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Finding Out Your Life Purpose Navigation: Main page » Self-Improvement.com: Motivation Fat Loss '4' Idiots - (Idiot-Proof Diet) Author: Jane Johnson Article source: http://www.everythingmenopause.com/. Used with author's permission. What is a Life Purpose or Calling? Life purpose is a calling, overall theme for our life or intent that transcends our daily activities. It is the quality we are here on earth to develop, the type of service we are here to render, the way we can enhance or improve some segment of the planet. It is much broader than one job or careerit pervades our entire life. Marcia Bench states " People will tend to experience success and fulfilment in their life to the extent that they are clear about their life purpose". Are you clear? We will now examine some of the reasons to find your life purpose. Benefits of Finding your Life Purpose It will be compass to direct you in the right path Life purpose allows you to decide which opportunities to take up and which to decline. It becomes like a compass that can help you assess your options. Without that you can be tempted to take up opportunities that may ultimately not lead to fulfilment. With a Life Purpose you can make a significant contribution to mankind. Because you will be tuning into your gifting and passion you will be carrying out what you were designed to do on this earth. No one else can do what you were created to do and so mankind will be a better place if you live this out fully. Living out your Life Purpose creates energy and passion Have you heard the expression, find a job you love and you will never do a days work in your life? Why is that? Because when you tap into your purpose and passion you are working in alignment with your unique gifting and as such you are not worn down by working in conflict with those. Confidence grows when you know and walk in your Life Purpose There is a higher chance that you will achieve greater results when you work out your life purpose and as a result your confidence will grow. It will bring greater health It stands to reason that when you are happy, fulfilled and working in your strengths you will naturally be less stressed and likely to have much greater health. It brings meaning to life Without a purpose, goals can be meaningless. With a purpose our goals can be aligned and we can feel that they are worth our time and energy. With meaning in our lives,we can then have the motivation to overcome difficult times and build in resilience. It allows us to have perspective on our lives. Life Purpose Principles 1.Everyone has a Life Purpose- it is not for the elite few You were born with a unique DNA, and a distinctive way of expressing it. Everyone has a unique purpose. It is not just for those we deem as special or heroic. You may have a number of ways of living out our life purpose, some will be longer lasting than others. 2.Society will pull you away from your life purpose Often society will temp you to work for the wrong reasons that are not aligned with our purpose. By knowing your values you can make sure you are How to Find your Life Purpose 1.You will find your life purpose when you find the crossover of your unique desires/gifting and a human need Life Purpose is not job specific. Ideally when you are able to integrate your personal life, family life, community and work environment into your life purpose that is when you will truly be fulfilled. 2.Understand your values. Your values are those things you are naturally inclined towards when your needs are fully met. They are more than "wants"they represent what you are truly passionate about 3.Understand the blockages Fear, Failure, Lack of Understanding, Thinking is it only for a few are a few of the blocks that can get in the way. Identifying what is our blockage can be the first step to seeking to overcome our weaknesses. 10 Vital Questions to Discover Your Life Purpose 1. What do you love to do whether in your spare time or at work? 2. What parts of your present job or life activities do you thoroughly enjoy? 3. What do you naturally do well? 4. What are your ten greatest successes to date? 5. Is their a cause that you feel passionate about? 6. What are the 10 most important lessons you have learned in life? 7. Are there some issues or perceived problems that have occurred over and over for you? 8. What do you daydream about doing? 9. What things do you want to be remembered for? 10. What would you do if you knew you could not fail? Jane Johnson is a Certified Coach and founder of Aspect Coaching. She offers personal and business coaching to professional women in their 30's and 40's who want to develop their professional skills so they can move forward to the next level in their career or business women who are unfulfilled and want to find a career that they feel is their true path in life.If you wish to receive our FREE ebook: "Getting More Done in Less Time" and also receive our FREE ezine, providing valuable information to help you dramatically increase your achievements in the workplace, click on: http://www.aspectcoaching.com/Newsletter.html Jane can be contacted at: Register for a complimentary session: |
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