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Building a Practice On Purpose Series Part #2 - When Life Purpose is About More than What You Do
| Guest post by: Brad Swift |
Article Overview: In interviewing literally thousands of people through the last 10 years and asking them, "What do you think a life purpose is?" I found that a high percentage of the responses had a common theme to them which was: "A life purpose is what I'm here to DO while I'm alive."
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Building a Practice On Purpose Series Part #2 - When Life Purpose is About More than What You Do
"If you think your life purpose is "being a veterinarian (or any
other job, career, profession or primary role in life)" I invite you to
think again, because as we'll explore further in this series, a life
purpose is something that encompasses ALL of your life, not just a part
of it, no matter how important that part is. And your life purpose isn't
what you DO. It's more about who you are, what you value most in life,
and what you see possible for the world. But we'll get further into that
in one of our future installments." Brad Swift
Well, this is
where we'll explore both the commonly held perspective of what a life
purpose is that I call the Cultural Perspective and the Life On Purpose
Perspective. While this will take an open mind and a willingness to try
on a new way of viewing life and living on purpose, I believe you will
find it well worth the effort. Here goes.
In interviewing
literally thousands of people through the last 10 years and asking them,
"What do you think a life purpose is?" I found that a high percentage
of the responses had a common theme to them which was:
"A life purpose is what I'm here to DO while I'm alive."
The
key word is 'do.' When we think from this perspective we often equate
our job, career or profession as our life purpose, or we view some
primary role in life such as being a good parent, spouse or community
member as our life purpose.
But how can any of these be our life
purpose since none of them encompass all of our life? It's what I call a
case of mistaken identity which has led many us into a life filled with
doing, doing, doing, in an effort to fulfill our misidentified life
purpose, and in the process burning a lot of us out.
So, let's try
on another way to view what a life purpose is. The Life On Purpose
Perspective suggests that a life purpose is the context, vessel or
container into which we pour our life, and that this context is what
then shapes our life -- ALL OF OUR LIFE. In other words, once we've
clarified our life purpose from this perspective, it has the power to
shape our thoughts, decisions, choices, what we say and all that we do!
While
this is a somewhat subtle distinction, it's one that thousands of
people who have tried it on have found very rich and rewarding, but let
me give you and example that will help make this more real and practical
for you.
I love coaching, writing and speaking, and I love being
the 'Chief Visionary Officer' of Life On Purpose Institute, Inc. Yet,
none of these things that I do is my life purpose. I also love being a
dad to my daughter, Amber, and a caring husband to my wife, Ann, yet
once again these are not my life purpose.
My life purpose -- the
context that shapes all of my life is to live a purposeful, passionate,
and playful life of service, a life of mindful abundance balanced with
simplicity and spiritual serenity. And coaching, writing, speaking,
envisioning for Life On Purpose, parenting and loving my wife are all
ways that I get to EXPRESS this life purpose. In other words, it's this
life purpose that shapes what I do.
So, let me conclude this installment by once again repeating the questions:
Do you know with crystal clarity your true purpose?
What do you say your life purpose is?
Being able to answer this last one with crystal clarity is key to building a practice on purpose.
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About the Author: Brad Swift RSS for Brad's articles - Visit Brad's website He is the author of: - Coaching to Win: Building Your Business by Building Your Team - Life On Purpose: Six Passages to an Inspired Life -- an award winning finalist in the Self-Help: Motivational division of the Best Books 2007 Awards sponsored by USA News - From Spark to Flame: Fanning Your Passion & Ideas into Moneymaking Magazine Articles that Make a Difference. Start on the Purposeful Path with the fun and engaging Self Test at: http://www.lifeonpurpose.com/selftest Click here to visit Brad's website   Playing the Big R Game 10 Steps to Simplying Your Life Digging Yourself Out Of A Deep Hole Of Fear Lack and Struggle Its What You Dont Say that Runs the Show A Legacy of a Life On Purpose |
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