6 Easy Ways to Live Your Life with Purpose

It is Never Too Late to Get Started

Most of us get on the treadmill of life early, which will be as consuming as you will let it become. We don’t take the time to what is important and what balance of activities we need to truly be happy. I have found that using the “Wheel of Life ” is a great starting point. Finding your purpose can give your life significance and focus. It can make your life immediately more meaningful, giving you a reason to bound out of bed (or at least not dread it) in the morning instead of slinking your way to the coffee pot.

Living with purpose helps to make the tough times easier to deal with, and the good times even better.

1.????Know Your Beliefs

Living with purpose starts with understanding your own personal system of values and beliefs. What is important to you? What really matters? And Why does it make a difference to you?

When you understand your beliefs, you can start to live by sticking to what is really important in your moral universe. You have an innate list and process that you can use to guide how you make decisions and?set priorities. It is the bedrock of integrity, which is how others will judge you. Living in alignment with your beliefs will earn you respect, trust, and the ability to sleep soundly each night.

2.????Gain Clarity on Your Priorities

Your priorities are shaped by your purpose. Once you know your life purpose, it becomes easier to work out what you want to do and how to achieve your goals. This clarity means that saying no to some things and a hearty yes to others becomes more natural, and you’ll get ahead much faster. “The best leaders say more of what they won’t do, not what they will do” Dr. Kevin Gazzara.

3.????Strive for Balance

Once you’re comfortable with your life purpose, some of the striving and anxiety of life can ease off. You don’t have to work 24/7. You know how important it is to stay healthy, emotionally, and physically. People living with purpose make sure to connect with the people they love, and they don’t forget about self-care. Once again, the “Wheel of Life ” will help you quantify this step.

4.????Follow Your Passion

Knowing your passion will help you find and nurture your purpose. Listen to your heart and your gut, they hold your great untapped wisdom. Passion provides energy and motivation; it means being fully engaged with life and focusing on getting the most out of it.?A new day is full of opportunities and promise, and they are yours if you decide to go for them!

5.????Feel Your Contentment

This might sound a little surprising, but living a purposeful life is not doing more, it is one that gives you time to smell the roses. Understanding your life’s purpose takes the anxious edge off your daily activities and tasks, which allows you to feel grateful for where you are now, as well as excited for the future.

6.????Live in the Present

Perhaps the best gift of a life of purpose is that you relish every moment. You will know when this happens when at the end of each day you are drained and yet excited to do that day all over again. There’s little to no room in your life for regret because everything you do is part of the bigger adventure. Challenges and setbacks become easier to accept because you’re not letting failure define you. “Failure is simply an opportunity to begin again this time more intelligently” Henry Ford. Being plugged into the present allows you to feel the abundance that’s there for the taking.

Next Steps

Finding your purpose doesn’t mean you have to create a monumental change in the world, you just have to contribute to the change. Some people are blessed to find their purpose early in their life, but for many others, it doesn’t appear until later. You have to be watching for it, or it may pass you by. Get started on the road to discovering your passion by trying new things, get uncomfortable, be persistent and look for the moments in the activity when you feel that sense of excitement and passion. This will lead you to your purpose, or potentially purposes. Hesitant or unsure of how or where to start? Get a coach or mentor or begin with some deeper conversations with family and friends. “The road of a thousand miles begins with a single step” Lao Tzu.

Dr. Kevin Gazzara — is a senior partner and founder of Magna Leadership Solutions, based in Phoenix, Arizona. He is the co-author of “The Leader of OZ” www.leaderofoz.com and Ready, Set, Get Hired. He is an international speaker and recognized as a Management & Leadership Expert and an ICF and Positive Intelligence certified Executive Coach. Kevin has been a professor at 6 Universities developing and teaching programs to help others achieve their full potential. You can follow Kevin and Magna Leadership Solutions on our website: www.magnaleadership.com, on Twitter: https://twitter.com/doctorkevin, on our Facebook Fan Page at https://www.facebook.com/MagnaLeadership or join my LinkedIn Network https://www.dhirubhai.net/in/kevingazzara/

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Dr. Kevin Gazzara

Senior Partner at Magna Leadership Solutions and Certified Positive Intelligence ICF Coach