Hero (39 page)

MASTIN KIPP

No matter what, there is an unlimited opportunity to give. Doesn’t matter if you’re in a recession, there’s still abundant opportunities to give. And when you’re great at giving is really when abundance flows to you.

LIZ MURRAY

Sometimes people might think they need to write a book or they need to speak to crowds of thousands. You can be in service in very small ways that are very large in meaning.

PETER FOYO

You can either give people your time or you can give them your resources. We can only enrich our existence the more that we help others.

“If whatever you do helps just one person, you’ve done something wonderful.”

Blake Mycoskie

Founder of TOMS Shoes

JOHN PAUL DEJORIA

When we were six years old, my mother took my brother and me to downtown Los Angeles at Christmas time. While we were there, she gave us ten cents and asked us to walk over and put it in this bucket where a man was ringing a bell. We did, and we asked our mom, “Why did we give that man a dime?” In those days we had very little money, and you could buy two large soda pops and maybe three candy bars with a dime. And our mom said, “That’s the Salvation Army. They take care of people who are homeless. Remember this, boys, as long as you live, that no matter how much we have, there’s always somebody who has less. Always try and do a little something.” That instilled in me to give back no matter what you have, which I think is part of someone becoming successful. A success unshared is failure.

When you give back in whatever way you can, no matter how big or small, the happiness you feel in knowing you have helped another human being will never leave you. In fact, the joy and happiness you feel is so great that it can make you wonder whether the reason you were called to follow your dream was really so that you would reach this final step on the Hero’s Journey, where a vision greater than yourself would take over you.

LIZ MURRAY

When you ask people about their dreams and it gets to the bottom line, it’s always, “Because I want to make people’s lives better.” It’s a desire we have inside of us that I think we’re born with, and it’s part of fulfilling our destiny to be here.

LAIRD HAMILTON

I only wish to figure out how to do more and make a bigger difference, and as I continue in that direction I think I may realize, at the end, that my goal was more to make a difference than it was all the other things.

After taking the final step on the Hero’s Journey, you become a whole, holy human being – a true hero. Your mind and consciousness that became limited when you undertook the journey on planet Earth have undergone a transformation; where before the circumstances of life seemed to have no rhyme or reason, you can now clearly see that life works in precise and understandable ways. Through your compassion for other people, your mind becomes united with the Universe, who is for all people. As your compassion deepens, confusion, suffering, and fear begin to disappear, and in their place comes an intelligence and knowing that is far beyond the knowledge acquired from reading books and getting degrees. You remember all that you are, you see we are all one family on earth, and you are filled with complete peace and an absolute joy for life. This is your story, and this is your destiny.

I know the potential you have within you. I know the heroic virtues and powers you have within you. This is your story, but only you can live it. This is your Hero’s Journey, but only you can take it. You now have the map and the compass, and you have all of us with you, every step of the way.

PETER FOYO

You can have a happier, more fulfilling existence. It’s all within you to break out; irrespective of where you are or the circumstances you’re in.

LAYNE BEACHLEY

I believe in you, but that amounts to nothing unless you believe in yourself. Believe in yourself, and do everything you can to achieve what you ultimately want in life.

PETE CARROLL