10 Ideas About Life Purpose
Legacy signals
Legacy popularity: 952 legacy views
What is your life purpose? Is it helpful to know what it is? Thisn list provides some ideas about life purpose that may be helpful to you ifn you have ever wondered about yours.
1. Your life purpose is something you have always known eithe
consciously or unconsciously.
2. Your life purpose is unique to you. Others may use similar words ton state their purpose but the expression of that purpose is differentn for each person.
3. Part of your life purpose includes the work that only you were meantn to do. The world needs you to do it and if you choose not to, then world loses the benefit of that aspect of you.
4. When your goals and intentions are not consistent with your lifen purpose, they are difficult to achieve and result in fleetingn gratification.
5. If you don’t know your life purpose but believe you have one, thenn perhaps there is a part of you that knows that purpose. One way ofn finding your purpose includes discovering that part of you that knows you
purpose.
6. When your work is aligned with your purpose it is easier to do andn you attract more of it. (This is helpful for anyone who is marketingn themselves. i.e. lawyers and job seekers.)
7. People often are fearful about finding their purpose. Often the fea
conce
s being forced to act on their life purpose. In fact everyonen has the choice of whether to utilize that purpose or not. (See numbe
9)
8. Many people find their purpose accidentally. Some people find workn and life experiences that use their purpose without really consciouslyn knowing what that purpose is.
9. Some people choose to live a life without purpose. This may be an conscious choice or it could be because the person has other needs thatn have to be taken care of first i.e. food, shelter, safety.
10. Just because you find your purpose does not mean life will ben without pain. Life has its ups and downs for everyone. Using your lifen purpose is a means to have a more satisfying life.
Article author
About the Author
Alvah Parker is a Practice Advisor (the atto
ey’s coach) and a Caree
Transition Coach as well as publisher of Parker’s Points, an email tipn list and Road to Success, an ezine. To subscribe go to her websiten http://www.asparker.com Parker’s Value Program© enables her clientsn to find their own way to work that is more fulfilling and profitable.
Her clients are atto
eys and people in transition. She may be reachedn at 781-598-0388.
Further reading
Further Reading
Article
A New Method for Finding Your Passion
Are you having a hard time finding your passion? Many of my career coaching clients wrestle with this. It was hard for me too. This month though I discovered a new way for my career coaching clients to find their passion. Although the circumstances are not what I would wish for anyone, everyone has tough times at some time in their lives so this might work for you too. My mother who is 96 came down with bronchitis at the end of September. Two days after the doctor had diagnosed her she got worse so I called an ambulance to take her to the hospital.
Related piece
Article
Tips for finding a job in 2010
Tips for finding a job in 2010 The job market is shaky. Since the recession began in December 2007, the economy has lost approximately 1.4 million jobs. The traditional job search strategy of sending out résumés, attending large job fairs, often ends up going nowhere when there are more than 14 million unemployed individuals and only 2.5 million jobs to fill according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. You may think it’s impossible to find a job in today. Not so! Now is the very best time to move forward with force, while your competition is moving slowly.
Related piece
Article
How to have the Right Relationship and the Right work!
The importance of the RIGHT relationship
Related piece
Article
Client Feedback
When was the last time you asked a client for feedback about your services and how your office staff works as a team? You might turn up some useful information by doing a client feedback session when their work is complete. I recently had an experience with a hospital that is an example of how frustrating a poorly working team can be. I wish they had asked for feedback!
Related piece