Find Your Purpose: Did you know that unlocking your purpose is a powerful way to set aligned goals, ramp up motivation, and feel more fulfilled in life?
๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐, ๐ถ๐โ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐.
Itโs easier to distinguish between the opportunities which are right for you – and those that arenโt too.
Finding your purpose requires soul-searching and deep thought.
Whatโs more, your purpose can change with time as you collect more experiences and discover new things that you love.
But whatever it takes to get clarity over your purpose is more than worth it. With purpose as your compass, life can flow that little bit easier. Here are three techniques that can help you unlock your life purpose.
๐ญ. ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐
Your journal is one of the best places to unlock your purpose. Journaling is one of the most effective ways to pull on the threads of your thoughts to see where the tangle leads.
As you write without censorship or judgment, you can dive into your truth and that can be liberating. Best of all, you donโt have to be an A-grade writer to get value from writing.
Here are some prompts to help you unlock your purpose and your passions.
- If your day was free, what would you do?
- What do you love to give advice on?
- What do people ask you about?
- When do you lose track of time?
- What do you want to be remembered for?
๐ฎ. ๐จ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐
Itโs not unusual for your purpose to be wrapped up in something youโre naturally good at.
This makes sense when you think about it. But sometimes, weโre too close to ourselves to understand the depth of our skills and impact.
So donโt be surprised if the thing that others value in you isnโt something you instinctively see in yourself!
Itโs easy to overlook the true value of something that comes easily to you.
๐๐๐ธ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐.
Chances are youโll get some really valuable insights that will help you understand the true impact you make.
Knowing what others value in you is a powerful way to take full ownership of the impact you make.
When youโre aware of how you empower others, you can own this aspect of yourself in a more purposeful way.
๐ฏ. ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ช๐๐ฌ
Simon Sinek, author of ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ says, โIf we want to feel an undying passion for our work if we want to feel we are contributing to something bigger than ourselves, we all need to know our WHY.โ
Sinek says that most of us know what we do and how we do it. But fewer people know the underlying reason behind their efforts.
Get clarity over your WHY and youโll connect with a bigger picture. Instead of doing alone, the things you do will take on more meaning and purpose – and that feeling inspires and motivated us to show up more fully.
When you know your WHY youโll be able to make aligned choices. Youโll instinctively know what things light you up and what things will drain your energy.
๐ฆ๐ผ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ช๐๐ฌ?
Ask yourself WHY you do what you do. Write down the first answer that comes to you. For example, I might say that I coach because I enjoy it.
Thatโs the top-level superficial answer!
Now itโs time to go deeper by asking WHY again.
In reply, I might say that I enjoy coaching because I can help people improve themselves.
Now weโre getting closer to the truth – but we can go deeper still by once again asking WHY?
In reply, I might say that helping others improve themselves leads to my own self-awareness and the opportunity to be seen and heard for who I really am – which is ultimately a form of self-improvement for me.
(And I believe cultivating self-improvement is one of the most impactful goals we can set for ourselves.)
In other words, I coach because it fuels self-improvement, which helps me be my best self.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐? ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ช๐๐ฌ?
Try this exercise for yourself and keep asking WHY until you get to the core. Youโll know it when you do because it will simply feel right in your soul.
