How Soul Purpose Discovery Happens

There seems to be this belief for many seekers of Soul Purpose that the discovery happens during an a-ha moment.   This ends up leading to a lot of frustration on the seekers part as they just don’t know when that moment of inspiration is going to come.  For my frustrated friends of Soul Purpose discovery, let me tell you how discovery happens.

Purpose and passion are sexy topics that seem to really speak to people who are at a transition in their lives where they are feeling unfulfilled and wondering where their life is going.  It was at this type of transition that my own Soul Purpose journey played out.

Like a lot of people, I went through the tools for discovering my talent, asked questions and reflected on my life.

That was where my journey started.  Where the mistake is made is in thinking that knowing what you are good at is the same as knowing how you can utilize those talents.

I will hear people say, “I know my purpose, now why isn’t anything happening?”

Understanding yourself better really is a critical first step and knowing the first step in your Soul Purpose journey is important.  It’s the second step where true knowledge is attained.

The second step revolves around taking action and putting your assumptions, about how you create value, to the test.  Soul Purpose is as much of a science as it is anything else.  It’s putting together a formula or a process and then putting that into play to see how it comes out.

The great thing about doing this is that you can then review your actions during your morning routine and analyze what is working and what isn’t.  My purpose has been refined considerably since I started my journey.  Things I thought I liked, don’t engage me.  Things that I ignored that were staring me in the face I realized were drivers for me.  You never know until you go out and do it.

Realize that during this journey you fail some and you will succeed some.  Analyze each and use that data to move forward with more certainty than you had going into the process.  Each failure and success brings you one step closer to understanding the true path for creating value in the world.

If your Soul Purpose does happen to fall out of the sky and hit you, that’s great.  Just do me a favor, don’t make that plan A.

What are your successes in Soul Purpose discovery?  What are your failures?

Tags: Soul Purpose, Soul Purpose discovery, taking action, talent, work
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