There seems to be an unwritten rule that some people will succeed no matter how little they try and that others will fail regardless of how hard they try. The truth of the matter is that we all live in an existential framework where we are all presented with opportunities to pursue our purpose in life. Despite the seemingly insurmountable odds that are stacked against a considerable number of people, few people have accomplished their goals.
Interestingly enough, many of the people that have achieved success, don’t necessarily come from a privileged background, but they have one thing in common. They are able to embrace the opportunities available to them, and through hard work, they were ultimately able to become successful. They have found a way to live purpose-driven lives. When you look at the data available on the lives of people who have found success, you will find that because of their determination to find success, they were able to form a solid support system and have a sophisticate and well-researched toolkit that they use to confront the challenges they face on their journey.
People who are determined don’t find success by accident; instead, they have trained themselves always to think and troubleshoot before they undertake any projects and pursuing specific causes. Their toolkit contains many valuable resources, including resourceful people and mentors, ways to cope with uncertainty and negativity, positive visualization techniques, goal setting strategies, and alternative courses of action when they run into roadblocks and face challenges.
With this determination, you can’t afford to scroll through life without having a clear understanding of your potential, goals, and personal strengths. If you want to be able to discover and understand your purpose, you have to set aside time to think about the things that make you genuinely happy. This becomes your path of passion and the moment you discover it; you need to pursue it to the very end.
A Healthy and Balanced Life
Four dimensions can describe a healthy and balanced life. These are mental, physical, spiritual, and social. By exercising all four aspects on a regular basis, you will improve your life and your general outlook toward work and your purpose. However, this will require time and proactivity.
The single most powerful investment that you can make in finding your purpose is an investment in yourself. You are the instrument of your performance, and if you want to be effective, you need to recognize the importance of taking the time to exercise and sharpen your life.
The Physical Dimension
This dimension involves making sure that you are taking care of your physical body by eating right, exercising, relaxing, and getting enough rest. Exercise is an extremely important activity. While it isn’t urgent, most people wish they didn’t have to do it and give it a low priority. For many, we simply believe that we don’t have enough time to exercise, which is itself a distorted paradigm. Exercising for a minimum of 30 minutes a day is really not much if you take into consideration the numerous benefits that you will gain from the physical activity.
Spiritual Dimension
We are spiritual beings that have an inclination toward a higher being. The spiritual dimension forms the core and the center of your commitment to your value system. It is a private and vital area of your life. It draws upon the resources that uplift and inspire you toward awakening your purpose.
Mediation is one of the fundamental exercises of the spiritual dimension. It helps to strengthen, renew, center and reaffirm your commitment to serve. These are the same things that you need if you want to live your purpose. Nature has a way of bequeathing its own unique blessings to those who immerse themselves in it.
The Mental Dimension
Formal education provides you with discipline and mental development. However, the moment you leave this external discipline of school, many tend to let our minds sink into atrophy. We tend to avoid engaging in serious reading, and the passion for exploring new subjects dies away. We no longer think analytically, and we don’t write as creatively as we used to.
Continuing education is important because it hones and expands our minds. To be a proactive and purposeful individual, you need to find as many ways to educate yourself and train your mind as possible. Reading good literature will give you access into the best minds of authors and philosophers. You can set a goal to read one book a month and increase it as you learn to read faster. Remember, a person who doesn’t read is no better off than the person who can’t read.
The Social Dimension
The social dimension focuses on the interpersonal relationships, creative cooperation and empathic communication with those around you. Since your emotional and social life is manifested through your relationships with others, they are often tied together. Renewing our social dimension doesn’t take as much time as the other, and it can be done on a daily basis through our interactions with others.
The true joy in life comes from being used for a purpose that you are totally aware of. Aim to be completely used up by the time you come to the end of your time.
In your quest to awaken your true calling, you need to focus on the fundamental components that motivate you. This will allow you to avoid wasting time on something that is not in sync with your potential. It is disastrous to spend your time chasing after the wrong goals, whether in your personal life, career, or business. Instead, you need to find some quality time and ask yourself some soul-searching questions.
Find out whether you are currently happy in your life and think about what you can do to improve it. Start to take care of unfinished business and find things that you are passionate about. Reflect on your life as much as possible and continue to recalibrate things when needed. It isn’t a must for you to reach adulthood before you can discover your life’s purpose. Learn to take the time to think about your choices whenever you can.
It is important that you find what you are passionate about because focusing your time and energy on the wrong thing can cause you to become unmotivated and disappointed with your life. And remember, that sometimes the light that you need to shine on your path is right inside of you.
