Tag: purpose driven life
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You feel a “nudge” to become a life coach. It sounds perfect for you, but you’re unsure. But it’s not because you don’t have the time. It’s not because you don’t know who you want to help. It’s not because you think you need to be certified. It’s because you don’t believe you’re good enough.…
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We’ve been conditioned to think that everything has to “make sense” to everybody in order to do it. We think it doesn’t “make sense” to pursue what we love because we’ve been in our careers for x number of years or we’ve invested so much money in it. It doesn’t “make sense” to leave a…
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You’ve checked all the boxes. ☑️Graduate high school.☑️Go to college.☑️Choose a major that will make money.☑️Graduate college.☑️Get a job in your major.☑️Make good money.☑️Get good benefits. You did all the things they told you to do to create a happy life. You feel grateful and blessed. But not happy. Why? Because you want fulfillment. You…
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I remember thinking that my purpose had to look like Beyonce or Oprah or <insert any big name>. Quite frankly, I didn’t want to be that. I had zero desire to be in front of everybody doing anything. I’ve always been a behind-the-scenes type of person and the thought of giving that up to do…
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The reason we won’t commit to something is because we’re afraid of the let-down. If you commit to do/be something for someone else and you fail on that commitment, you let them down. If you commit to do/be something for yourself and you fail on that commitment, you let yourself down. This is why most…
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You know those cartoons where the bright lights shine down from above and the opera sings “Hallelujah!!” in the background? That’s how I imagined finding my purpose would be. Yeah, that never happened. BUT when I found thought work, I learned that if I changed the way I thought about finding my purpose, that would…
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True fulfillment will eventually require you to DO something. When you are fulfilled, you will want to do things that continue to fuel those feelings. You will want to step up in your current position or apply for a new position/job or start volunteering or start your own business. No matter what you choose, every…
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The #3 reason you’re unfulfilled is because you are trying to do instead of be. Living in your purpose is more about who you are being and not necessarily what you are doing. If you are a singer, you don’t wait until you get a singing job to become a singer. You’re a singer no…
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The #2 reason you are unfulfilled is because you’re unconsciously settling. When you ask yourself what it is that you truly want to do with your life, your brain does one of two things. It responds with “I don’t know”. It does this because our brains don’t like to work hard so instead of really…
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The #1 reason you are unfulfilled is because you are expecting something “out there” to fulfill you. Fulfillment comes from within. It is a feeling that is generated when you have certain thoughts about your life. The thoughts you have now are probably along the lines of “I’m not making a difference” or “My work…