Ever since the?beginning?of time humans have searched to find their purpose in life.
Thousands of?books have been written and hundreds of thousand of speeches, lectures, and discussions have been given on the topic of purpose.
And yet, how many people do you know, if asked, could succinctly complete the following sentence, "My purpose in life is to..."
So I thought I would share a few insights I have gleaned over the years regarding this life altering topic.
- Without purpose, people drift from one thing to the next or they wake up one day feeling trapped in a?situation?or place they don't want to be in.
- Finding your purpose leads to clarity and clarity leads to focus ... focused energy, focused actions, and focused results ... and that leads to happiness.
- When a person loses their purpose in life they soon atrophy and their desire to live diminishes. (think about someone you know who retired and lost their desire to live).
- Finding your purpose in life doesn't mean you have to find a cure for cancer or quit your job and move to Africa and work for Feed The Children.
- Discovering your purpose begins with being crystal clear about your strengths, talents, gifts, and brilliance and then showing up with them in all you do.
- You will never find your purpose in life if you spend your time watching Honey Boo-Boo, Redneck Island, Pawn Stars and the other garbage on TV.
- You will know you're on the right path if when you embrace your talents, strengths, and gifts and others begin to consistently recognize you for them.
- The number one killer of purpose is fear... fear of success, failure, loss, dying, surviving, disappointing, poverty, etc.
- The single most important factor in finding your purpose is Belief, believing that you were put here on this earth for a reason and discovering that reason needs to be the number one priority in your life. Living out your purpose needs to be the second priority.
- Discovering your purpose is an inside job, it already exists inside of you, you just have to clear out the old beliefs, lies, and junk that are preventing you from seeing it.
Go online an order the StrengthsFinder?2.0 book by Tom Rath. It contains an assessment that will give you your top five strengths. It is extremely accurate and will start you on your path of discovery.
Obviously the list is incomplete, feel free to add your wisdom in the comment section
So... how would you complete the sentence, "My purpose in life is to..."
Still want to take a giant leap toward discovering your purpose? ?
Principal, Inside of Excellence
2 年Oh Joe...you are always on point. It seems to me that we have had this conversation more than once. Thanks for sharing.
Emergent Technology CTO | Global Strategy Advisor - Blockchain AI 5G IoT FinTech | Social Impact | Keynote Speaker and Author
2 年As always great reminders and points to reflect on, plus warmth and laughter too - perfect tone! Thank you Joseph !
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2 年Wonderful list and so well written!
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2 年Excellent. I've been trying hard to stay on track and avoid the time wasting.
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2 年Love this one Joseph Contrera! Thankful in #6, you didnt list any shows that I watch. ??