stopped growing and
taking risks and have simply settled for the status quo.
The reality is, no one
ever aimed for mediocrity, but in order to avoid feeling out of control, most people
have chosen to play safe and use humility as an excuse. Secretly, many live in
regret.
The greatest myth perpetuated by society is that
leadership begins and ends in the corporate boardroom. The truth is, real
leadership starts in your own living room.
Regardless of what you believe, if you’re feeling
unhappy, uninspired and unfulfilled, it’s because you are not the leader of
your own destiny.
I’m excited to invite you to attend a two-day event
called I’m hosting on January 31 and February 1 called ‘Become
the Leader’. At this event you will learn exactly what you need to do
in order to transform the way that see and live your life forever.
To register for the event, visit www.ExtraordinaryHumanPotential.com.
Read more from Luke in Sorted January-February, out in December. If you can’t wait for
your Sorted fix until then, our
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