6 Things to Consider Before Discovering Your Purpose

This is part 5 of a 7-part series on how to discover your real purpose in life.

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Several self-help authors and writers recommend discovering your purpose by imagining you are at your eulogy – i.e., your funeral. What will you want others to say about you when you die? What is the legacy you want to leave behind?

Personally, I do not agree to this method for two reasons:

1. Ego-based. By anchoring yourself on others’ perceptions of you, you are tapping into your ego and fear. A purpose is not about the leaving a legacy or making others remember you positively; it is about living your life in a way that you yourself will stand proud against
2. Short-term. Our existence between now and physical death is merely a very small speck in the larger spectrum of life. By defining our purpose in the context of our physical existence only, we are not living out our life in the fullest entirety possible.

How should my purpose be like?

Your purpose is what is going to guide you through every act in life, so it is critical that you define it accurately.

Here are a list of guiding principles on…

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Published Dec 21 2008
Filed: Awareness & Growth, Purpose & Meaning
Tags: existence, meaning of life, what a purpose should be