If you want to experience inner peace and ultimate fulfillment in life,
it's critical that you discover your purpose. Without a purpose as the compass
to guide you, your goals and action plans may not ultimately fulfill you.
Identifying, acknowledging, and honoring this purpose is perhaps the
most important action successful people take. For some of us, our purpose and
passions are obvious and clear. For other people, though, it's not as easy to
identify.
I believe that everyone has a purpose inside of them, and our job is to discover and fulfill that purpose. In my own life, I've met a lot of people who don't know their purpose. You know what? They don't know because they think it has to be some big thing so they are not keyed in.
The
following are a list of questions that can assist you in finding your purpose.
They are meant as a guide to help you get into a frame of mind that will be
conducive to defining your personal mission.
1. What
makes you smile? (Activities, people, events, hobbies, projects, etc.)
2. What
are your favorite things to do in the past? What about now?
3. What
activities make you lose track of time?
4. What
makes you feel great about yourself?
5. Who
inspires you most? (Anyone you know or do not know. Family, friends, authors,
artists, leaders, etc.) Which qualities inspire you, in each person?
6. What
are you naturally good at? (Skills, abilities, gifts etc.)
7. What
do people typically ask you for help in?
8. If you
had to teach something, what would you teach?
9. What
would you regret not fully doing, being or having in your life?
10. You
are now 90 years old, sitting on a rocking chair outside your porch; you can
feel the spring breeze gently brushing against your face. You are blissful and
happy, and are pleased with the wonderful life you’ve been blessed with.
Looking back at your life and all that you’ve achieved and acquired, all the
relationships you’ve developed; what matters to you most? List them out.
11. What
are your deepest values? and prioritize the words in
order of importance to you.
12. What
were some challenges, difficulties and hardships you’ve overcome or are in the
process of overcoming? How did you do it?
13. What
causes do you strongly believe in? Connect with?
14. If
you could get a message across to a large group of people. Who would those
people be? What would your message be?
15. Given
your talents, passions and values. How could you use these resources to serve,
to help, to contribute? ( to people, beings, causes, organization, environment,
planet, etc.)
16. What’s God’s plan for your life?
17. What would you do if you knew you were going to die in 3 months' time.What would be the last thing that you would do?
18. What would you do if money and fear were not a factor?
