P is for PURPOSE
Life is all about living to grow, evolve and achieve and for
this to happen, life needs to be in forward movement always. We need to be
constantly striving to reach our destination, all excited and enthused. This
driving force which pulls us towards our goal/ destination is PURPOSE, the
thing that gives meaning to our life. We
can’t live our life like a rudderless boat, going where the wind takes us. We
need to be sure about the direction we want to take. To make our existence
worthwhile we need on earth, we need to be aware of what we live for, what we
seek, what impact we want to make on others through our existence. For making
it happen, we need to harness the POWER of PURPOSE and turn it (Purpose) into a
catalyst of our progress in life. PURPOSE is also like our underlying
philosophy to live our life.
Why PURPOSE is important ?
- It brings clarity in our life as we get to know our expectations
- It provides direction to our life. We get to understand the path we need to tread finish point we need an
- It establishes the philosophy to live our life. This philosophy guides all our actions and moves us closer to our goal
- It gives meaning to our life as we develop intrinsic motivation to keep giving it our best
- It makes us more productive and efficient as all our energies are focused on our identified purpose
- It makes us an achiever as we keep accomplishing things aligned with our life’s PURPOSE
- It helps us get focused and in control of our life
- It challenges us, push us to our limits and enable us reach our full potential
How to identify PURPOSE ?
- Identify what we are most passionate about and what gives us feeling of satisfaction. The answer to this would be our PURPOSE in life
- Identify our fundamental values in life and the reason/ logic for these would be our PURPOSE
- Define goals that align with our fundamental values. Detailing the goals further in terms of objectives and outcomes will help us arrive at our PURPOSE
- Deep reflection of our interest and passion will unmask our PURPOSE to us
- Identify doing what gives the maximum satisfaction and a sense of achievement
- The act of critically questioning ourself will help boil down to our PURPOSE
- Be creative and try out new things. This may reveal us our missing PURPOSE
- Engage in activities/ exercise that help connect us with our subconscious. Meditation, Yoga and Visualisation are few such activities
So, Live with PURPOSE and make a real DIFFERENCE !
