Finding Your Life's True Purpose

When I was a kid, I had weird dreams, probably like everyone else. Everything was fine. I lived my life the way it came. I woke up every morning to play, eat, and sleep at night, after playing video games.

Maturity comes with responsibility. As I grew up, I began to make decisions on my own. I determined to go to science class because I felt was good at Mathematics. After I finished from secondary school, I began to ask myself, "what next?"

A life without purpose may be worthless. In the midst of confusion and emptiness, I decided to read some self help books and I made friends with some motivated and focused youngsters, and before long, I discovered my purpose here on earth.

Some people don't know their purpose. Over the years, human capital development experts have realized that most people don't know why they are here. Your purpose is not your talent. It is not your job or your career. It is not a measure of your status, fame or a measure of your account balance.

Discover your purpose. Lack of purpose in life is what makes people feel confused, worried, unfulfilled, and out of place in the world. Your purpose in life is to inspire and energize others, and to make a lasting positive impact on the life of others.

Your purpose is why you are here. You are not here to make billions of naira or dollars. You are not here to be a lecturer or a professor. You are not here to be a celebrity or a famous talk show host. You are not here to start and manage your own business and employ others.

Why are you here? You are here to make a difference in the life of others. If you are a millionaire and you are not making a difference, then it makes no difference that you are a millionaire. Your purpose is that thing you do where at the end of the day, you felt like you've made a positive, long lasting impact.

What problem are you solving? Your true purpose is a function of the problem you were created to solve. The purpose of a knife, for instance, is to cut things in the kitchen, while the purpose of a cutlass is to cut grass. The problem a knife solves is different from the problem a cutlass solves. Therefore, they have different purposes. We have different purposes.

Are you solving the right problem? We are all created to solve a particular problem. It will be bad if after living for years, you suddenly realize that all along, you've been living the life of another person. Understand that your destiny is in your hands, and that you are the determiner of what your life will be in the future.

Live your life. When you don't decide what you want to do with your life, another person will decide it for you. Those who know where they are going in life will bait those that are purposeless to help then achieve their own goals. "What is the meaning of life? Whatever you want it to be" says a sage.

Let your life come alive. When you are following the footprint of others, without determining where you want to go, you will end up anywhere. But when you discover your true life purpose, your life will come alive. It is also important that you don't allow others to force their goals on you. Parents should not choose a career path for their children, but to guide them properly in choosing the right career path.

What is your purpose? Your true purpose is that thing that makes you tick. It is what makes your passion light up. It is what you do effortlessly that others may find hard to do. It is what you will be remembered for when you are gone. It is what you are doing to make a positive impact on the life of others.

Your true purpose brings you fulfillment. Your true purpose in life will bring you pleasure, and not pain. It will put food on your table without stress. If you are stressing or forcing yourself to make things happen, then, you are probably pursuing the wrong purpose in life. Remember that you are created with a true purpose, and you have to spend the rest of your life fulfilling that purpose.

Put purpose in everything you do. One human capital development expert advises "To live a life of purpose, put purpose in everything you do." If you have not discovered your true purpose yet, then learn to do somethings to make a positive difference in the life of others. It is your civic responsibility to leave your community a better place than you met it.

Choose your career path wisely. Since everyone spends about one-third of their life time building a career, you have to choose a career that helps you to express and achieve your true purpose in life. If you can't find a job out there that will help you to express your purpose, create one. You don't have to spend another day of your life confused and out of place in the world. Discover your true purpose in life, and live it.

Agbolade OmowoleAgbolade Omowole runs Interpersonal Skills Trainings for corporate organizations. He trains for Terry E. Gillen, Institute of Personnel and Development UK. He is also a financial adviser at Aims Asset Management Limited.

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