Have You Identified Your Life's Purpose?

Tomorrow hundreds of people will ask themselves the question “what is their life’s purpose”. I wonder if this is perhaps the most asked question of all times, second only to “can you hear me now”? Some people will wait until they are closer to retirement age and then, as if they were sitting down for the first time, ask what was my life all about? How many of them truly had little insight as to what they could have achieved? What would have caused them to feel as though they had not lived the life they were meant to live? And why ask the question now, so late in life? And even then is all still lost? And if you’re not ready to retire, have you taken time to ask of others what their life meant to them and in what way were they able to impact those around them? And what impeded their ability to move forward? Or what facilitated their ability to act?

The scope of your impact may take a backseat to the ultimate question, “was there ever a time in your life whereby you felt inquisitive about a particular challenge in life? Perhaps you identified an opportunity to answer the call of an unfulfilled need in your home, community, school, work, church, city, state, county, etc. but never gave it much thought or put much effort into further developing the idea. Is it possible that this one idea represented the one thing that would answer your “Life’s Purpose” question? How would you know? One thing is certain if you don’t take steps in that direction you will never know.

The grander your idea the more insurmountable it will appear. But, if it represents the reason why you are here then the skills, knowledge, understanding, assistance, etc. you will need to make it a reality will come in due time. Just keep working towards the ultimate goal and know that if you ignite enough positive energy others will see to it that your “Life’s Purpose” out lives you.

If you haven’t defined your “Life’s Purpose” take stock of the things you do today. Examine closely that which appears to center around the status quo and ask yourself, “what am I missing”? Your “Life’s Purpose” is within your view, within your imagination. It’s matter of seeing the things that feel out of place to you. The things that make you feel as if something is not quite right. It’s the one thing that you realize would benefit others in a positive way. And the talents you will need to carry them out have a) already been given to you and b) are, more than likely, currently being honed.

Sidebar: You don't need a heart to manage resources. And true resources don't care if you have one, for they (buildings, cars, property) too have no heart. On the other hand, you need a heart, and often times a big heart, to lead people. Thereby, as 21st century leaders let's develop "Gigantically, big hearts" by first becoming more appreciative and tolerant of those around us.