Know Your Purpose
Your Philosophy of Life
The qualities of your purpose may be revealed in at least two ways.
One: Are you working for more money to feel: fill in the blank? (Examples are: secure, safe, happy, fulfilled, etc.) If you are working for more money as your primary goal in a job or career, then that “more money” will never be enough. Suppose you were to take making money out of the equation for feeling safe and secure. Instead, you just decided that you feel safe. Replace money with what you love to do. However, if it’s something that’s not immediately marketable, don’t quit your day job. You’ll be able to work longer hours at what you love doing than in any work that you’re just working for money alone. Maybe you like your job or an aspect of your job. If that’s the case, then redefine your job to renew the freshness of it. Working for “more money” displaces you from the present, so that you’re living for a future that has yet to unfold similar to “click bait”.
Two: How you look at others and yourself is key to know how purpose is unfolding in your life. We live surrounded by people, whether we are engineers, inventors, executives, people who make or design products or working in service to others. Whether you are happy having friends and love being alone or are in an intimate relationship with a partner, are engaged with your children, grandchildren…
