8 things that block most people from realising their purpose

It took me many years to feel like I was living with any sense of purpose.

For starters, I was young and more focused on not looking dumb and making my first few online dollars.

Over time, this sense that I needed more fulfilment gnawed at me.

I needed more than just to pay the bills and keep a roof over my head.

Eventually, I did more things that gave me a sense of real purpose.

I learned what blocked me and others from realising it.

Avoid the following if you’re looking for the greatest feeling in the world:

1. Assuming purpose should be complicated.

Purpose doesn’t have to be some grand thing.

Act with a sense of purpose even if you don’t know what you’re moving towards.

This is a damn sight better than waiting on the sofa for Purpose to knock on your door.

2. Self-obsession.

Worrying about how we look and what others think stifles purpose.

It’s blocking you from the real experience of you.

Focus outwards, on helping others and improving the world, and you will have purpose.

3. Chasing only money and material possessions.

Money can be seen as a reflection of the difference you are making in the world, but pursuing money in and of itself will take you away from purpose.

Attach the making of money to something greater than you.

4. False belief that you lack time.

You don’t lack time.

Life is long. Days are long. You know this. I know it.

Really, you lack two things: desire and momentum.

Figure out what demands your time and ensure it’s not stuff you’ll regret spending most of your life doing.

5. Prioritising goals over momentum.

Goals are essential, but they are less significant than creating momentum.

Momentum is created now, not next Wednesday.

Develop a system that is biased to continual motion, and you will have purpose.

6. Ignoring your inner Intelligence.

Inner Intelligence is that wise voice that reaches you when you finally stop worrying for a second. It finds you when you’re in flow.

The voice tells you exactly what you need to know to be on purpose, if you’d only listen.

7. Working outside your Zone of Genius.

Life gives us many excuses to deviate from those things we’re naturally gifted in that bring us to life.

Find those things, and be lethal in how you say no to the things that should not demand your limited attention.

8. Being out of alignment with your values.

Maybe you can’t verbalise your values, but you can see them at play when what you do just doesn’t sit right in the gut.

You feel a seeping sense of shame. These are the moments you are in conflict because your actions do not align with your values.

You are not on purpose when you are out of alignment with what you consider THE way to live your life.

As you can see, much of purpose is a process of letting go.

If these ideas appeal to you, you will love the transformation I promise you in my Untethered Mind course.

It’s a guided program that takes you from feeling stuck and anxious to reducing stress by 90% in a week - the ideal foundation to begin developing purpose in your life.

Over 240 happy students can attest to this.

(From lawyer Adam Corral: “I just took your Untethered Mind course two days ago and already people recognize the joy I have within.”)

See you in there.

Alex