Ok I get it, Personal Vision is Important but what about a Life Driven Purpose?
In my last post on Personal Vision I discussed what Personal Vision was and why it was important. Today I’m crossing over to another highly hyped self-improvement concept – Your Purpose in Life!
The first thing that comes to mind when asked about my purpose is huh – I really have no idea!
In fact it feels such a massive thing to define that I’m scared I’ll get it wrong and end up living a life driven by a weak or uninspiring purpose, and when things get too hard to do then it’s simpler to not think about it.
Having studied over 10 leading resources on defining My Life Purpose I still found it a monumental and difficult task to complete. In fact I’m amazed that after following so many different and time consuming techniques that I still failed to create something that made sense to me.
I must admit that some conflicting techniques probably contributed to my troubles. One significant statement comes to mind that I found on a high profile personal development web site.
The advice suggested that I would know that I had defined my purpose when the statement brought tears to my eyes! I’m sorry but this just made the process more difficult and sounds like true BS to me.
Recently I developed a different approach to defining a Life Driven Purpose but before I reveal this simple and effective method I’ll set a few statements of clarity to avoid any confusion or feelings of monumental significance.
- Your Purpose can change, it’s not set in stone, today is might be X but in a few months time it might be Y, saying that I wouldn’t recommend changing it drastically every 3 months but I hope you get the idea.
- It’s not a monumental statue of power, its just something to inspire you, motivate you and give you direction.
- Think of it like the North Pole on your compass, sometimes when you need to find your way get our your compass and realign your direction with your Purpose (true North).
- Your purpose is just an extension of what is most important to you and therefore it should be aligned with your personal values.
I’ll talk in more detail about your personal values and how to use them to define your Purpose next week, but for now let me reveal my secret technique.
The simplest and most effective way to define your Life Driven Purpose is to listen to your inner voice and find your Burning Desire.
Ask yourself – what burns inside you every waking moment?
You may have learned to drown out this inner voice but sit quietly and listen and I’m sure you’ll soon be able to reconnect.
When I used this technique defining my Purpose was simple:
To seek out opportunities to grow, improve and experience, so I can dream big, breathe deep, create with passion and live well
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