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- This is why so many people struggle to find a sense of purpose
This is why so many people struggle to find a sense of purpose
Find your why!
…Says some dude with trendy glasses on a YouTube video.
So you furrow your brow, grit your teeth, and figure out your BIG why.
It’s big and lofty and cool and glorious.
The next day, you wake up with little recollection of this Why. You’re back in the weeds of everyday worry.
The problem is this:
None of us are motivated for very long by a concept.
We are motivated by being motivated.
What do I mean by this?
Motivation is a momentum thing. It comes from within. It comes from a brief update in your personal identity because you are in action.
Movement loosens your pent-up anxiety.
You being in motion demonstrates, in very real and direct terms, that you are already living on purpose.
Purpose is motion. And motion is purpose.
Identifying a purpose is good. Figuring out what you want in life is essential.
But, let’s face it. It’s easy to forget this stuff when we’re thrown back into the chaos of our everyday lives.
So, to live with a strong sense of purpose in our lives requires two things (we often forget one or the other):
Clarity on your cause, your mission, your big why(s). [external]
and 2…
The FAR more critical component:
A bias to action so you create momentum. [internal]
Most of your purpose comes from momentum.
Figure out what you want, your direction, and what excites you.
Remind yourself of this every day. It’s still essential.
Then… don’t wait for inspiration to hit.
You need to start acting like the kind of person who has a mission, even if you don’t feel like it right away.
How could you do that, starting today?
For example, clean the dishes like you are on a wonderful mission.
The momentum from doing will come soon enough.
This is now energy you can transfer into other things.
When you have momentum, you will FEEL like you have purpose. And when you feel like this, you must make sure you know what you’re moving towards.
That’s when the external clarity of the WHY comes in to make you unstoppable.
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