Saturday 30 March 2013

Seven Ways to Learn Your Life Purpose

By Hal Neff


There are many paths to uncover when it comes to discovering your life purpose. Unfortunately, though, no one else could uncover it for you. Since your life purpose is unique from anybody else's, it's a mission which you - and only you - can fulfill.

In your search for passion, concentrate on enjoying the journey itself. Oftentimes if you stop stressing about your life's purpose, it falls into your lap!

Here are a few ways you can find your life purpose:

1 . Write about your feelings. Try journaling with a pen and paper, or grab your laptop and just start writing. Write about the way you really feel and what you desire out of life. Remember that nobody is going to read this other than you, so don't be frightened to show your thoughts.

* Go back and reread your entries regularly. Often times this approach can bring you new realizations which you didn't think of when you were writing it in the first place.

2 . Follow your own passions. If you're interested in a certain topic, maybe you can make a career or hobby from it to enable you to engage in activities which are personally special to you. This way, each day of your life will feel like it matters and you will have a life purpose.

3. Think about your skills. Think about the areas in which you effortlessly excel and see if you can turn these abilities into something meaningful for you.

* Lots of people are attracted to a life purpose that makes them feel as if they are making a true difference in the lives of other people. You may find it gratifying to be using something you're good at to help other individuals that are in need.

* For instance , if you discover that you are good at encouraging individuals, perhaps you can think about a career as a counselor.

4. Communicate with inspiring people. Start a discussion with somebody who inspires you. While you may not be fascinated in the same things, you can discuss how they uncovered their own life purpose. Their triumphs and problems will make great lessons for you in your journey to your purpose.

5. What brings you joy? Think about the moments in your life when you're most happy. What exactly are you doing at these times? You can start the quest for your life purpose by using what already makes you happy.

* Maybe you're most content when you are just relaxing at home with your family. That is a great gift!

* Remember that you aren't necessarily searching for something exotic! After all, your life purpose may actually be under your nose.

6. Adapt to change. Oftentimes the thing that holds you back from self-discovery is a fear of change. There is comfort and safety in not taking risks, but you also may never discover your life's true purpose. Learn to embrace change because life is continuously changing around you.

7. Uphold your values. All of us have a set of beliefs that they tend to adhere to in life. You may use your own beliefs as a starting point to discovering you life purpose. Create a list of your values with your most important ones at the top. Think about what you can do to honor those values in life each day and you may find your purpose.

Discovering your purpose in life may not be as tough as you think. Use these techniques on your quest and someday soon you will realize that you have found the one feature of your life that makes everything worthwhile.




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