One night on Jay Leno a short interview was done with the very talented morning talk show host Katie Couric. It was done by a young intern. As the interviewer, he wanted Katie to give him some pointers that have helped her become such a success. The first thing she told him was, "Always remember, it's not about you." In other words, when you are interviewing someone, focus on that person. When you ask them a question figure out how to get their answer from their storehouse of knowledge.

But most ironically, the interviewer didn't take Katie's advice and soon after she gave such an excellent pointer he began talking about himself and then the cameraman cut back to Jay Leno!

In order to find our purpose in life we don't need to ask the question, "What on earth am I here for?" And then focus solely on ourselves to figure out the answer.

In the Purpose Driven Life book, the author Rick Warren begins each chapter with a short simple sentence. In the Day 1 section he begins with "It's not about you." He does this intentionally so it can be an easy phrase for you to remember and then think about for awhile.

Even though I read through Day 1 of the Purpose Driven Life, a summary of this chapter can honestly and simply be gathered from the title and the first sentence. If we selfishly try to figure out the meaning of our life by looking for it on our own, we won't be successful like we would if we go to God, the One who made us and then search for the answer in Him. Before any single person was even conceived in their mother's womb, God had already thought the deepest thoughts about that person and made the best plans for their life. He intentionally made each person with all of their strengths and weaknesses. To figure out the simplest way to get to God I have to fall back on a Bible verse I've known probably since I was a kid. In the New Testament part of the Bible, there are words written in red ink because Jesus, the Son of God, spoke them and He said, “I am the way, the truth and the life no man can come unto the Father except by me.” We must believe in Jesus to get to God and then we start praying (talking to God) a lot and also reading the Bible and then we are well on our way to figuring out the purpose of our life.