I have been asked over the years to help people find their life purpose and then to turn that purpose into a career that helps them feel fulfilled and live, as the popular book title states, “Purpose Driven Life!”
So I have put down a few things that may help you to discover your purpose and create a “Purpose Driven Life” for yourself.
FIND OUT WHAT YOU WANT FROM LIFE – THEN DO THAT!!!
BE AUTHENTIC – IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO Go!
I want to define what life purpose means. Besides Eckhart Tolle’s description “To awaken”- it is your motivation for living. It is what makes you get up in the morning. What you love to do and what you naturally do best.
This is where YOUR journey starts to find a meaningful life purpose.
When you are living your purpose it lights you up inside and everyone you encounter can feel that positive electric energy radiating from you.
Have you ever been around someone whose energy is so bright you are instantly attracted to that person? They are living in the light and when they are in the light, they know many things that others cannot sense including their life purpose.
We all have a life purpose and we have more than one purpose over our lifetime. Whether we are living it or not is another thing. So let’s talk about how to find your life purpose:
Steps to help you – Find Your Life Purpose
1. Write Out What You Love to Do
What makes you smile and what gives you joy?
(At this point you should get a piece of paper because you are going to start writing your list…you will see how this works once we go through the steps) Example: I love to write, I love to inspire people to grow, I love music, I love to sing, I love to read, I love Yoga, I love to meditate, I love to share with people, I love shopping…etc.
2. Write Down what Comes Naturally to You- Things You Do Easily
- Communicating
- Motivating people
- Writing, creating new concepts
- Putting them into action
- Thinking outside of the box
- Dancing
- Sensing people’s energy
- Successfully Starting New Businesses
- Marketing
- Promoting people
- Teaching people how to have a better life.
Looked at the various things that came easily to you and the things that give you enjoyment. Inevitable that your life purpose will reveal itself.
Once you come up with a couple things then you have to put that together with a profession. Start to examine the numerous ways you would best assist people. Look at how you love to help people build and grow their business or how you like to make people laugh, create foods people enjoy, or how to help people……!!!!.
Narrowing it down
3. Combine both of your lists and look for the similarities/correlations
New list:
- Helping people
- Cooking
- Teaching
- Laughing
- Communicating
- Motivating people
- Thinking outside the box
- Writing
- Marketing
- Advertising
- Promotion
4. Investigating Career Paths
Search the web under:
- Cook
- Pscyhologist
- How to become a yoga instructor
- Helping people
- Motivating people
- Becoming a motivational speaker
- Becoming a therapist
- Teaching business techniques
- Marketing and promotion
Next, change the search to people that were living these professions. How much did they charge? What are they offering?
Thoroughly investigated their websites and speak to professionals that are already in business. This way you can really get a sense of what kind of experience you will have.
5. Putting it all Together and Getting into Action
Now that you know what your purpose is, and have a rough idea of how you want to go about it, then you need to put it into action.
Your first action step is to POW WOW with your group of friends or supportive people. Ask them what they see in you that you can use to find your life purpose.
Second action step was to investigate some of the things you and they see in you and professions that include those assets. In addition, once you do this thoroughly, not only through the web, talk to a few people who are doing what you want to do.
Growing as an individual is the best part of life. Finding your Purpose is the icing on the best part of life cake!!