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“I’m a nerd for purpose.”~ PIE

I’ve been reading this book recently. It’s a branding book, and there’s something I’m supposed to learn from it.

Now, this book is hardcover, and you’ll be surprised because it’s just 200 plus pages, yet I’ve been reading it for the past one month.

Same me that finished an African novel of over 400 pages in less than a week. How na?

It honestly made me ask myself: how can I read African literature so fast, a book with like 45 chapters plus, but I can’t finish a 10 chapter educational book?

And then it dawned on me. Maybe I’m not really a “reader” the way I thought I was. I’m a lover of fiction. I’m a lover of storytelling. I’m obsessed with plots, characters, emotions, suspense, and drama.

I do read non fiction, yes. But the speed at which I consume fiction is actually crazy fr.

That realization reminded me of an interview of Pastor Irene I watched recently. He was asked what he does for fun, and his reply was:

“Purpose. I’m a nerd for purpose.”

In my head I was like, Gbammmm!!!!

Wait,,, what do you mean you’re a nerd for purpose?

Like you genuinely enjoy the work you’re doing, you enjoy the process, you enjoy the discipline, you enjoy the “serious” things that other people see as stressful.

It doesn’t feel like suffering to you, it feels like leisure.And honestly, that’s the level I want to get to. Yes, they're days we love the journey but on other days, nah, we're ready to escape it.

However, what this whole discovery taught me is simple:

How serious are you about your goals?

When you get to the point where you’re so enthusiastic about the work that leads to your dreams, when you actually look forward to it, when growth becomes your comfort zone

You’ve already won.

When your work becomes your best friend, and even your rest still looks like a softer version of growth, you’re no longer forcing discipline. You’ve become the kind of person your dream requires.

And that’s the real flex.

Dearest reader, are you a nerd for purpose yet? I sha know that I am not there yet but I like to say that it'd be a good place to be.




@favvy_Okwans🖤.

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