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The Secret to Everything in Life

Zeke Grantham
4 min readApr 22, 2021

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Explorers, philosophers, and great thinkers search the world, for one thing, the key to everything. Almost as if our lives are a math problem, and there is just a singular solution.

Like they are going to find a shiny object in the Temple of Doom that will uncover all of the mysteries.

I’m not saying they are stupid or wasting their time. After all, we need these people to ask the questions. Without it, we wouldn’t think to attempt an accurate solution.

I spent a lot of my youth on the same journey. I didn’t know what I wanted out of this life. So I left my home time weeks after graduating high school and dropped every dime of my money into plane tickets. What did I expect to find? Well, really nothing or I should say at least something. I hope that I would have more knowledge and understanding of the world than when I left my small midwest hometown. And what did I find? Well, not exactly the key to everything, but something that is about as close to a golden ticket as possible. Let’s talk about the key to life.

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I won’t string you along any further and just tell you. It’s perspective. If you are confused or want to know why to keep reading, and I will explain my logic.

Perspective is everything. It’s what gets you up in the morning, motivated to work, and influences all decisions in…

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Zeke Grantham
Zeke Grantham

Written by Zeke Grantham

I am a business owner, published author, and avid traveler. I love writing and exploring any chance I get.

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