Living Life on Purpose

The idea of having a specific purpose in life is interesting, yet in the heat of our daily lives, can sound a little unrealistic to even contemplate. Let me share some insight though, on why we all should take time to consider it.

Dr. Barry Heermann, an organizational consultant and creator of the Noble Purpose program says, “When you are connected to your Noble Purpose, you gain a deeper knowledge of yourself and access a wider dimension of your gifts. Alignment of who you are in the world with your unique gifts allows you to make important contributions to others regardless of the scale. You are simultaneously freed and able to experience unbounded joy, vitality and a sense of accomplishment.”

Jack Canfield writes in The Success Principles, “With a purpose, everything in life seems to fall into place. To be “on purpose” means you’re doing what you love to do, doing what you’re good at and accomplishing what’s important to you. When you truly are on purpose, the people, resources, and opportunities you need naturally gravitate toward you. The world benefits too, because when you act in alignment with your true life purpose, all of your actions automatically serve others.”

Theologian David Steindl-Rast asks, “What is it you tend to tackle with spontaneous mindfulness, so that without effort your whole heart is in it?...you find meaning in it – not a meaning you could spell out in words, but meaning in which you can rest.”

Powerful enough reasons! Ask yourself some of these questions this week:
What do I “tend to tackle with spontaneous mindfulness”?
What am I doing when time seems to slip away?
What am I doing, when upon stopping, I say “when can I do that again?”
What tasks do I love to do at work, and how can I do more of them?

One of the first steps in finding fulfillment in your work begins here, with identifying your unique gifts, your strengths, your “Noble Purpose”. Upon that foundation, everything else can be built and you will be living the life you’ve always dreamed of.
It can be done. Start today.

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