Exhausted after a long day, Anuli arrives at her apartment and heads straight to bed.  The empty feeling of a wasted day lingers within. She relives the day’s events in spirit and sadly sees nothing worth noting.

Anuli is well liked in the office. She is hard working and most dependable. She was called into a meeting today to help on a project that was outside her scope of responsibility. Ever the team player, she did not object.  She figured she would catch up on her own work over the weekend.

During her lunch hour, she logged on to youtube to continue her Spanish language learning but was soon diverted after seeing a new music video of her favorite artist. Ever the loyal fan, she did not object to watching more videos until her lunch time was up.

Toward the end of the workday, her friend invited her to a fellow colleague’s going away party. Ever the supportive friend, she did not object. She figured she may never see this colleague again and decided to forgo her planned quiet evening.

Her father’s words came roaring back as clear as if he were standing before her. “Focus, know your purpose” Never had the meaning of these words been as clear as it was this day. She realized that only by saying no and eliminating from her thoughts and actions everything which subtracts from her purpose could she make her highest contribution to society.  Only now did she understand why her father always politely refused all requests that were not aligned to his own clear purpose.