At 85 years old, Caleb looked Joshua in the eye and asked for the hill country full of giants, the land nobody else wanted. He’d carried that vision for 45 years in the wilderness and still came out swinging. In this episode of the Live Younger Longer Podcast, I’m revisiting a topic I believe is one of the most overlooked longevity tools out there. It costs zero dollars, and sadly most people set it down right around age 40. If you’ve ever wondered how to find your purpose in life, or why your dreams seem to shrink as you get older, this one’s for you. A 2019 study in JAMA Network Open found that adults over 50 with the lowest life purpose scores were about twice as likely to die during the study period as those with the highest scores. Low purpose has also been linked to higher inflammatory markers and stress hormones. Science is catching up with what scripture showed us thousands of years ago. Your body organizes itself around what you can see. I walk through John Maxwell’s vision framework from Developing the Leader Within You 2.0 (chapter 8, full credit to John) and pair each piece with scripture and my own story. You’ll hear how I went from cutting grass with a push mower on nights and weekends to retiring from AT&T at 32, the $10,000 sign I paid for and never even saw, the conference recording that showed me I only had 18 summers with my boys, and how a new vision gave my mom 13 more meaningful years after my dad passed. In this episode you’ll learn: Why people lose vision around 40 and how to get it backWhat the research says about life purpose, inflammation, and longevityJohn Maxwell’s six directions for finding vision: within, behind, around, ahead, above, and besideWhy every failure raises you to a new starting pointHow to picture the 95-year-old version of you and write your own obituaryWhy couples need to dream together and agree on a directionThree journal questions to grow your vision this weekDrop your mountain in one sentence in the comments. I read them, and I’d love to hear what you’re going after, whether you’re 20 or 80. Scriptures referenced: Joshua 14:10-12, Proverbs 29:18, Psalm 119:105, Psalm 37:4, Romans 8:28, Deuteronomy 8:2, Nehemiah 1:3-4, Hebrews 12:2, Philippians 3:13-14, Isaiah 43:18-19, Jeremiah 29:11, Ephesians 2:10, Matthew 25:21, Exodus 4:2, Psalm 92:14, Habakkuk 2:2-3, Amos 3:3, Ephesians 3:20 🏋️Personal Coaching: https://harriscoachinggroup.com | 💪🏽For supplementation recommendations, Click here. https://jasonandvanessa.nuskin.com/ | 💉For USA sourced, physician guided pharmaceutical peptides, Longevity and HRT therapy. HSA approved http://elliemd.com/harriscoachinggroup If this episode lit a fire in you, share it with someone who needs a bigger vision this week, and hit subscribe so you never miss an episode of the Live Younger Longer Podcast! #FindYourPurpose #Longevity #LiveYoungerLonger #FaithAndFitness #PersonalGrowth #JohnMaxwell #ChristianMotivation Chapters00:00 Caleb Asked for the Mountain at 85 02:10 Why Dreams Shrink After 40 05:15 Every Failure Is a New Starting Point 07:40 Drifting Without a Rudder 10:20 The Science of Purpose and Longevity 16:00 Look Within: Push Mower to Retired at 32 22:30 Look Behind: The $10,000 Sign Lesson 28:40 Look Around: Nehemiah and 2020 32:30 Look Ahead: The 95-Year-Old You 37:30 Look Above: 18 Summers With My Boys 43:30 Look Beside: What’s in Your Hand? 48:00 Give Me This Mountain 53:00 Write the Vision and Dream Together 1:01:00 Three Questions to Journal This Week