Finding “purpose” allows us to go from a feeling of empty to one of energy. It’s time to stop struggling to find your purpose. Some people seem to be born knowing what they want in life. They naturally unleash their passions, or their talents early and just know to go after them. Not everyone has this advantage, however. If you’re struggling to discover what you really want to do with your life, don’t give up. Read on.
Here are 5 simple questions to ask yourself to discover your life’s purpose. While it’s important to give each question proper consideration, try not to agonize over your responses. Allow your Inner Child and your intuition to guide your answers, and don’t forget to think big! It’s time to begin your journey into the best of all worlds.
While the questions are simple, the answers require you to dig deep if you want to find out more about yourself so you can set yourself on your true path.
1. If Money Were No Object, How Would you Spend it?
If you had a never-ending magic source of money, how would you choose to spend it? This is not about spending your time, but spending the money itself. Be honest – the answers are to help you, not to impress anyone else!
2. If You Could Do anything for A Whole Day, How Would You Spend it?
Think of your perfect day. It’s ok if it’s lying on a sun lounger by a pool or skiing in the Alps. Try to describe your ideal day in as much detail as possible. Don’t include any conditions to limit your thought process like having enough money, great health, etc.
3. What’s Your Passion?
What energizes you? What gets your heart racing and your imagination firing? It could be political issues, connecting with people, being creative, or playing sports. Whatever your passion is, write it down! Your passions could be many, don’t limit yourself to just one unless of course there is one overpowering one. If there are several you can assign an order from most to least important. Be aware of what triggers you during your day.
4. What Do You Really Love Doing?
Do you like nothing more than to bake or learn new gourmet techniques? Maybe you love writing or analyzing or even making spreadsheets. Or being out in nature or helping other people. Don’t judge yourself in this area, there is no right or wrong. Your passion or purpose will fire something in your gut. You will experience a tingling-pay attention, you are close.
5. What Was Your Childhood Passion?
Think back to what you loved to do when you were a kid. What did your parents have to call you away from, to come to the dinner table? What was the thing you would lose hours doing? Close your eyes and remember back when an activity totally absorbed you, maybe drawing or playing make-believe games perhaps music, sports, dance, or being outdoors.
Once you have a sense of what lights you up, both now and when you were a kid, you can see some themes emerging. Think laterally about how you can focus on what’s important to you. Your life’s purpose is there in front of you.
So many of us only glance at these questions and fill in some sort of cursory answers, but this is where you really can make a difference in your life. Your life’s purpose is right here, just in front of you. Take the next ten or fifteen minutes to think about the questions and make the rest of your life a life of purpose.
If you haven’t read some previous posts about “PURPOSE” look here.
Sometimes we need a bit of help to sit quietly and allow the answers to find us. If you have wanted to begin a meditation routine, this short book will help.