How to Find Your Purpose in Life
The good news? The feeling of being lost without purpose or direction can be overcome with the right process. This article is going to walk you through the process right now. Do you want to learn how to find your purpose in life? Wonderful, this article is for you.
The 5 questions that will help you find your purpose
Dedicate an hour or more to journaling your answers to these questions. Free write where your mind takes you and explore where your thoughts wander.
Comparing yourself to others
You want what they have, but you’re too busy picturing yourself in their shoes.
How to find your purpose
Find out what your heart wants
- Then take small steps to build a life that aligns with those secret desires
- To learn how to believe in yourself, so that you can have the courage to embrace your aspirations and make them real
- That’s how you find enough excitement and purpose to last a lifetime
Visualize Your Purpose
Fill your mind with the experience of what you want your life to be like.
- It’s important to do this exercise for at least two minutes each day to cement the vision in your mind. You’ll notice that you feel more and more like the person in that vision each day.
I have a purpose, now what?
What do you do with these newfound self-realizations
What would you do if you never had to earn another dollar?
If you didn’t have a day job, what would you learn, create, or go where would you go
Enlist allies
Choose your influences wisely, even if that means making new friends.
- Join like-minded groups, and venture out of your comfort zone. Find support in lots of ways, including online groups and meetup groups, if you can’t find a physical group of people.
What would you choose to do, even when it sucked?
You stick with a job because you’re getting a paycheck.
Why is it difficult to find your purpose in life?
Contrary to what we expect, it’s rarely an obvious or straightforward path. The way is hidden by insidious forces, and the first step is to recognize them
- Everyone and I truly believe that every single person has a purpose, but it’s often a hidden one.
Expectations of others
From childhood, we’re programmed with expectations of parents and role models
- These expectations give us something to look up to, something to aim towards, but they also blind us to our own true path
- We go to great lengths trying to fit someone else’s version of success
What is my purpose in life?
People have a natural need for a sense of purpose – a feeling that you know who you are and where you fit into the world, that your goals and desires are in sync
- But we often move through much of our lives without quite knowing what our purpose is
- We follow the social scripts that we are given, but sometimes there is a lingering sense that something is missing in our lives
Start small
All things are accomplished by taking small, consistent steps each day
- Do one internet search on the subject of your purpose
- Write one email
- Learn one skill
- Take one risk
- Little experiments like these will help your brain to grow and you’ll start to feel more like yourself
Go Big
Be fearless about taking risks in life.
- You’ll know when it’s time to make big moves in your life. The feeling of almost twitching with excitement will be your guide. Take a deep breath and jump. Go Big!
- Fill your head with actionable information on living your purpose, then, take a big leap.
Do more of this!
Our inner child knows our calling far better than we do.
- If it fills you with the single-minded glee of an 8-year-old, do more of it. Do not resist the call of the woods, running through fields, climbing trees, and hiding in caves.
What makes you afraid of judgment?
We could feel judged for dropping our big, successful lives to follow some crazy dream.
Seeking Validation
We are wired to look for validation outside of ourselves.
- Instead of following an internal compass, we follow rewards.
- Parents reward children for being obedient. School rewards students for good grades.
- We get praised when we get a new job or a promotion.
Keep Moving Forward
It’s healthy, and ultimately more successful, when you can take breaks, ask for help, and get the support you need to keep going
- Your sense of purpose will guide you in making decisions and choosing the direction of your life
- Refocus you when you lose track of your goals
What makes you angry
Use your anger to make a positive change.
- Fight for issues worth fighting for, and make a list of things that make you mad
- This will make you more energized and energized to fight for the issues that matter in the first place.
Discover what you love
Listen to your heart dreams
- They are unique to your own neurochemistry and present an opportunity to find your way to a purpose-driven life.
- Heart-dreams can be short-term missions to learn something new or take you to a new place. They can also be huge sweeping changes
Take Action
Talk about your plans, share your excitement, and be real about what you’re doing.
- If it feels a little weird at first, that’s completely normal. You’re breaking out of old patterns and building something new. Stick with it, and take those small steps every day.