Ask These Questions To Discover Your Purpose In Life
Ask These Questions To Discover Your Purpose In Life
Asking yourself the right questions will help you to discover your purpose in life. Some of these questions will be very easy for you to answer and you will probably end up with quite a list of things. Others will be more of a challenge for you as they will require deeper thought.
You need to find a quiet place where there will be no distractions for you. It is important that you are not disturbed while you are doing this. Make sure that you have your journal with you or some paper and a pen. Writing down the answers to the questions is an essential part of the process of identifying your true calling.
Once you have answered all of the questions, you will need to examine your answers and try to identify commonalities. You are looking for clues and signs that will eventually lead to you discovering your purpose in life.
What do you really enjoy?
When you know what the purpose of your life is you will enjoy almost everything that you do. So, knowing what you enjoy doing right now can provide big clues for you. Think about the things that you have done in your life and which of these gave you the most satisfaction and enjoyment.
To help you with this, think back to your childhood and the things that you really liked to do. Then move forward to your adult life and think about the things that provided you with the most pleasure. Be sure not to judge here. Just write everything down so that you can analyze it later.
What is on your Bucket List?
Many people these days have a “bucket list”. If you are not familiar with this then the concept here is simple. It is a list of things that you want to do before you die (kicking the bucket). It doesn’t matter if you do not have a bucket list right now. Just ask yourself the question “what do I want to include in my bucket list?”
People usually include special things on their bucket list that have an element of risk to them such as sky diving. You do not have to follow this trend when you are creating your bucket list. It is all about the things that you really want to do but haven’t yet.
What makes you angry or frustrated?
This is a question that most people will be able to answer easily because they focus on the negative. We all have things in our lives that frustrate and anger us. When you are answering this question don’t dismiss things that you believe to be beyond your control such as the effect of climate change. Just get everything down on paper.
What are your personal struggles?
With this question you can identify the things that you are not happy with about yourself. For example, you may have a much lower opinion about yourself than you deserve or you feel that no matter how hard you try, nothing seems to work out for you.
What things are really important for you?
This is a challenging question that will require deep thought and soul searching. It is worth the effort though as it can provide you with strong signals about your life’s purpose. Be persistent with this question and look at all aspects of your life.
