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1 I 5/28/15 3:12:28 PMALSO BY JAKESI nstinctReposition YourselfMaximize the Moment64 Lessons for a Life Without LimitsMaking Great DecisionsThe Jakes Relationship BibleThe Great InvestmentThe Ten Commandments of Working in a Hostile EnvironmentOn the Seventh DayNot Easily BrokenSo You Call Yourself a Man?Woman, Thou Art Loosed!He-MotionsMama Made the DifferenceGod s Leading LadyCan You Stand to Be Blessed?Let It ii 5/28/15 3:12:28 PMStep into Your PurposeXT. D. Ja ke sNew York Boston iii 5/28/15 3:12:28 PMCopyright 2015 by TDJ Enterprises, LLPAll rights reserved.

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4 D. Destiny : step into your purpose / Jakes . First Edition. pages cm Includes index. ISBN 978-1-4555-5397-6 (hardcover) ISBN 978-1-4555-8963-0 (large print) ISBN 978-1-4789-0432-8 (audio download) ISBN 978-1-4555-5398-3 (ebook) 1. Self-actualization (Psychology) Religious aspects Christianity. 2. Vo c a t i o n Christianity. 3. Fate and fatalism Religious aspects Christianity. I. Title. 2015 dc23 2015017111 ISBN 978-1- 4555- 8875-6 (international trade) iv 5/28/15 3:12:28 PMI would like to dedicate Destiny to the TDJ Enterprises staff and team, who allowed me to learn to lead while leading them.

5 To the Potter s House family your hunger to know drove me to dig deeper in life. To my many friends who challenged me, inspired me, prayed for me, and encouraged me along the way. I always tried to make sure you knew who you were and your value to my loving wife, Serita, and my five gifted children, Jamar, Jermaine, Cora, Sarah, and Dexter. To my siblings, Ernest and Jacqueline. You are all my family, I love you dearly! I ve learned so much from you all about life and love and what matters most. I m sure I couldn t have survived without you giving me a reason to grow on!

6 Thank you for giving me the gift of having you in my life! v 5/28/15 3:12:28 vi 5/28/15 3:12:28 PMContentsCHAPTER 1: Instinct Plus Purpose Equals Destiny 1 Step beyond Instinct Instinct Is Only the First Step Why Is de Elephant Ova Dere ? Feel the Rhythm of Instinct to Connect to Your Authentic Self Instinct Must Merge with Purpose to Find Destiny Move from Intention to Inception First Draw Internally Steer toward Destiny Destiny Awaits YouCHAPTER 2: There Is More 19 Step toward Greater Fulfillment and Purpose What Does More Look Like?

7 More Beyond What You Can See Right Now Discover Plus Ultra Living You Can t Win Just Playing Offense Get Inspired by People Who Help You Spiral Up Imbalances in Our Lives Can Create Frustration Use What You Have to Help You vii 5/28/15 3:12:28 PMviiiContentsCHAPTER 3: Order Your Steps toward Destiny 33 choose What s Important to You Respect Steps, Establish Order Have Patience with the Process Prioritize, Focus, Ignore Acquire the Skill of Guiltless Prioritization Are You Living Evidence of an Ordered Life? Ordering Your Life Takes Time It s Never a Convenient TimeCHAPTER 4: Destiny Is Spelled P-R-I-O-R-I-T-I-Z-E 53 Get Your Relationships, Money, and Thoughts in Step with Your Destiny Prioritize Your Relationships Prioritize Your Finances Prioritize What s Important for Yo u to Fulfill Yo u r Dream Cultivate a Great Mind and Leave Behind Small Thinking Destiny s Diminutive Beginnings Flexibility Keeps You from BreakingCHAPTER 5.

8 Focus Decide What Deserves You 71 Step toward What s Worth Your Time and Energy Your Gifts Make Room for You Destiny Always Pays Its Bills Destiny Is Worth Fighting For Focus Will Sustain Your Passion You ll Win If You Don t Quit! Storms, Struggles, Battles, and viii 5/28/15 3:12:28 PMixContentsCHAPTER 6: For Destiny s Sake, Do You! 85 Take Steps toward Authentic Self- Identity You d Like to Get to Know You Put That Down! It s Not Yours, Anyway Invest in Doing You! You Play the Lead Role in Your DestinyCHAPTER 7: Maybe It s Time for a Reset 97 Change Your Step to Get in Step with Your Destiny Take the Chain Off Your Brain How to Reset Stay Strong in the Struggle You Will Make It through the Storm Change Your Mind to a New NormalCHAPTER 8.

9 Time Flies Even When You re Not Having Fun 115 Take Steps to Protect Your Priceless Commodity Every Day Is a Withdrawal from the Bank of Time Time Is Priceless Mind Your Own Busy- ness Beware of the Fast Pursuit of Destiny Savor Every Moment in Time Destiny Doesn t Retire Take Your Eyes Off the Clock Don t Die in Your NestCHAPTER 9: Keep the Destiny Vision 129 Connect Where You Came from to Where You re Going Run the Race with Blinders ix 5/28/15 3:12:28 PMxContents Destiny Requires Street Cred It s Complicated Dig Deeper Inside You Don t Say, Don t Go There!

10 Provision for Your Vision Understand the Complexity of Destiny Don t Stay at the Party Too LongCHAPTER 10: Put a Stop to What s Stopping You 149 Step Out of Stuck! You ve Already Got It Going On, Baby! From Stuck to Strategy Destiny Takes More Than You Destiny Requires More Than Luck, Anointing, or Natural TalentCHAPTER 11: Learn from the Destiny of Others 161 Step into Greater Exposure Are You One of the Bootstrap People? Mentoring Begins Where Education Ends Do You Need a Mentor? Take the Tour choose Your Mentors la CarteCHAPTER 12: Failure Is Not the End of Destiny 179 Step in Your Mess and See the Value of Your Mistakes Get Up Again.