Are you living your life on purpose?

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 at 4:43 pm

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If you are, you will no doubt be having a ball. Congratulations. What does it mean to be living your life on purpose? Pretty much what it suggests – that you are being the chief architect of your life, designing it as you intend opposed to just letting life happen and you reacting to it.

It means knowing precisely what you want your life to be like and having an action plan to help you get there. A core part of such a plan will be your goals. These are statements about you and what you want to achieve.

To have any chance of achieving your goals they will need to be aligned with your passions in life. Do you know what these are? Try this little exercise: Close your eyes and picture your ideal life. What are you doing? Who are you with? Where are you? How do you feel? If you felt excited, exhilarated and totally content then you probably have a good idea of what your passions are all about.Now you simply need to find a way to honor those.

I want you to know that you will only experience true joy and happiness when you are living your life on purpose according to your passions. The great news is that we can all have this if we will just allow ourselves to have it.

Many people say they don’t know what their passions are and while this may be true for some, for most others, their passions lie ouitside their comfort zone. Saying they don’t know what they are is merely an expression of their fear to go there. If that’s you I want to encourage you to challenge yourself to take that step. Just imagine what you would be capable of if you gave yourself a chance.

For those who still feel awkward about identifying their passions there is help at hand in the form of a fantastic little book called ‘The Passion Test”. It’s been around for a while and provides a simple and effective way to discover your passions.

Amongst other things you’ll find out how to clarify your top passions, stay on track with your passions, overcome the inevitable challenges and attract everything you’d like to have in your life.

Live the life you love and love the life you live!