Many people journey their way through life feeling desperate for a deeper sense of purpose

and connection but aren’t sure how to get them. If any of these statements resonate with you,

please be assured that you aren’t alone!

It has been said that the two most important days we have in life are the day we are born, and

the day we discover why we were born. While some people will disagree with this statement

(for various religious reasons), most people will agree that when we’re unsure about what our

purpose is in life, it can become increasingly more difficult to keep going.

Most people try to think their way ‘in’ and ‘out’ of the challenges life throws at them. Albert

Einstein was very accurate when he posited that, “The significant problems we have cannot

be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them.” In other words, we can’t

think our way into our life’s passion or purpose: we need a different approach.

You can’t think your way into establishing your life purpose: you can only make sense of

what you’ve already in. The more action that we take, the more transparent our life purpose

and passions become to us. Most people commit the best hours of their lives towards

making money, getting more stuff and filling their lives with more meaningless materialistic

possessions — and if you’re still reading, there’s a good chance that you’ve already

discovered how empty, and unsatisfying monetary and materialistic possessions are.

Money comes and money goes. Possessions come and possessions go. Fashions change,

trends change, the weather changes, as do our priorities; but the things that always remain

a constant are the fundamental needs of human beings. Your heart is the best compass (or

GPS) to access your true purpose and passion in life.

Being inspired by what you do, motivated by making a difference in others, connected with

other people in a meaningful way, fulfilled, contented are all far greater rewards than financial

or materialistic ones. By doing what you love in life, you will begin to realise how much more

energy and passion you have for investing in the things you do. You will also start to recognise

how much value other people find in you, and how much they also benefit from receiving

some of your time.

Time is the most valuable commodity that we each possess, so be sure to treat the time you

have with caution ― because once our time is spent, it’s spent! You can spend your time making

more money, but you cannot spend your money to make more time. To find your passion in

life you’ve got to first become familiar with yourself. You need to know what drives you, what

you’re naturally good at, what you genuinely enjoy, what inspires you, what excites you, what

scares you, what you pretend to like, and what lies you’re telling yourself about your skills,

natural talents, abilities and gifts. As you become more familiar with yourself, you’ll be able

to determine what’s most important in the limited time you have in a day, a week, a month, a

year, and throughout your lifetime. By doing this you can maximise your time doing more of

what you love and less of what you don’t love.