Discover Your Life Purpose
Everyone has a unique life purpose that is an inner reference for making decisions.
“How do I find my life purpose?” is one of the most common questions asked in my workshops. I have been guiding people for over twenty years on this topic and I have a few recommendations.
Other people can help you, but only you can truly define your life purpose. Listening to your heart, your true feelings is the first and most important step. Your life purpose is closely aligned with those areas of life you have the most passion or interest about. It is those areas that you are continually attracted to.
Your life purpose is usually a paradox, a seemingly self-contradictory statement proves to be true. For many people life purpose is associated with a trait or quality that they have come to planet earth to master. The paradox is that most people are attracted to certain situations (or lessons) but they are difficult to master.
Your life purpose is a life path that will have challenges
Your life purpose is what you want for yourself, not what other people think you should do or be. Here are some suggestions and insights that can help you start clarifying your life purpose. Have a notebook, sheet of paper, or diary to make notes.
- Do you prefer to work with people instead of things/objects. Working with people would mean being in some type of customer service, healing arts, or team/collaborative activities. Preferring to work on things/objects means you find fulfillment fixing things such as a mechanic or repair person. It could be designing or creating something new, but preferring to do it by yourself.
- Most people who enjoy working with objects normally find their purpose easily. For people who enjoy helping people it is more of a challenge accepting that is their life purpose. Helping people is more of an intangible than working on or fixing things.
- If you are a people person, then we could say your general life purpose is to help people, help themselves.
Here are some types of life purpose for helping people.
Which one do you feel attracted to the most? Select one that you feel drawn towards.
- You could be a Counselor of some type. This means to enjoy helping people find answers or insights to their personal problems. This is usually in a one-on-one setting. A person is usually professionally trained and have a career being paid to “counsel” clients. You could also be a person that others just naturally go to for advice. In either situation, other people sense that they can come to you for assistance.
- You could be a Healer of some type. This means you enjoy helping people “heal a hurt.” You would be attracted to massage, reiki, nursing, medical doctor, or other “healing arts.” You just naturally radiate a healing presence and others find comfort by your touch and experience healing or uplifting energy just being with you.
- You could be an Educator in different ways. This means you enjoy helping groups of people learn more about themselves or a topic. Also, you enjoy the challenges of group presentations. Furthermore, you can work with people as a Counselor, but realize you can help more people in group situations.
- Finally, you could be an Administrative/Organizer person. This is someone who enjoys working with people, but they enjoy helping people be more organized or integrate into organizations. You could be associated with People Helping People or People Working With Things. Typical examples are: Office Managers, General Mangers, Business Presidents, Volunteer Coordinators, or School Administrators.
So, what did you learn from the four sections?
How can these help you clarify your life purpose? This is not an easy process to transition yourself into your life purpose. You may have to go against what others think you should do.
Here is a simple way to determine if you are living your life purpose in some manner.
- How do you feel about your life? DO you feel pretty good with your life, but realize it could be better?
- Are there more UP days than DOWN days?
- And, do you have people you can share with freely or do you feel isolated and by yourself?
If you said YES to all three, then you are on your life purpose path. It may change over time, but you are heading in the right direction.
If you said NO to any or all three, then very likely you are living a life determined by somebody else. You will probably need to make major changes in your life, to get back on track.
I offer life purpose workshops and private coaching. If you would like to discuss how I can help you in your journey, contact me
By phone: 877/525-6335
Email: roger@modernspiritualliving.com
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Roger Ringo
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