Discovering Your Purpose in Life Makes Each Day Better

“There are three things extremely hard: Steel, a Diamond, and to know one’s self.” -- Benjamin Franklin

Do you know people that seem to always be happy? Have so much energy and get over things quickly? What’s their secret? What is it the rest of us are missing? It has nothing to do with money because even the wealthiest people can be depressed, lost or both.

The answer is Purpose

Researchers have found that people who feel they lead a meaningful life are generally less depressed, healthier and live longer.

Only 37% of people in North and South America feel they have a strong and consistent purpose in life

Worldwide it drops to 18%

When you know where you going, who you want to help, what you want to create you gain acute focus. Those long nights of staying up late become shorter because you need your rest to be mentally focused the next day.

Eating better and exercise has more meaning now that you need your body in to perform your tasks and meet your goals.

You develop more meaningful relationships. It becomes easier to let go of those toxic relationships that does not support your purpose.

Establishing meaning in life adds to our longevity. Researchers attribute longer lifespan to finding a direction in life and setting goals related to it.

People with high sense of purpose in life lower their risk of stroke, are more likely to get health screenings and spend less time in the hospital.Knowing or developing understanding of your purpose fuels your motivation.

You are motivated by the goals you set and look forward to accomplishing them. The more you accomplish the more you want to keep achieving!Driving on your purpose path helps people recover from bad habits including drug addiction. Purpose can be your antidote, your motivation, your connection to people and your strength.

“If you can’t figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose”—Bishop T.D. Jakes

Finding your own purpose can take time for some, others may have what they need to jump on their path. Once you understand the foundation of which you are things will start to become clearer to you.

What is important to you? Most people have around 5-7 core values that identify who you are at your core. Values reflect who you are on daily basis in everything we do. This value gives us a sense of purpose. Think of it as a tree: Values are our roots that keep us grounded in what’s important to us. The strength for the value determines the strength of the trunk, branches, leaves and fruit we produce year to year.

What are you good at? Are you a great writer, creator, singer, builder? These are your talents. These can draw attention, income, and bring people closer to you to help fulfil your purpose. We all have something we are gifted with, continue to practice and get better at these and become and expert

What drives you? Some of the most successful entertainers may not be the smartest but are the most passionate. They understand what moves them and theyy use that passion to channel their creativity through their talents and skills. Passion is a wonderful drug that gives you extra energy in those late night sessions and be your alarm clock in the morning. It shows you how disappointments are equal to missing a jump shot in a game and still record a triple double

You have everything you need to find your purpose just study yourself to understand what makes you, you and continue to learn and grow. As you grow you become happier in life. You see the world through a new lens, you handle disappointments better and connect with more people that will support you in your efforts

Find your purpose and choose to be happy!!

Watch for more video’s for more tips on how to find your purpose, goal setting goals and more.

Sources Orwig, Jessica (2015) “Simple Science-backed steps to finding your purpose in life,” Business Insider Danvforbes, 2013, “ Discovering your Purpose” Forbes magazinePennebaker, j; et al. (1999) Forming a story: The health benefits of Narrative. Journal of clinical psychology.Headey, B (2007) Life Goals Matter to Happiness: a Revision of set-point Theory, Social indicators research

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