Having a life and career with a sense of purpose
January 26, 2015Sense of purpose
Many people have a job or even a lifelong career that they don't enjoy. They do this usually for economic reasons, we all need to earn the money to run our lives and keep our commitments for family etc.
Often we get caught in a rut early on in life, go down a particular educational route that leads to a career and we make this decision long before we really know what we want or like in life. Once started its hard to get off this track. We Amy have invested years in education and on job experience not to mention the cost of that education. So it hard to turn your back on a career when we are invested into it in this way. Friends and family may not understand, there is a lot of social pressure to contend with.
The thing is this though. We cannot really find true lasting happiness if the job we do does not satisfy us.
Having a sense of purpose is vitally important to that happiness. We may not necessarily need it from a job, we can find that sense of purpose outside in another activity whilst doing a job for the money and this is fine, but for many the job we do defines us and is a very important.
If you can find a career or activity that is truly in line with your values or desires it can totally transform your life. It may not be financially rewarding but as they say, "you cant take it with you" and on your deathbed what will you look back and value?
Of course finding another career that does suit us is not an easy thing to achieve but starting the process in itself be the start of a rewarding journey
Here are 7 questions that might help you define what is important in your life. Answer them quickly, not too much time to think just allow your sub conscious to deliver the answer quickly. So take up a pad and pen and get going now. When you have done, the answers further down may be revealing for you. Don't look at the answers until you have completed the questions
Best of luck and enjoy.
Defining your major purpose in Life
1.) What are the 5 most important things in your life?
2.) What are your most 3 important goals in life?
3.) If you only had 6 months to live, how would you spend those 6 months?
4.) If you suddenly came into 10 million, what would you do differently than you are dong today?
5.) What have you always wanted to do but were afraid to attempt?
6.) What sort of activities give you the greatest feeling of importance?
7.) If you knew you could not fail, what one great thing would you dare to dream?
I hope you have completed the questions
Explanation
1.) Self esteem is the key to peak performance, but it comes only when your goals and values fit hand in glove.
2.) These are likely to be the most important concerns or goals right now.
3.) This refers back to basic valuesHow much of your current life is consistent with what you would do if you only had 6 months to live. Important to remember that you never know when you have only 6 months left.
4.) If you had all the time and money in the world, you would actually have complete freedom to choose. The fact is you can actually accomplish these things if you set them as goals, make a plan and start working towards them.
5.) This may tell you what the self limiting block is that is holding you back from achieving your full potential.
6.) That which gives you self esteem unerringly leads to your area of excellence.
7.) Whatever you wrote, you can do , can have or can be. The only question is . How badly do you want it and are you willing to pay the price?
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