Risk & Business Magazine Cain Insurance Fall 2015 | Page 28

Live An Extraordinary Life
So Countless Others Will As A Result
BY: JOHN DiJULIUS, PRESIDENT, THE DiJULIUS GROUP

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ho are you not to be great? Over
the last ten years, I have had a
personal purpose statement, a vision of
what I want to accomplish in my lifetime,
and which has served me greatly through
good times and tough. I have had this
vision posted on my bathroom mirror, it
is in my wallet, and it’s on my desk in my
office. It reads, “Live an extraordinary life
so countless others do as well.”
Who are you to be ordinary? I don’t
want to live an extraordinary life so I
have a bigger bank account, nicer car,
house, and more toys. I know that if I
live an extraordinary life, so many others
will as a result. And if I do not find a
way to live an extraordinary life, I will
probably end up cheating thousands of
people. Undeveloped potential cheats
those around us, those we touch,
influence, and impact, as well
as deprives ourselves of joy,
satisfaction, and opportunities.
Living our life to its fullest
potential is not an opportunity; it is
our responsibility.
Who are you to deny greatness?
It is an obligation to be the best
version of ourselves we possibly
can be, every day. Not just for us
and how our life will benefit,
but also for all the people
depending on us: our spouse,
children, friends, employees,
coworkers, Customers, and
our community. Living an
extraordinary life is living
fully. I believe that we all
have enormous potential
inside each of us, and if
there are parts of that
potential that we do
not develop, we are
cheating the rest of
the world out of the
contribution that we
could have made. So

if I don’t live fully, I don’t just deny myself
a lot of joy and satisfaction; I deny the rest
of the people in the world the benefit of
what I could have contributed. Success is
when you are firing on all eight cylinders,
mentally, physically, emotionally, with
family, socially, in your career, financially,
and spiritually—all of those are part of
you and they all deserve your very best.
Living an extraordinary life is like when
the flight attendant says, “You must put
your own oxygen mask on first before
helping those around you.” When you
first hear that, it actually sounds a bit
selfish. However, what use will you be
to anyone else if you do not take care of
yourself first?

good energy left to spend with my boys.
Therefore, I just cheated them. It is not
only living longer, but it is the quality
of life I want to have during my fifties,
sixties, and beyond.
How dare you to be ordinary? Any
time I am feeling like I am not living an
extraordinary life, and that is more times
than I like to admit, I can look at my
key drivers and see why—see what I am
neglecting—and hopefully I can get right
back on track.

Live an Extraordinary life
so countless others will as a result.

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