How to Understand and find your purpose
HOW TO UNDERSTAND AND FIND YOUR PURPOSE
Being an entrepreneur is in a lot of ways similar to being an explorer. We set out on a long journey, regularly pushing our minds and bodies, and often have little or no idea of where the road will eventually lead us.
As an entrepreneur, though, it’s important—critical, even—to at least know the next few steps of your journey. You might have no idea where you’ll be in 5 years, but you’d better have a good idea of what you’re doing in the next few months — if you don’t your productivity and motivation are almost guaranteed to plummet.
In fact, the stronger your sense of purpose, the more you believe in yourself and what you’re doing right now, the more motivated and hard-working you’ll be. Think about your own experiences — when have you worked the hardest: when you were apathetic and not sure of direction, or when you were certain that your current project would make a big difference?
It’s that sense of purpose that is the primary driving force behind freelancers, entrepreneurs, business people, athletes, and many others — and in this article, I’m going to outline 5 simple methods that you can use to help refine and strengthen your purpose, passion, and direction.
What Is Purpose?
Before we get into some methods for finding your purpose, let’s talk about the definition of purpose. According to Merriam-Webster, purpose is:
Purpose, -n: 1. something set up as an object or end to be attained, 2. the reason for which something exists or is done.
Basically, your purpose is the end goal that drives your current actions. It’s the reason that you work on the things you do, the outcome you wish to achieve by your efforts. With that in mind, let’s look at a few ways to clarify and strengthen your purpose.
Note: I’m going to stick with ‘short-term’ goals and purpose in this article, so the next 5 years or less. Finding your life-long purpose is something very personal, and different for everyone, so I think it’s a bit much for
Being an entrepreneur is in a lot of ways similar to being an explorer. We set out on a long journey, regularly pushing our minds and bodies, and often have little or no idea of where the road will eventually lead us.
As an entrepreneur, though, it’s important—critical, even—to at least know the next few steps of your journey. You might have no idea where you’ll be in 5 years, but you’d better have a good idea of what you’re doing in the next few months — if you don’t your productivity and motivation are almost guaranteed to plummet.
In fact, the stronger your sense of purpose, the more you believe in yourself and what you’re doing right now, the more motivated and hard-working you’ll be. Think about your own experiences — when have you worked the hardest: when you were apathetic and not sure of direction, or when you were certain that your current project would make a big difference?
It’s that sense of purpose that is the primary driving force behind freelancers, entrepreneurs, business people, athletes, and many others — and in this article, I’m going to outline 5 simple methods that you can use to help refine and strengthen your purpose, passion, and direction.
What Is Purpose?
Before we get into some methods for finding your purpose, let’s talk about the definition of purpose. According to Merriam-Webster, purpose is:
Purpose, -n: 1. something set up as an object or end to be attained, 2. the reason for which something exists or is done.
Basically, your purpose is the end goal that drives your current actions. It’s the reason that you work on the things you do, the outcome you wish to achieve by your efforts. With that in mind, let’s look at a few ways to clarify and strengthen your purpose.
Note: I’m going to stick with ‘short-term’ goals and purpose in this article, so the next 5 years or less. Finding your life-long purpose is something very personal, and different for everyone, so I think it’s a bit much for