Steps to find your purpose before your promotion

Having a purpose in life is one of the fundamental factors of happiness. Without it, you’ll be living your life less focused, and less efficient and you’ll often feel restless and stressed because you do not feel aligned with the things you do. Perhaps you find it difficult to get back on track with your daily activities and you forget to call your friend you promised a coffee 3 months ago. Besides this, your work life is falling apart, and you feel like you’ll never get that promotion you worked so hard for in the past 2 years. Sounds rough, right???

If you are in an indistinguishable situation, don’t worry! Before finishing reading this article, I will guarantee you’ll get some motivation to make the changes in your life to achieve what you want.??

This article is about the different challenges you can face on the way to finding your purpose, actual examples and how you can define your purpose in life, including how this will bring you the work-life balance you dreamed about.?

What are some examples of purpose in life???

• Supporting your family?
• Living a successful life?
• Making positive connections with others and enjoying those around you?
• Travelling the world?
• Fighting with the declining condition of our planet??

But what is your purpose in life and how are you going to achieve it???

If you could only copy-paste what I’ve just said and hit ‘Apply’. Then you could just call it a day. But unfortunately, it doesn’t work like that. You must work for the purpose you want. And this article will open some options for you.??

What is my purpose in life???

What is it then???

This question is straightforward and common, yet it makes us gasp for air for a sec. It also stimulates your brain to think about what it genuinely wants. The answers reluctantly will be one of the following:??

• Success?
• Feeling loved?
• Having a positive impact on the lives of others?
• To be happy?
• Fortune?

If somebody would ask me, I would say “I want everything mentioned above and a nap”, but I would know deep down it wouldn’t be as simple as sitting down, writing on a piece of paper “I want to be successful” and it would happen overnight.??

To get you started, you’ll need time.?

Time is a great tool when it comes to personal development. It also assures a definite outcome to our problems.??

Why is it important to truly discover your purpose??

So here you are. You have a purpose “to become a successful and rich person with a huge positive impact on the world”. You’ve written it down in your journal as one of your goals with three bullet points and one of your bullet points says, “win the lottery”. Now, you can relax that as soon as your numbers will be the lucky ones, you can tick this off from your journal too.??

Fast forward 10 years:??

Let’s imagine you have won the lottery and made the smart move of investing some percentage of this win into a business. You have spent your first 5 years building this business – say, clocking in and out devices, that all types of businesses can use. Your company makes a nice profit, and people all around the world look up to you because you became a well-known company for security devices, and you made enough profit to share some with charities that help the people in poor countries. Now you seem to be successful, rich and have a positive influence on the world.??

Now you can open the journal and finally check the boxes of what you’ve thought your purpose in life was 10 years ago.??

Are you happy? Now you suddenly remember all the things you’ve had to sacrifice to fulfil this purpose:??

• Meeting the love of your life and starting a family?
• Going on holidays?
• Spending time with your family?
• Travel the world??

Even though your purpose was not a bad purpose, maybe you realise it wasn’t YOUR purpose after all, and all you want now is to go back in time and build a family life and live for the moment.??

That’s why it’s important to discover your own purpose in life! To not have a single regret.

Discovering your purpose in life and getting that work-life balance?

Discovering the purpose in life requires plenty of self-reflection, listening to others, and finding where your passion is hiding. These steps might help you get started:??

Donate time?

Researchers at Florida State University and Stanford found that happiness and meaningfulness overlap but were different: Happiness was linked to being a taker before a giver, while meaningfulness went more with being a giver than a taker. Being the “giver” in a relationship connected people with having a more purposeful life.?

Listen to feedback??

Reach out to people and ask what reminds them of you or what they think of when you enter their minds can help you build a pattern and reinforce some of the passions you’ve already been engaging in.?

Be around positive people?

The people you surround yourself with usually say something about you. If you’re surrounded by people who are making positive changes, you might draw from their inspiration.??

On the other hand, it’s hard to feel passionate and purposeful when you are surrounded by people who aren’t interested in making positive contributions.??

Socialise with new connections??

Even though engaging in a conversation with a stranger may feel awkward at first, talking to people outside of your social circle can open your eyes to activities, novel places and career opportunities. Some of that you never knew existed.??

Explore your interests??

Is there any topic you mentioned in a Facebook status update or in a Tweet? Are you regularly sharing articles about climate change and refugees? You are watching every post on Instagram that is about engineering, gardening or performing???

What is the most enjoyable conversation you hold when you meet somebody face-to-face???

The things you like to talk about and the things you enjoy sharing on social media may reveal the things that give you purpose in life.??

Consider injustices that bother you??

It might be animal welfare, a particular civil rights issue or a childhood obesity organisation. Is there anything that makes you deeply so unhappy to think about it bothers you to the core? If the answer is yes, then you’ve just got one step closer to finding your purpose.??

You don’t necessarily have to engage in your purpose full-time. You might find that you are able to donate just a tiny bit of time, or you find your career gives you the ability to afford to help a cause you feel passionate about.??

Discover what you love to do and do it?

Analise the data on what is making you feel fun. Brainstorm how you might turn your passion into something meaningful to you by considering the type of talent you need to input the time and effort into making it happen.??

Earning a promotion enables you to assume a more important role in your company, earn a higher salary and gain a bigger sense of accomplishment. If you have completed the steps above, you will have the motivation to have excellent work performance and catch your supervisors’ attention!??

Now that your personal life is sorted out and you find what truly matters to you, you can sit back and think of the ways you can improve your purpose in your workplace and finally get that promotion you so long dreamt about.??

5 simple steps to get promoted:?

1. Give more merit?

Every employer wants to see their employees contributing valuable talent to the company, so making the effort to appreciate this will increase your value in the work you do, allowing you to be carrying out better results and expose yourself to a broader range of company activities. ?

2. Pay attention to the people above you??

Take a closer look at the people that have been previously promoted. (And no, I am not thinking to have you go 5 mm away from their face with binoculars almost poking their eyes out). Look for:??

• Common abilities??
• Achievements??
• Habits??

Is there anything you can learn from them? If yes, what’s there you could change to undergo the same achievements as theirs??

3. Ask for feedback from your supervisor??

Asking your supervisor about what it takes for you to get promoted could be a fantastic way to look at what steps you need to take to get to the ‘Finish’ line.??

Before you ask your supervisor, you can:??

1. Create a list of responsibilities, achievements, skills and experiences you have acquired?
2. Express your desire to advance your career and be straightforward on the questions such as “Will I get a promotion this year?” and “How can I get promoted to manager?”??
3. Be specific on the reason you want to get this promotion??
4. Mention what benefits will the operations take advantage of if you get the promotion?

There is a complete article that can talk you through the process of how to ask for a promotion by clicking on this link.?

4. Get noticed in your workplace?

While working hard is important, your effort may go unnoticed if you never put yourself in a visible position. To get your employer's attention in deserving a promotion you will need to be noticed for your contributions to the company.??

Here are a few ways you can catch your employer's attention:??

• Look for opportunities that can be highlighted, such as staff meetings or performance reviews?
• Get involved in projects from other departments or take part in company-wide events??
• Check-in regularly with your employer for advice and supply suggestions for projects??
• Dress neatly and professionally to make a positive impression on your employer and co-workers.??
• Identify and solve problems?
• Demonstrate leadership skills by creating plans and undertaking responsibilities for ongoing projects?

5. Keep yourself motivated?

Staff promotion is not always a frequent opportunity and for some people might take years to get promoted. Recalling the reasons why you wanted this promotion in the first place can motivate you to work harder toward your goal. Keeping a journal of your progress can help to keep you motivated and can avoid deviating from your promotion plan.??

Earning a promotion allows you to enhance your skill set, take on new challenges and push yourself in your professional life.??

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Resources: TrackingHappiness, LifeHack, VeryWellMind, Indeed??