Finding Your Purpose – 3 Simple Steps To Find It
Interested in finding your purpose? Here are 3 simple steps to help you find your true purpose in life with ease.
Let’s chat about finding your purpose.
When it comes to determining our purpose in life, this can be one of the hardest questions that we as humans must try to answer. But just because it’s hard doesn’t mean it isn’t worth exploring.
Here today I will be taking you through a step-by-step process, where we explore your feelings and options. So that by the end of this article, you should have a fairly solid tool you can immediately employ in your life, to help give it a meaningful direction.
Here are the three steps to the process of discovering the purpose of your life:
- Understanding the principle of choice
- Identifying your “underlying principle” – WHAT’S YOUR WHY?
- Aligning your life with this underlying purpose
FINDING YOUR PURPOSE
STEP 1
Understanding The Principle of Choice
Norman Vincent Peale once so wisely said these words about the power of choice.
“The greatest power we have is the power of choice. It is an actual fact, that if you have been groping under unhappiness, you can choose to be joyous, instead. And, by effort, lift yourself into joy. If you tend to be fearful, you can overcome that misery by choosing to have courage. The whole trend and the quality of anyone’s life is determined by the choices that are made”.
“Choosing” is the operative word here.
We need to remember that we have a choice.
When you make a choice and commit to it inside your mind, you confirm to yourself and your subconscious mind your true desires. This is super important for us to do because once the subconscious mind gets to know your true desires, it will do anything – whatever it takes – to manifest them in your life.
But first you need to admit these truths to yourself.
You need to be willing to say YES I WANT THAT!
You need to be willing to commit and make a choice to do something rather than do nothing.
When you do this with heart, the choices you make in your life will eventually lead you to your goal. And, of course if you’re sincerely pursuing them, there’s absolutely no reason why you won’t achieve what you desire in time.
But here’s where we get stuck.
It’s when we don’t decide.
It’s when we simply stay stuck in indecision and constantly second guess ourselves.
Indecision not only creates frustration and anxiety, but can also confuse the subconscious mind about what you want. Remember it can’t help you achieve what you want when you don’t even know what that is.
It’s important that the choices you make are made by you, are in alignment with your true desires, purposes and aptitude.
A lot of us let other people make those choices for us, or we make our choices according to what we think is ‘correct’, even if that means that we go against our wishes.
We think we “should” do something.
We forget that is right for someone else may not be right for you, and the way to know this is listening to what your heart says.
So, to begin with, make a list of things which interest you; things which you have always enjoyed, which make you feel better, which inspire you to surge ahead, no matter what obstacles you face.
Do you like doing something creative, or something artistic?
Do you enjoy nature?
Do you like the sea?
Do you enjoy helping others?
Do you get pleasure out of making a difference in other people’s life?
Whatever it is that interests you, write it down and answer these questions:
- What things do you love to do?
- What is it that you love about these things – be specific here with your why?
- How could you do this for money, and make a living out of it?
FINDING YOUR PURPOSE
STEP 2
Creating Your Underlying Purpose – WHAT’S YOUR WHY?
The next step is to examine the list you just made and find out if there is any recurring theme. Maybe, it’s the contribution that keeps coming up, or a desire to create or a wish to do what you love.
Whatever it is, try to identify the central theme of the things you love to do, and try to put it in a short and precise statement.
This will be your ‘Mission Statement’.
It may even be a quote by a famous person, or a philosophy that has influenced you. Of course, as you grow up, this statement could evolve, but its soul will remain the same.
For me, I want to be an example of what is possible. What do you think your purpose is here on Earth? Can you find a way to express this in one sentence?
Take some time to think about it and once you have found a way to express it, write down your Mission Statement.
FINDING YOUR PURPOSE
STEP 3
Aligning Your LIFE With Your Underlying Purpose
The final step in this journey is to map your path to your ultimate purpose and to begin implementing changes that help to align your daily life with your underlying purpose.
Remember in order to live your purpose you need to actually take action.
By making small incremental changes in your life, you will start to be able to begin living this principle out each and every day.
Focus on taking baby steps.
It might take a few days to get started, but by becoming aware and intentional of this underlying principle of your life, you will certainly start to feel the difference in your enthusiasm for life as a whole.
If you realize that you love being amidst nature, plan out your next holiday. Maybe schedule a walk in the forest within the next week. DO SOMETHING to make it happen.
If you discover that you enjoy helping those in need, start to look for opportunities to volunteer in your community. On the other hand, you might even want to change your job, or start a new business that is more in line with your mission.
So, there you have it. I know it sounds super simple but by following the steps outlined above, you will be on your way to finding and living out your purpose.
As you go through this process, just remember, “You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it courageously.” – Steve Maraboli
FINDING YOUR PURPOSE
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Until next time, dream big my friend,
Frances xx
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I’m Frances Vidakovic – a mindset & action coach for quietly ambitious women who want to stop overthinking and finally take aligned action. I help women achieve their goals and follow through on what matters, without sacrificing their sanity or soul.