Most people want to know how to find your purpose in life … why am I here?
The question churns through your mind constantly.
What am I supposed to do with my life?
It’s a great question to ask.
There is a sure-fire way to tell if you are truly following your purpose in life.
Before you finish reading this article, you’ll know what it is.
At one point or sometimes several times during life… there comes a time when you are faced at the fork in the road.
You have two choices …
You can choose the well-worn path that the multitude follow and continue on in life.
It’s the path of least resistance – the way to please others, do what they expect or suggest, the robotic, day after day routine, the this-is-all-there-is-to-life kind of existence.
It’s so well worn that you can walk it blindly; in fact, many do.
But, that’s not living up to your true self.
Your true self seeks expression, seeks freedom, seeks so much more than the status quo. Unless you allow your true self to be expressed and to create the life that ignites the fire within your soul, you are denying a life of fulfillment – both for yourself and all the others who will be touched by your passion.
So, there is another choice. It’s the other path … the road less traveled.
So, how do you find your purpose in life?
It all comes down to this: what can I do with my time and knowledge and skills that would contribute to my life and the life of others?
These questions will help you drill down to know exactly why am I here?
1. What is it I love to do that makes me jump out of bed every morning?
If the work that you are doing now is not a drudgery, you’re on the right track. But, if you find yourself slamming the alarm clock, dragging yourself out of bed every single day … it’s a sign that you are not living a life that is fulfilling. (I know – you’re saying DUH right now, but too many people assume they have to play the hand that was dealt them – and don’t realize how it doesn’t have to be this way.)
2. What am I really, really good at doing?
Take a quick assessment because you do have skills that will contribute to your purpose in life. What are those skills? It could be you are technically saavy; or a great writer; or a visual artist; or one who people turn to for counseling and advice. What are your amazing skills?
3. What am I interested in learning more about?
You will never stop learning , or at least, you SHOULD never stop learning. What do you study? What do you crave to learn more about? What could you spend hours studying- so absorbed that you forget to eat? What drives your curiosity and intellect?
4. What is it I do that makes time disappear?
You know how it is when you are having a really great time and when you look up at the clock, hours have passed without you realizing it? No, not the hours spent walking hand-in-hand along the beach with your beautiful spouse … the hours you spend working at something without realizing the sun came up and set and it seemed like you just got started.
5. How do I want to be remembered?
A great way to answer this question is to take time to write your eulogy. Your eulogy as it would be written today … and then your eulogy as you would like it to be written. If there’s no difference between the two – you are living your life’s purpose. However, the majority of people are never really done with being, doing and having more in life. Write both eulogies and see what comes up in the second one. That will be a clue and a catalyst for finding your purpose in life.
HOMEWORK TIME!
Take some time to answer these questions. Pick a time to get away from everything – this is serious work to do. Find a quiet place where you can be totally focused on seeking your purpose in life.
In the stillness, the quiet, search and reflect on your answers.
After you have done this, write your statement of purpose that encompasses all that you believe defines your vision and purpose. It doesn’t have to be long; in fact, brevity is better because you will soon have this memorized so that you can repeat it to yourself often.
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One final piece to this amazing discovery of your purpose in life is to lay its foundation in your subconscious mind. Many find the following Self Confidence Formula from the book “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill to be the perfect affirmation of their purpose in life:
First. I know that I have the ability to achieve the object of my Definite Purpose in life, therefore, I DEMAND of myself persistent, continuous action toward its attainment, and I here and now promise to render such action.
Second. I realize the dominating thoughts of my mind will eventually reproduce themselves in outward, physical action, and gradually transform themselves into physical reality, therefore, I will concentrate my thoughts for thirty minutes daily, upon the task of thinking of the person I intend to become, thereby creating in my mind a clear mental picture.
Third. I know through the principle of auto-suggestion, any desire that I persistently hold in my mind will eventually seek expression through some practical means of attaining the object back of it, therefore, I will devote ten minutes daily to demanding of myself the development of SELF-CONFIDENCE.
Fourth. I have clearly written down a description of my DEFINITE CHIEF AIM in life, and I will never stop trying, until I have developed sufficient self-confidence for its attainment.
Fifth. I fully realize that no wealth or position can long endure, unless built upon truth and justice, therefore, I will engage in no transaction which does not benefit all whom it affects. I will succeed by attracting to myself the forces I wish to use, and the cooperation of other people. I will induce others to serve me, because of my willingness to serve others. I will eliminate hatred, envy, jealousy, selfishness, and cynicism, by developing love for all humanity, because I know that a negative attitude toward others can never bring me success. I will cause others to believe in me, because I will believe in them, and in myself.
I will sign my name to this formula, commit it to memory, and repeat it aloud once a day, with full FAITH that it will gradually influence my THOUGHTS and ACTIONS so that I will become a self-reliant, and successful person.
Taking the road less traveled and discovering your purpose in life is the path to freedom.
- Freedom from struggle.
- Freedom from being controlled by other’s perceptions of you.
- Freedom from regrets.
How will you know when you’re there? You’ll know you have found your purpose in life when at the end of your day’s work, you feel energized instead of drained.
May you find the courage to step on that less-traveled path and allow the amazing spirit of YOU energize, create and live a fulfilling life.
What would you do with your life if you had no time or money restrictions?
Trisha
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