Most of the people I know and work with want a life of meaning and purpose, not a life where we just get by…
A well-lived life that feels meaningful.
But this isn’t taught in schools, and most of us feel completely unsure of how to move towards this.
I’m not going to fully answer how to live a life of purpose in this article … but I’d love to talk about how to move in that direction.
Commitment
The first thing you might consider is committing yourself to finding a life of purpose. How important is that to you? Are you willing to move into uncertainty for this, or is comfort and safety more important to you at the moment?
To commit, you have to commit in the gut. To tell yourself that this is important enough to devote yourself to, to dedicate time, to practice with the uncertainty. Commit to yourself on paper. Then to others.
Exploration
The second thing to consider is embarking on an adventure of exploring your purpose if you don’t already have a good sense of it. It’s not as simple as asking, “What would I like to do?” or doing a web search for the answer. You have to explore it, and bringing a sense of adventure might be just the right approach.
Here’s how I usually recommend exploring purpose:
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