Let’s face it, the whole “find your purpose” thing can feel overwhelming. Every self-help book screams about it, like it’s the magic key to unlocking happiness and success. How does one discover their purpose in life? What steps do we need to take to find our purpose?
Here’s my struggle. My job has a purpose statement plastered all over the website, and some co-workers wear it like a badge. But is that supposed to be my purpose too? Same goes for company values – they seep into you after a while. Does our purpose have to be a nine-to-five thing, or is it something bigger, waiting outside the office walls?
Do I need to volunteer endlessly at soup kitchens to feel fulfilled? Or maybe the answer lies within, in those quiet moments of self-reflection everyone talks about. Can you even achieve great things without this whole purpose business? Or is achieving itself the purpose?
Honestly, how many people stumble into their purpose in their 30s, 40s, or even 50s? Maybe some never do.
They say finding your purpose ignites a fire within you, a relentless drive that pushes you through tough times. Sometimes, I get that fire when I lose sleep obsessing over a work challenge, buzzing with restless energy until I crack the code. Is that purpose in action, or just a fire for that particular problem?
Then there’s the idea of tinkering, of trying out multiple things until something sparks joy. But what do I even tinker with at this point? And where do I find the time?
Asking around everyone has their own flavor of purpose-finding advice, but rarely a clear answer for themselves. For now, I’ll keep exploring, keep doing the things that pique my interest. Maybe one day that lightbulb will click on, revealing my grand purpose in all its glory.
Until then, there are a lot of questions, but that’s okay. The journey itself might be the purpose after all.
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